Dear Dr. Sadie,
Last fall I finished my dissertation. It was on the social habits of Monarch butterlies. I really loved my studies, but now that I'm done, I can't imagine entering the world of academia. What should I do with my life?
- Butterfly McKing
Maybe you should get a jar and fill the jar up with butterflies. Then you can bring your jar to the computer and figure out more about butterflies. You could study babies - like how babies are born. You could study that. I always wanted to study that. It's really, really good - because then you know how to be a doctor, and then you get more money to buy good toys.
You could be someone who steers a train. It's a little bit fun. Or you could be a baker. It's really fun. You get to bake delicious foods.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
A Study in Bigness
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I am 7 years old, and I have a serious question. None of the grown-ups I asked have given me a good answer to it, so I thought I'd ask you. What's the biggest number in the world?
- Curious
Ten. Because it's this big. [Dr. Sadie spreads her arms out wide.] Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen and Sixteen, which is six and one, are all bigger than ten, though. One thousand is really the biggest number. It's THAT big. [Dr. Sadie spreads her arms wider, so they are behind her back.] No one gets to be a thousand years old. People can live to be a hundred, but not a thousand.
I am 7 years old, and I have a serious question. None of the grown-ups I asked have given me a good answer to it, so I thought I'd ask you. What's the biggest number in the world?
- Curious
Ten. Because it's this big. [Dr. Sadie spreads her arms out wide.] Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen and Sixteen, which is six and one, are all bigger than ten, though. One thousand is really the biggest number. It's THAT big. [Dr. Sadie spreads her arms wider, so they are behind her back.] No one gets to be a thousand years old. People can live to be a hundred, but not a thousand.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Trying Hard
Dear Dr. Sadie,
A friend of mine tries to do everything that he can for everyone. He won't accept that there's something he can't do to help the people around him. Sometimes his help can make things better, and sometimes it doesn't. He always takes it hard when his help isn't enough. Yesterday he found a problem that was especially important and personal for him, and he did everything that he could to fix the problem. But it wasn't enough, and so something bad happened. Now he blames himself for not being good enough to save everyone he meets. What should I tell him to help him to feel better?
Yours,
Concerned Friend
You can wait for your Birthday. Because Birthdays are when you expect to visit your family. Then you'll get to meet lots of new people that you didn't know before. You can have a dinosaur party on your Birthday. Than will make you feel better.
When you come to visit us, we'll have a surprise party for you.
A friend of mine tries to do everything that he can for everyone. He won't accept that there's something he can't do to help the people around him. Sometimes his help can make things better, and sometimes it doesn't. He always takes it hard when his help isn't enough. Yesterday he found a problem that was especially important and personal for him, and he did everything that he could to fix the problem. But it wasn't enough, and so something bad happened. Now he blames himself for not being good enough to save everyone he meets. What should I tell him to help him to feel better?
Yours,
Concerned Friend
You can wait for your Birthday. Because Birthdays are when you expect to visit your family. Then you'll get to meet lots of new people that you didn't know before. You can have a dinosaur party on your Birthday. Than will make you feel better.
When you come to visit us, we'll have a surprise party for you.
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