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Revising Nursery Rhymes

Some feedback to a recent question brought up the topic of "black sheep". I've come to learn that the classic- "ba ba black sheep" is now sometimes revised to "ba ba rainbow sheep?" If so, why? Also, one of our kid's fisher price toys, sings "Jack and Jill went up the hill to see their favorite colors, the grass was green, the sky was blue, the shiny sun was yellow". What's wrong with fetching a pail or water? Hubs, is rather old fashioned, and prefers we use the classic versions. Me, I'm nostalgic for the classic version, but if,...

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Adopting...how To Explain to a 3 Year Old

My husband and I are in the process of getting our home study done...so we have some time...but ultimately in the next year we expect to have added a baby to our family. We have a 3 year old daughter and just don't know how to explain this to her or get her prepared. Any ideas? She has been asking for a baby sister or baby brother (depending on her mood) for some time now and we keep telling her one is coming...but I don't think she understands. I just don't want to shock the hell out of her with a new baby.