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.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
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.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where in the world is me?
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I am going to retire next year. I have planned and saved, and I now have a nice little nest egg to support me in my golden years. I am planning to sell my house and move into a small apartment or cottage somewhere. I have come to the realization that I can go anywhere in the world, but I can't figure out where I should go. Where do you think a retired person should move to enjoy the later part of life?
- Senior on the Move
Maybe you should go to a place where it is cold. Then you won't get sunburned. It's not good for old people to get sunburns.
You could move to Vermont. It's cold here, but it's hot in the summer. If you move here, you will get to play in the snow with your grandkids. That's lots of fun. When there's a big storm, you get to stay inside and play all day. That's lots of fun, too. In Vermont, you get to pick grapes. There's also playing with lemons.
I like maple creemees and sugar on snow, too.
I am going to retire next year. I have planned and saved, and I now have a nice little nest egg to support me in my golden years. I am planning to sell my house and move into a small apartment or cottage somewhere. I have come to the realization that I can go anywhere in the world, but I can't figure out where I should go. Where do you think a retired person should move to enjoy the later part of life?
- Senior on the Move
Maybe you should go to a place where it is cold. Then you won't get sunburned. It's not good for old people to get sunburns.
You could move to Vermont. It's cold here, but it's hot in the summer. If you move here, you will get to play in the snow with your grandkids. That's lots of fun. When there's a big storm, you get to stay inside and play all day. That's lots of fun, too. In Vermont, you get to pick grapes. There's also playing with lemons.
I like maple creemees and sugar on snow, too.
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