Recently, I came across this thread on Quora that broke my heart but provided a lot of good reminders. Here are some of the saddest things people have heard children say: 1. "I was at the park with my two sons one day.
They were around five and six. I remember giving them snacks and cheering for them when they showed me one of their 'look what I can do' moves. It was nothing fancy or over the top, just a regular day at the park.
Then, a little boy around the same age as my children approached me and asked, 'Why are you so nice to them?' I told him because they are my kids and I love them. He said, 'Are you always that nice to them?' I said yes, I’m their mom. He then looked incredibly sad, gave me a hug, and ran off.
I pray for him all the time." — Abigail Anna Isreal , Quora 2. "We got custody of my stepson 12 years ago when his mom decided to leave him in a hotel room, alone with a German Shepard at six years old to go get drunk.
She subsequently got arrested, he got taken into CPS custody and we got him. He never saw her again, just to give you a backstory. Anyway, my son doesn’t say much about his 'mom.
' She passed away in 2014 due to chronic alcoholism. One day, driving home from school, he just nonchalantly tells me,' I remember someone putting cigarettes out on my arm.' I was flabbergasted.
.." "I said, 'That hasn’t happened since you’ve been with me.
' He said, 'Oh no, you and my dad didn’t do it.' Then he just went back to talking about school, like nothing.