Adrianna has a toy of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton from McDonald’s; “Rexy” from Night at the Museum. She was playing with it when the following conversation took place.
Adrianna: Mommy, why is this dinosaur just bones?
Me: Well, because all the dinosaurs are dead in real-life.
Adrianna: (incredulously) ALL THE DINOSAURS ARE DEAD!!??
Me: Yes, they are extinct, which means they are all dead now.
Adrianna: (sadly) Awwww, that’s not fair.
After her sad response, she asked me how they died, to which I launched into a few of the theories out there as to how the dinosaurs became extinct. We had talked in the past about dinosaurs being extinct, but I don’t think it really hit her until tonight what that really meant.