So, today as we were checking out at the local grocery store, Julia loudly asked, in regards to the three women helping put bags in our cart, "Mom? Are they African American?"
Okay, Julia, GREAT job on finally getting the term correct. I mean, can you IMAGINE if she'd asked "Mom? Are they losers?" BUT - a very awkward and inappropriate time for her to ask about it. Yipes.
And on the subject of memorable quotes, I end this post with Madeleine's newest favorite saying: "Uh-oh, SGEBAGOS!"
Hahahahaha. Out of the mouths of babes! I wonder if Madeleine would like a side of meatballs with those sgebagos!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, it is just a stage, no need to feel embarrassed. Other grown-ups usually understand this curiosity about the world around them!
ReplyDeleteKids Say the Darnest Things -- and IN PUBLIC!
Written by Elaine M. Gibson
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Jan 02, 2009 A + A - RESET
This is one of my favorite letters from parents because it is so typical of young children and young parents. My response follows:
Elaine,
My son was four years old last month and he is precious. We don't have problems with him except for one. The problem is the things he says in public about EVERYTHING. I get very embarrassed and I don't know how to handle the times it happens. He pointed at a woman who was very overweight in the mall and said, "Mommy, why is that lady so fat?" He is not a quiet child and I'm sure the woman heard him.
He is also interested in wheelchairs and stares at anybody in one. He wants one for his birthday! When he points at a wheelchair, I'm sure the person in it thinks my son is pointing at him. I could die. He also asks me questions at bad times. He asked me how babies got out of their mommys in the check out line of the grocery store last week. The more I tried to get him to be quiet, the louder he got. I'm sure everyone had a good laugh after we left.
I'd tell you more things he has said but I'm not sure you could print them. What do I do to keep these things from happening? How do I handle it when it does? I'm afraid to go to the grocery store!
Signed,
Mortified
Dear Mortified,
Buy your groceries.
Anyone who has survived life with a four year old will understand when your child asks embarrassing questions. You don't have to worry about what those people are thinking. People without children could never understand what you are going through. There is nothing you can do about what they think and therefore, no need to worry about it.http://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/challenge-of-difficult-children/kids-say-the-darnest-things-and-in-public/print/menu-id-1437/
Haha, thanks mom! I know, kids all do it - I remember asking your realtor in Farmington if she was a boy or a girl because she had a short bowl cut!
ReplyDeleteSee, I got over it because I didn't even remember you saying that until now! All's well! Love, Mom
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