Wednesday night, my husband and I took two teenaged girls to the Jonas Brothers concert.  We were surrounded by thousands of screaming, jumping girls (and a few boys) from six year olds to teens.  The reaction of the crowd to these young boys was amazing.  I probably won’t get my total hearing back for a few more days at least.  One of the funniest moments of the night, though, was the conversation between some girls, probably around 9 years old, who were standing right behind us, after a video explaining Nick Jonas’ battle with diabetes.  In the eyes of these little girls, these boys are flawless, and I think it was a little overwhelming to them to hear him talk so openly about how devastated he was when he was diagnosed.  So, here is their conversation as nearly as I can remember it:

Girl A:  It’s okay.  It’s not really like a  disease or anything.

Girl B:  But he’s crying.  He’s actually crying.

Girl C:  Do you even know what diabetes are?

Girl A:  Yes.  It’s like when you have trouble with sugar.

Girl B: Well, I just want to know one thing!  Can he eat sugar or can’t he eat sugar?

Girl A:  He can’t eat sugar.  If he does, he will get sick.  He can’t eat anything that has sugar in it, like candy or cake or pie or ice cream.

Girl C:  Not ice cream!  Ice cream is not sugar!  It’s a dairy product!

Girl B:  (after a close up on the video showing his insulin pump)  They showed his back!  His beautiful back!

Girl C:  What is that thing (referring to the insulin pump) ?

Girl A:  It’s like a metal thing.  They have to take a piece of his skin out and then they plug it in.  He has to unplug it when he takes a bath.

Girl B:  Somebody help me.  I think I’m going to faint!