I headed to a local running store today… I needed some beverage enhancement, and stumbled upon a “20% off all apparel” sale. Yip!
I moseyed, whilst the Luc-meister moseyed - she spent quite a bit of time perusing the wall of “essersize shooooes”. You may be aware she has a “thing” for shoes. I found a lil’ somtn’ somtn’ and another lil’ somtn’ somtn’ to try on.
If you had been standing outside my dressing room (which you very well might have been - because it’s one of those rooms that is only a room with a partial door right off the “show room floor”), you would have heard this… after I had undressed down to my unmentionables:
Lucy: “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW. DAT’S UH-GUSTING!”
Mortified Mother, through angry teeth: “Shhhhhhh. Don’t say that so loud.”
Inside Mortified Mother’s head: “Plastic surgery is such an option…”
Lucy: “Dat’s uh-gusting!”
Mortified Mother, through clenched teeth: “Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shhhhhhhhhhh.”
Since the damage had been done, I decided to Call. Her. Out.
Mortified Mother, flashing gang signs: “OK, (girlfren’) so what’s so disgusting?”
Lucy: “Dat.”
Mortified Gangsta’ Mutha’: “Whu?”
Lucy, pointing at my bruise: “DAT!”
Mortified Mother, making sure to say it loud enough for the 4 men in the store to hear: “Oh… I know honey, that IS a REALLY BAD BRUISE. Mommy got that while break dancing, didn’t she…”
When I was young and naive and dreamed of my children… THOSE children adored me.
She really could have said something much worse, consider yourself lucky!!! LOL
My daughter always says, mommy, you look so pretty when I am trying things on and I just know when I walk out of the dressing room other people are thinking, ya right, I highly doubt that SHE looked that pretty. :)
ROFL!!!! I’m so sorry to laugh, but that was too funny. Why must they point things out at the worst times? Just remember this for later use….like when she’s in high school ;)
Taking children shopping is one of the joys of motherhood isn’t it?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Missy Hoohaw has been known to pop off a time or two. Usually, she’ll say, “Ewwwww, dat’s ‘tinky! Deeestugsting!” This is why I only shop on Saturdays and leave children at home with Daddy.
Yeah… I can relate. Once, while dragging my children into a handicapped bathroom stall (in my defense, two toddlers and a mom with pants around her ankles qualifies as handicapped) my daughter, sounding rather impressed and not grossed out said, “Wow Mommy, you have a really big bottom!” Snickers from the stalls near me. You know I waited till everyone was out of there before strolling out. Kids!
Beautifully funny. When our girls were small I had them both in the dressing room as I tried on some new lingere (yeah, the “I’m sexy AND a mom of toddlers” dream). One of them loudly commented: “Wow, mom. You look really good in that except for your old face.”