Are your little squirts at home more worried about the weather since last month’s flooding?

Mine seems to be. Our younger daughter is much more interested, and concerned, about the weather and weather warnings these days.

Maybe Sarah’s just becoming more aware, but it sure seems as though it started right after we and others in the neighborhood — and across the state — were told to leave our home because of advancing floodwaters on the weekend of June 7-8.

We were blessed. No floodwaters affected our house, but they were lapping at the edges of nearby lawns west of us.

The odd thing is, that Sunday night, she was pretty excited about getting to sleep in The Tribune office. She didn’t seem that bothered by what was happening.

But she seems bothered now, even calling me at the office some mornings to check the weather report with me.

Ironically, our older daughter, Hannah, seems to be comforting Sarah these days. I say ironically because she’s the one who’s generally needed comforting during storms and who’s always been quick to flip the TV to look for storm watches and warnings.

They both have always looked at me skeptically when I tell stories about how we’d pile on to the front porch to watch thunderstorms when we were kids. I still like to watch lightning streak across the sky, especially out in the country where you can really see it race.

How about you and your children? Are they more sensitive to weather alerts since the June flooding?

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