Manners

We have yet to teach our children appropriate behavior when it comes to things of a bathroom nature. This creates occasional awkward social situations.

Formerly-

Malan, age 2, on a trip to the potty with her dad:

Malan, noticing cowboy boots in the next stall: "Dad, that man has pretty shoes."

Caleb: "Yep."

Malan: "And I have a pretty dress."

Caleb: "Yep. Are you done, Malan?"

Malan: "And Dad, you're wearing a pretty dress too."

Silence.

Next stall over: bodily noise

Malan: "Dad! There's a bumble bee in here!"

Caleb, thinking: We're staying in this stall until everyone else leaves.


And yesterday-



Jane, at the dinner table with us and our new friends:

Jane: bodily noise

Brief awkward silence

Jane: "What zat?"

All: chuckles

Jane: "Was dat my BUM?"

All: laughter

Jane: "Was dat my green poop?"

Everyone: laughter, some tears

Jane, indignant: "You all laughing at me!"

All: more uncontrollable laughter

Jane: "Mommy laughing at me, Daddy laughing at me, Malan laughing at me."

Jane: "Everyone laughing at me."

Then of course good-natured Jane joined right in.


Funny.

But we probably need to address this, somehow, soon. We are now accepting suggestions.

Until then, we will continue to allow potty talk and dancing with underwear on heads.