We went to San Antonio and Austin this week and had a great visit with family. We took the boys to the Alamo, which they enjoyed. Jamie was of course fascinated by the weapons on display and we spent some time discussing the difference between muskets and rifles. We also learned how complex it can get in trying to share history with kids. As they walked around Connor asked Sarah what one of the signs said. She told him it was about the missions in San Antonio. Things began to get tough quickly from there:
Connor: What's a mission?
Mommy: A mission is a place the Spanish built to get the local people to worship a certain way.
C: What's worship?
M: It's how people practice their religion.
C: What's religion?
At that point I think Sarah cleverly diverted the conversation before the inevitable "What's God?" came. Either that or one of the other boys came over to engage in a sword fight, which is what they did for most of the rest of the weekend. Phew.
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