My daughter the one with no cares in the world, the life of a nearly four year old.
Last week while sat on a peak hour train, a man got on and removed his gloves using his teeth his other hand was holding a cup of coffee and a pastry and tucked under the same arm a newspaper. Eliza pipes up loudly so the carriage could hear “why is that man eating his gloves” I look around the carriage, not really sure who she is talking about but see the guy who says to her “I didn’t get time to eat my breakfast, so I am eating my gloves” which is met with “that’s silly” she then continues to look out the window passing comment on everything she sees. Then the gentleman blew his nose, now it was pretty funny, it was VERY loud. Eliza bursts out laughing and says “that was a funny noise that man made” and then Her brother pipes up “to funny” and then they both pretend to blow their noses making enormous noise. The whole carriage errupts into laughter except me and the man, I am trying to leave the train but it’s to packed so I am trapped with my kids.
Yesterday she saw someone with a rather large nose
The man was talking to her he was down low and not only did she tap it twice, she then said “WOW YOUR NOSE IS REALLY, REALLY BIG”
I pretended I heard nothing as I am a shining example of how one should behave in these situations. and Chatted to Jerry. :/
Afterwards I said “darling we really shouldn’t tell people they have big noses”
“why? “He DID have a big nose”
“true, but he knows (nose) that and he doesn’t need us to tell him
“why don’t people like hearing that they have a big nose when they have a big nose”
“who nose darling, but really people might get upset”
“Oh, but why, he did have a big nose”
“yes but not everyone is happy with their noses, so it’s best not to talk about the way people look”
“oh OK”
That was the 3rd time in as many weeks she has mentioned peoples features, activities etc, two weeks ago she told a guy in the mall how he was REALLY, REALLY old, yes he was but he had the ears of an owl and heard her and came back over to have a chat about “old” people.
good times
I hate the fact I’m having to teach her that people aren’t happy with their looks, it’s a little piece of that innocence on it’s way out
Rather than teaching Flea that people may not like their looks, I’ve taught her to give people compliments when she meets them, if she wants to comment. So she’ll often say, “you’re very pretty” or “that’s a nice coat” rather than “You’re REALLY fat!”
I think that’s a great idea, I do this with Eliza but I try to point out how beauty isn’t always what you see it’s how nice people are or not to you that is what is “pretty” “nice” etc But I shall give this a whirl!
The things the say! Cute post.
I know, I have it all written down so she can reflect back !
darn society and it’s expectations!
I know, it’s sad but true!
LMFAO!!! Aleks has started doing exactly the same thing….Cringeworthy, but hilarious at the same time!!! Although, I’m the main focus of it at the moment….
“Mummy, why are you so tall?!?” Being small himself, he hasn’t worked out yet that not only am I pretty tall, but Daddy is really small! Lol!
I agree re: the innocence, but I think aleks already knows, to some extent, as he sees Mummy working out everyday, going for a run at the weekend, and going to “Fatclub” on Wednesday nights.
“Mummy! Look! There’s your Fatclub…You go there because you don’t want to be fat anymore!!!”
Sad, but true
yeah it’s fine when it’s you, but other’s not so OK lol
My son will tell anyone who has grey hair theat they have ‘old people’s hair’. How embarrassing!!
gawd Helen lol