When our kids are babies, we can't wait for them to learn to talk and walk. And then they do, and it's all downhill from there. I used to think it was impossible to embarrass me. And then I had a toddler. She was so cute and so adorable, and boy could she talk. And that did not always work out well for me. There have been many uncomfortable moments when the thoughts that popped into her head, ended up with words coming out of her mouth that I would rather have stayed bottled up. For example:
I'll never forget the day we were at a restaurant and went into the bathroom. She was just being potty-trained, so I took her in to "try", Well, I can't even hear the word "bathroom" without having to use it myself, so when she was done, she waited outside the stall for me. All of a sudden I hear her clapping her hands right outside the stall door, and saying in that cute little girly voice of hers, "Good job mommy! Good job! You went potty like a big girl! Did you stinky too?"
Silence (Please dear Lord don't let anyone else be in this bathroom right now!)
And then the sound of women giggling...then snorting...and then just laughing right out loud (Thanks a lot Lord!)
If I could have flushed myself down the commode I would have. But nooooo. No, I had to actually open the door to all those women who would not leave. Oh no. They weren't leaving. They were just waiting around to see who was going to come out and claim this child. So I did the only thing I could do. I walked right past her and pretended I didn't know who she was! I truly didn't have any other choice.
I'll never forget the day we were at a restaurant and went into the bathroom. She was just being potty-trained, so I took her in to "try", Well, I can't even hear the word "bathroom" without having to use it myself, so when she was done, she waited outside the stall for me. All of a sudden I hear her clapping her hands right outside the stall door, and saying in that cute little girly voice of hers, "Good job mommy! Good job! You went potty like a big girl! Did you stinky too?"
Silence (Please dear Lord don't let anyone else be in this bathroom right now!)
And then the sound of women giggling...then snorting...and then just laughing right out loud (Thanks a lot Lord!)
If I could have flushed myself down the commode I would have. But nooooo. No, I had to actually open the door to all those women who would not leave. Oh no. They weren't leaving. They were just waiting around to see who was going to come out and claim this child. So I did the only thing I could do. I walked right past her and pretended I didn't know who she was! I truly didn't have any other choice.