The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“I am in love with someone,” Corinne answered, “and that’s why I can’t fall in love with other people.”

Christine asked curiously, “Then who are you in love with? Where is he? Why isn’t he here with you?”

Corinne was speechless. Every child had their own endless set of questions for adults. She would never answer that if someone else posed such a question to her, but she could not do the same to her daughter.

“The person I’m in love with can’t come back for now,” Corinne said helplessly, “but once he’s back, I’ll have someone to love!”

Christine asked again, “Is that person Daddy?”

Corinne was taken aback and nodded earnestly. “Yes. It’s Daddy.”

“But I don’t like

little girl’s response startled Corinne. “Why do you feel that

He’ll also fight dragons to

feel a little sad. “Before you were born, he

was puzzled. “Then why didn’t he disappear after we were born? Does that mean he

at all! He is caught up with something and can’t come back yet, but trust me when I say that he’ll come back one

pillow when you’re sad at night, and he’s never around to comfort

difficult moments when I wasn’t with him. Christine, I don’t want you to worry about all these things at such a young age, and I wouldn’t want you to think

threw herself into Corinne’s arms. “I hope you’ll

“I will,” Corinne smiled.