One of the best and worst things about young children is their lack of social knowledge. If a bucket fits as a hat, wear it. If while walking through a restaurant you want to stop and say hello to everyone and maybe try and sit with strangers, do it. Yesterday at the bookstore, Mandolin made off with somebody's overpriced iced coffee drink because said person had the audacity to set it down at their table and she was thirsty. Drinking after other people is gross and stealing is wrong, but she doesn't know that yet. In order to teach her that people shouldn't steal or drink after strangers, she's going to learn that wearing a bucket on her head isn't acceptable either. So for now, I get to enjoy her testing the waters by wearing buckets on her head and putting on 5 adult sized scarves in July.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Making a statement
One of the best and worst things about young children is their lack of social knowledge. If a bucket fits as a hat, wear it. If while walking through a restaurant you want to stop and say hello to everyone and maybe try and sit with strangers, do it. Yesterday at the bookstore, Mandolin made off with somebody's overpriced iced coffee drink because said person had the audacity to set it down at their table and she was thirsty. Drinking after other people is gross and stealing is wrong, but she doesn't know that yet. In order to teach her that people shouldn't steal or drink after strangers, she's going to learn that wearing a bucket on her head isn't acceptable either. So for now, I get to enjoy her testing the waters by wearing buckets on her head and putting on 5 adult sized scarves in July.
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That is an adorable picture!
ReplyDeleteWhat did the coffee person say when M took the drink? (I love this template. Glad to see you blogging.)
ReplyDeletecute :)
ReplyDeletehe looked like he wanted to tell me how to raise my child and i was ready to fire off a mouthy "fuck you" but we got out of there so fast, the exchange didn't need to take place.
ReplyDeletethe woman at aquapoppy is very talented and this theme really fit me.
thanks for reading
Learning social norms is both liberating and a form of enslavement. Some old people lose their grip on conformity and become as little children.
ReplyDeleteBert, that's exactly what's happened to my guy's momma. Going out in public with her is hit or miss. On Tuesday we'll be visiting the B&O train museum in Baltimore, so I'm sure I'll have great "crazy old woman" stories.
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