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Friday, October 07, 2005
this blogger's kids
this just happened.
C: [brings me a glass of lukewarm water from the bathroom, with a big -- and now in retrospect I realize, ominous -- smile on her face]
I: "Um, thank you, sweetie. I don't really need a drink of water right now, but thank you."
C: [still with the big smile] "Just drink it, Mommy? Please?"
I: [feeling that something is not... quite... right, I take a small sip and proceed with one of the thousands of little white maternal lies told by mothers around the world over the course of their children's lives.] "Um, thank you. It's -- really good."
C: [still with the conspiratorial smile] "Do you know where I got it?"
I: [carefully not throwing up, but quite possibly with panicked eyes] "Where?"
C: "From my sink well!"
[Things rapidly begin making sense... the lukewarm temperature, the vague flavor of soap and toothpaste, the moisture on the outside of the not-at-all-cold glass.]
I: "Oh. Oh, dear, no, honey, you don't give people water that you had sitting in the sink."
C [big-eyed as only C can be]: "Why not?"
I: "Because -- that's -- kind of gross, sweetie."
C: "Ah! OK." [takes the glass of water to the bathroom for disposal, a chipper, shrugging 'live and learn' echoing in every phrase of her body language.]
I: [between bouts of snorting laughter, take a large swig of Diet Coke and start pulling up this blog entry page; meanwhile:]
LT: "Mommy, you should blog about that."
Comments
Hah! Your kids are great. Of course, that's easy for me to say, as I'm not the one drinking the sink water...
Posted by: Kat at October 7, 2005 01:56 PM
Ew. Gross. Now, see, this is why I always find out where something came from before I ingest it. I'm just glad your water was from the sink well and not the potty well.
Posted by: Mrs. Happy Housewife at October 7, 2005 06:01 PM
That was THE funniest story I've heard in a long while. Especially LT's comment!! :) Yes, by the way, to the question in your email. Trying, but starting to wonder if I'm gonna have to let it go...... :) Anyway, very cute story!! :)
Posted by: Susan at October 7, 2005 07:23 PM
If C didn't know it was gross to give someone a cup of dirty sink water, why was she smiling so big? Such a mischievous child! Now I know why I got along with her so well ;-)
Posted by: jenn at October 8, 2005 03:24 PM
GROSS. GRODY. NASHTY.
Now that's out of my system, I have to agree with Jenn: I think C knows just when to widen those eyes in "uncomprehending" wonder. ;)
Posted by: Kristen at October 8, 2005 07:47 PM
