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.
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