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Mom has many titles, but “weather-forecaster” not one of them
‘Tis the season again and so soon it seems.
I don’t mean the season of giving (and let’s be honest, receiving) or the season of jingle bells and shopping sprees, but the season of the white, wet, flaky stuff that falls from the sky and coats everything with pristine slippery-ness.
Yeah, winter.
I know, it’s not “officially” winter yet, but for my 6-year-old son, if it’s not snowing then it’s not Christmas-time.
“Mom, when will it snow?” he asks me several times a day now that our Christmas tree is up.
I see the hint of worry in his eyes that says, “If there is no snow, there will be no Santa.”
I do my best to make him understand that: 1) Mommy cannot predict the weather, 2) A lot of times the people on TV can’t predict the weather either and 3) winter is still cold and well, wintery even if there is no snow.
When the first flakes fell last week my kids were ecstatic; running from window to window, throwing open the front door, flipping on the outdoor lights and asking, “Will we have school tomorrow?!”
Remember when the first snow fall was that much fun?
Our 6-year-old son, flanked by his 2-year-old sister who has no recollection of snow from last year, plopped their chairs in front of the sliding glass doors and sat. And sat. And sat. They watched the snow fall with awe. It was the quietest the two of them have ever been for any length of time.
The snowfall was pretty to watch, as it always is, but it quickly melted the following day leaving me to explain why, if it is Christmas-time, the snow melts.
“Uhm, because the sun was warm enough to melt the snow on the ground which isn’t very cold yet …blahblahblah.”
Blank stare.
“Because we live in Ohio and the weather changes every 10 minutes.”
Blank stare.
“Don’t worry. Santa probably prefers no snow anyways. What if he wipes out and can’t make it down the chimney?”
Wide eyes. And something new to worry about. Oops.
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