Friday, May 23, 2008

Laughing at Children

Went shopping tonight and ended up laughing at kids--twice.

A little girl walking into the furniture store as Anna and I left, a little girl no taller than her dad's belt, writhed and wiggled her leg as only a person in such a predicament might. Just before we would be out of sight and mind, the little girl looked up at her daddy.

"I'm trying to get my panties unstuck from my...booty" she said.

Her dad, Anna and I being the only three people in the parking lot besides the child and a distant mother, began laughing.

"Not exactly the kind of thing you announce across a parking lot," said her dad.

A store or two later, a girl barely older nearly turned somersaults at the sight of a new, bright pink daybed she wanted her mother to buy.

"Now this is going to have to last you until college," the mom said.

Maybe you had to be there for that one. Anyway, bringing a child into this world is going to be some kind of fun. Seeing what he does once he gets here may be even better.

1 comment:

Jen Whisonant said...

Just wait you'll have a ton of them! Kids are the best entertainment and since you pay dearly for them anyways...might as well enjoy. Recently Ollie has discovered the toilet and his nose - with his hands - yeah use your imagination, he did!