Social Responsibility
Alex is pretty good about getting to the bathroom to brush her teeth, however, getting her to actually BRUSH them is a different story. One day, in a moment of frustration, I told her that if she doesn’t brush her teeth, they will rot and fall out.
*Note to self: Never, never, NEVER say something in frustration to a 3 year old, because that is the ONE thing they will NEVER forget.*
I completely did not THINK that ALL of her baby teeth will eventually fall out, and now she will think it’s because she didn’t brush her teeth correctly… but I will completely use that to my advantage when her permanent teeth come in, and tell her she’s been given a second chance! Dental hygiene crisis averted (however, her therapist bill just went up.)
Anyway, we were walking out of a local store the other day when a homeless person walked up and asked for some spare change. As I sifted through my purse, Alex wrinkled her nose and pointed at the man with an accusing tone.
“You didn’t brush your toofies and dat’s why they all fall out! You supposed to brush your toofies! Right, Mommy?”
And that is the point I prayed for the apocylpse… but it didn’t come…
Awkward.
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I’ve got a friend who’s watching her 12-year-old nephew for a couple months and she told me the other day that when he finally knuckled under and showered, she had to ask him afterwards if he’d used soap because he still stank. (He hadn’t.)
Kids do and say the darndest things, don’t they?
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Let’s hope she doesn’t get the bright idea that she can earn money from the tooth fairy by knocking all her teeth out with a stick.
Been there.
Done that.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:33 am
The true moral of this story is never and I mean NEVER stop and talk to homeless people or think about giving them anything. This can only lead to badness and awkward situations.
That is all.