from the mouths of babes

it makes no sense. how do you explain this to children, that people can do such terrifying things. juju asked last night over dinner, "what's a terrorist?" she heard about what happened in London. "why did they do that?" i tried to answer, but i couldn't find a response that satisfied even me. Raffy said calmly over mouthfuls of rice, "because everyone thinks they're right. the terrorists think they are right, do you think bush thinks he's wrong?"

it is true that children can be wiser than adults.