As many people know, my boys have great shiny red capes. They are superhero capes given to them by Grandmomma. 2yo wears it a lot. OK, let me be honest. He wears it everyday. We have to put it on each morning after getting dressed. He even wore it to Mother's Day Out this week. I don't mind. I love that he loves dress-up. But we have one rule. No capes in church. When it's time to go to church, he has to take it off. One exception: Pascha Sunday. On Pascha Day, for the Agape Vespers service he can wear the cape. Yes, our rules are that specific because they have to be. We discuss the use of the cape before almost every church service. Now, the course of the conversation, we've had occasion to mention that little boys don't wear capes in church. But, we've told him bishops, monks and priests do get to wear capes. I've reminded him that bishops actually have long red capes just like his. And his older brother keeps telling him, "If you become a monk, you can wear a long black cape, just like Batman."
Well, this evening before going to the church for Akathist, I reminded him that he'd need to remove his cape when we got to church. He looked at me very sincerely and asked, "Mommy, when I get big and I be a monk, can I wear my cape to church then?" "Of course!" I replied.
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