9 quotes
A Child's Inability to Share Feelings
La tante
Ponette, why don't you play with Matiaz?
Ponette
I can't.
La tante
What are you doing?
Ponette
I can't tell you.
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The Reality of Waiting in a Game
Matiaz
Ponette's waiting for her mom.
La tante
It's just a game.
Matiaz
No, she's really waiting.
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A Child's Plea for Connection with Mom
Ponette
God Almighty, you know my mommy is dead because she is with you. I want to talk to my mommy.
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Aunt's Commitment to Ponette's Care
La tante
Ponette, I take care of you now. Jesus is counting on me to do that.
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The Complexity of Childhood Sadness
La Fille de l'Internet
You shouldn't be so sad.
Ponette
Yes, I should.
La Fille de l'Internet
Your mother was sad, too. She cried on her way to Heaven. God cried as He waited for her. When God was on earth as Jesus, He cried, too. But usually He was as joyful as a child.
Ponette
It isn't joyful to be a child.
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Understanding Loss Through Imaginative Play
Father
Mommy is dead. Do you know what that means?
Ponette
Yes. She is flying with her magic mirror.
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A Child's Encounter with Loss and Guidance
Ponette
I saw Mommy.
Father
You went to the cemetery by yourself? Are you crazy?
Ponette
She came in her flesh and blood so she wouldn't scare me. She told me to learn to be happy.
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A Child's Search for Her Mother
Ponette
Mommy, where are you?
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A Child's Grief and Hope for Reunion
Ponette
I'm waiting for my mommy.
Matiaz
Dead people don't come back.
Ponette
Jesus did it for his friends. I'm more than a friend. I'm my mommy's daughter.
Matiaz
Grandpa never came back.
Ponette
That's because no one was waiting for him.
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