Life With Ella

Ella is loving life – thinking about things more – asking many questions.  Last night, Ella was going to the bathroom right before bed.  We started talking and she said, “Did you know that there are homeless people that sleep somewhere where there isn’t a bathroom?”  I asked her where she learned about that and she said, “Ms. Ngoc” (one of Ella’s teachers).  Ella then told me that there were a lot of homeless people in San Francisco and even more in NY.  We talked about homelessness for a little while – I told her that some people become homeless because they have problems and sometimes lose their jobs or just don’t have enough money to pay to live in a home.  We talked about people helping other people and then we started talking about shelters.  Ella said, “a shelter will keep you safe”.  I said that a shelter is a place that people can go temporarily in order to get back on their feet and get protection.  We started talking about the earthquake in Haiti and I was telling her that a lot of people lost their homes there because of the earthquake.  We talked about people living in tents as shelter and other buildings that were not destroyed.  We talked about donating money to help people get food or clothes and things that they need to live.  All of a sudden Ella looks at me and says, “I have an idea.  What if people were in Haiti living in tents and walking around on the street and an earthquake came and knocked big buildings over and they fell on the tents and the people.  I told her that I wasn’t sure what would happen but I was happy to hear that they did earthquake drills at school.  I had Ella tell me what they were taught to do at school during an earthquake drill and she said to curl up in a ball, protect their necks, and go under a table.  I told her that that sounded like a great thing to do.  It’s sad when innocence starts to fade away and reality enters the conscious.  Ella ended the conversation by changing the subject which was fine with me.  I hope Ella will keep on being curious and asking questions. Ella blowing bubbles for Towby. Ella decided to be Belle this afternoon. And the love fest continues.  Ella and Juliet had freshly painted nails and were heading upstairs to play.

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