Some white lies are necessary...

So this morning the boys were watching Clifford and a little boy on the show was sick. So Spencer said,"Mom, why is that little boy sick?"
And I said, "I don't know?"
And Spencer said, "Is it because he ate his boogies?"
And I said, "Yeah it might be."

I have told Spencer in the past that we don't EVER eat our boogies (bugger's) because they will make us sick (and he doesn't ever eat them). Which isn't a lie because just the thought of eating boogies makes me physically nauseated. And apparently, Spencer is taking me very serious, which I appreciate. I think about his thought process and as soon as he heard that the little boy was sick, he thought "Well, my mom told me that eating your boogies makes you sick so that must me what happened." It is so fulfilling as a mother to know that sometimes he does in fact listen to me AND he accepts what I tell him to be the truth. It makes me smile to think that I have such an impact on his learning and the way he views the world just by the things I tell him. It can be a little overwhelming to think of it that way, but I guess that is the job description of a Mom:)