My third son suddenly says, "I'd like to have a servant, so he can go to school and do my homework for me!" It seems that Kindergarden has become a burden. While I was busy trying to decipher how to react, my second son quickly commented, "I don't think it's a good idea to have a servant. If I were a servant, I wouldn't like to have to do things for other people."
"Right," said the other one.
I've commented before about empathy and hypothetical-deductive thinking. It took a specific scenario for my children to discuss the feelings of others. Before one of the boys brought up the idea that a servant might not appreciate being a servant, the notion truly appealed to them.
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