It's true, kids say the darndest things. It's just the parent standing by that wishes the ground would open up and swallow them whole.
I picked up Connor from pre-school and we went to a Wendy's drive-through for lunch. He was sitting in the passenger seat and I drove up to the first window where you pay. The employee lets me know how much it is so I started digging through my purse to find my money. I hadn't even looked up at her, but noticed out of the corner of my eye that Connor was leaning forward and looking intently at the girl. As I'm digging, he tugs at my sleeve and says, "Mommy, she's missing a tooth." I shush him and tell him to hold on a second.
He says it again as I hand her the money. I'm praying she can't hear him, but I noticed that she is obviously keeping her lips closed. My guess is that she has a gap between her front teeth, which often runs in certain families. No big deal really, but Connor has observed his two sisters lose several baby teeth over the last year, so he was just curious. As she gets my change, I think I might be moving on before long. Connor, not satisfied with my non-answer, takes it into his own hands, and says really loudly, "Hey! Did you lose your tooth?"
I meekly hold out my hand for my change and put on the brightest, sweetest smile I possibly can. She did not return a smile to me.
Have your kids ever said anything that totally embarrassed you? What is the best thing to say in those situations?
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3 comments:
That is too funny!! Im sure not at the time, but I would have loved to hear that!
Kim, It's pay back time- not that you said many embarrasing things when you were young- but it's one of joys of being a parent!?! Can't wait to see the kind of payback Keith will get when he has kiddos. You could have said something about Connor's older sisters are in that losing teeth stage. Really nothing but a smile is the best thing. Hug that boy for Gramma!
Oh wow....now you know what it is like to be married to Todd!
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