Fly Me to the Moon

Iwas riding in the car down a country road with my two-year-old son at the end of a long summer day. We'd just come from grandma's house and I was excited to do something fun together at the end of the week. So, I decided to tell him about something fun I'd planned for us. (cont’d below...)

"What? Oh, honey. We're not actually going to the moon," I replied. I tried to assure him that we were just going to the park for moon-themed activities and not flying to the actual moon. Every time the subject came up after that, my son would sternly remind me that he did not want to "blast off" to the moon. I had no idea what a conflict I'd been raising in his little mind all week!

My two-year-old son listened carefully from his car seat as I explained that at the end of the week we'd go where there would be crafts and other fun activities in the park. And, because my son loves everything space and moon-related, I really played up the fact that it was moon-themed. At first, he seemed very excited about the prospect!

As we moms like to do, I talked up the event ahead of time, telling my son about all the fun moon-themed activities. I brought it up every day leading up to the event. A few days before the event, I brought it up and my son gave me a look of deep concern, as if he'd been considering something very important all week.

"I don't wanna' blast off," he told me in a very serious voice. (cont’d next column, above...)

About The Author

Katie Bennett, also known as K.M. Bennett, is a fiction writer living in the midwestern U.S. She has a Master of Arts in Writing (technical writing). Her work has been featured in several podcasts, including the NoSleep Podcast and the Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry podcast. Her short stories have also been featured in multiple small-press anthologies. During the day, she works as a technical editor. She lives with her husband, son, and two rescue dogs. To learn more, see ThatKatieLady.com.