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My kid just asked me "What does reality mean?" (self.parenting)
submitted 2 months ago by toynbee to c/parenting
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Nothing in my life has prepared me to answer that question, let alone to a 5-year-old.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Some things are pretend, like unicorns. Reality is all the real things you can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste.

[–] Artisian 10 points 2 months ago

Maybe I'd add "and that others could see/touch/smell/hear/taste" - clarifying around vivid imagination, synesthesia, and that reality should be shared. It's the things all reasonable folks can agree about (given sufficient time and access).

[–] toynbee 5 points 2 months ago

This is my favorite answer so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

What does air see, smell, touch, taste, hear like?

If I was in The Matrix, would that be real?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Answers for little kids don't need to get too detailed and complicated. They'll develop nuance as they get older. Air feels and sounds like wind, though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

And if you don't think air smells, fart