The truth about Magic!

My first post to this blog is a sad one.  Eric sufferred his first broken heart tonight during the Giants Cowboys game.  He lost a tooth earlier today and was getting ready for bed, planning to put his tooth under his pillow.  He came to Debi and I and asked the question "Is the tooth fairy real?"  Debi decided that I should handle it, I couldn't.  Debi has had a hard time with the Lies of Christmas, Easter and the Tooth Fairy since the begining.  I've been the one to handle the doubts and to reaffirm our kids belief in magic.  All the while Debi's heart breaks one piece at a time, year after year.  So, we asked Eric what he believes.  He didn't want to play along with this, he just kept on asking for an answer.  So, after we got Bri to bed, we sat down with him and talked about it.

We wimped out kinda by asking him again what he believes.  We let him come to his own conclusion.  When the truth dawned on him he started to cry.  His heart was broken.  I don't think that I have ever heard him cry so hard.  Through his tears he said these words, "Even though I know the truth, I will still believe."  How perfect is that?  We sat with him awhile and let him cry it out.  When he settled down he asked "So does that mean that Santa and the Easter bunny aren't real either?"  Debi's worst fear.  She hoped it wouldn't come to this.  We wimped out again and let him figure it out.  He started crying again and this time Debi's heart broke, mine too.  He cried for awhile longer.  Once he got it all out he seemed okay with it.  Debi felt that he seemed to grow up a little right before our eyes.