We’re at the supermarket. There are people all around. And just as a reminder, my daughter has a loud voice:
Thaïs: Mummy, do you have hard teats?
Me: What? Er… I don’t know. Look… there’s the ketchup. Let me go get it.
Thaïs: No, wait. I have hard teats. Why do I have hard teats?
Me: Um.. I don’t know. Oh! Look at those cartons of milk. Let’s get some for you.
(If you haven’t realized it yet, I was trying to distract her and change the topic)
Thaïs: But why?
Me: I told you. I don’t know.
Thaïs: No! You know! Can you guess? Please? Can you guess?
(Now I’m getting desperate)
Me: Isn’t that the chocolate you wanted to buy? Go get some.
Thaïs: Because I brush them everyday, silly. With toot-paste!!
That was hilarious! And what a valiant effort at distraction. I could feel your anxiety as I read it.
Thanks. I could feel my ears getting red.
Too funny! Got to love when kids pronounce things wrong. Me niece will ask you to give her a piss. She’s actually asking for a kiss. Threw me for a huge loop the first time I heard that!
Or my son’s friend this morning describing a character from Star Wars who has huge tentacles hanging from his head as “You know, the guy with the long testicles”.