Crikey, What a Kid

I recorded the Steve Irwin Memorial Service last night and me and the kids watched it this morning. Every time he's been on the TV since his death, my kids would say something like "He died." or "He got stung in the heart by a stingray" or "Jeff Corwin is still alive" They would mention that they knew he had kids. It's interesting to see a child absorb the concept of death.

It blew my mind to see Bindi Irwin read a memorial to her dad in front of thousands of people two weeks after his death. She was so full of energy and light and joy about her daddy.

In the days after his death, there were reports that his 8 year old daughter would carry on in his place at the zoo, and for his causes, and I thought that was cute that she could be a "face" for those things. Surely an 8 year old has no true concept of how to deal with these things. Now I'm not so sure. Of all the speakers at the memorial, she stood out as the strongest and most powerful voice. She never once broke, and left everyone smiling.

There's a daddy in heaven who is really proud of his daughter right now.

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