Conversations with Macklin

Macklin, age 3-and-a-half, waiting to board a plane to Minnesota

Scene: Bedtime. In a darkened room, Macklin and Mommy rest together, foreheads touching and holding hands. Macklin has been quiet for several minutes, and Mommy assumes he's asleep and is about to leave.

Macklin: Mommy?
Mommy: Hmm?
Macklin: What's under our skin?

(pause)

Mommy: What's under our skin?
Macklin: Yeah.
Mommy: Well. Our bones and muscles. Veins and blood. Our heart and our brain and other organs. There's a lot of stuff under your skin that makes you healthy and strong.
Macklin, thoughtfully: Oh. Okay. 'Night, Mommy.


An amazing question from an amazing little boy.