Ani reminded me tonight, as we were driving to an event, that today was November 11th. She’s been working on her calendar at preschool.
“Veterans Day,” I told her. “Do you know what that means?”
“Yeah.” She answered without hesitation from the back seat of the dark car. “It’s the day for when superheroes save our city.”
I let that sit for a moment. Not quite. But as I thought about it, and the fact that she’s four, I couldn’t bring myself to correct her. There will be time later for deeper conversations, for more understanding and a better sense of just what “saving” and “heroes” mean. As for tonight, well, there was only one thing I could say.
“That’s right, Ani.”
And we drove on.
