i didn’t expect that answer!
Today Elliot asked me for money. I had my hand held out like there might be something in it and he asked me if I had money for him. He continued to request for money for a while and I finally asked him what he wanted money for. I expected something to come out of his mouth like “gum” or “air plane ride” (you know the little toy rides at the store) but that was not on his mind. He pointed to a light switch across the room and said “So I can pay for that light” then added “so it can be on when all the people are gone” oh dear. Yes, we’ve often explained to him that we don’t turn on lights when we don’t need to b/c God gives us sunlight and we don’t need to spend money on lights in our house until it is dark, that we need to conserve energy and use what we have. Obviously he’s noted that the rule goes out the window when company is over and more light is needed.
