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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dislike these threads. Kids have real emotions and real feelings. I’m sure these feelings are heightened with everything that’s going on. Of course kids, whether they are old enough to understand the situation or not, are feeling extra stressed out, anxious, upset, and it can manifest itself in unexpected ways. They are in need of stability and reassurance. These posts make me sad and don’t come off as funny. [/quote]

Can't they be both?  It's surely possible to sympathize with -- and, if you can, comfort -- a young child, acknowledge the stress, and also, on an adult level, acknowledge the humor in the way small children learn to understand and negotiate their/our world.  Confession: The one about the banana totally cracks me up.  I can get the confusion and the symbolism and I sympathize with the struggle to negotiate wholeness and brokenness and repairing -- and it still totally cracks me up.  I will add that as kids are able to develop their own senses of humor, for most, if not all, it will serve as a valuable coping skill. [/quote]

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