Well. My child just killed me dead. RIP Jenny.

[eddy]

From the mouths of babes, man.

[wambam]

OMG. I can't stop laughing at this.

[textbookcase]

Hahaha this is hilarious. Omg.

[my4girls]

Hahahahaha omg

[meggers5]

This is wonderful.

[firelight1210]

I bet you wish you had Alex Mack's superpower right then..

[eddy]

Tell me the pool story! I love this girl!

[trafficgirl]

Hahahaha.

I can laugh now, but I know I've got lots of this type of embarrassment in my future.

[underwaterrhymes]

Nov 26, 2014 13:02:42 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Nov 26, 2014 13:01:48 GMT -5 milsaroo said:

at least they're her favorite?

Clearly some work needs to be done on the whole "people are people" thing. Sigh. An opportunity for growth I guess!

Keep in mind it's okay for kids to notice different skin colors. Teaching color blindness isn't the goal. It's totally fine that she notices when someone has brown skin. You want to teach her that we are all people deserving of kindness and respect, for sure, but you can do that while acknowledging someone might have a different skin tone than she does.

[bania]

OMG LOL!!! Please tell the pool story.

[underwaterrhymes]

Nov 26, 2014 13:10:16 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Nov 26, 2014 13:08:45 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Keep in mind it's okay for kids to notice different skin colors. Teaching color blindness isn't the goal. It's totally fine that she notices when someone has brown skin. You want to teach her that we are all people deserving of kindness and respect, for sure, but you can do that while acknowledging someone might have a different skin tone than she does.

Oh, for sure. I meant the whole "they're my favorite" thing. As though she's speaking about a pet or something. We've actually had a lot of conversations re: race and color because she's had a lot of questions. 

LOL. Yes, that's a good point.

I'm sure I've got some similar conversations ahead. I once asked a lady in a wheelchair for a ride in her stroller, so karma being what it is I fully expect some future cringing.

[captainobvious]

Well she wasn't wrong about Jesus. That IS who they say it is up there. LOL

[bohemianmango]

LOL. I love this.

Did you decide which school to send her to yet?

[Willis Jackson]

Nov 26, 2014 13:18:30 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

God, I love Lu stories so much!
She and Willis Jackson ' oldest son should have their own show. 
Comedy gold!

I want to get them together with @mrswindycity's older son and eavesdrop. 

[isabel]

Oh god. Lol.

[So_Fetch]

Nov 26, 2014 13:21:24 GMT -5 bohemianmango said:

LOL. I love this.

Did you decide which school to send her to yet?

This was my first thought too - I guess you know she would be excited to go to this school!

[chickadee77]

Nov 26, 2014 13:09:51 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Nov 26, 2014 13:09:00 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Don't worry, I am sure your child will never do any of these things!

I've decided I won't birth him.  He'll just stay inside where he can't ever learn to do anything obnoxious.

That could get awkward in a few years.

[mrsukyankee]

I love hearing all your stories. Fabulous!

[my4girls]

Omg, the pool story.   Actual tears coming down my face right now 

[laceylaplante]

I just laughed so hard that DH asked what was so funny. Both stories, omg.

[eddy]

HOLY SHIT

They make them uptight in NV!

[olegregg]

Wow, what kind of bitchy kook would tell everyone at the pool that? Lol at her throwing the key in the bushes though.

[bania]

OMG! I'm dying at the pool story. I love her.

[margarita]

LOL!

Omg, your kid is hilarious!

[mellymel]

Omg I am dying at both of these stories!! Lol!

[fuckyourcouch]

Nov 26, 2014 17:31:54 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Nov 26, 2014 14:53:58 GMT -5 jamie.1022 said:

What is the pool story?? jenny1980

copied from an earlier post:

This was not a great parenting moment LOL. Okay, so when Lu was 2.5 (and recently potty trained), my parents and I stopped in Elko, NV for a night on the way to Sun Valley from Tahoe. They got a place with a pool so Lu could splash around. Which, thank Christ, because it was literally 100 degrees at 5pm when we checked in. Aren't you glad I am providing this utterly pointless back story? ANYWAYS.

So, because she was recently potty trained she generally would give about three seconds of notice that she had to go to the bathroom. So, we're sitting there on the side of the pool and she says "I have to go potty RIGHT NOW!" and my choices were either have her pee in the pool or pee on the concrete next to the pool. Literally, those were my choices. So, I figured the pool at least has chemicals so I whisper to her "just pee in the pool, Lu."

Well, a mom nearby starts screaming EVERYONE GET OUT OF THE POOL! That woman just told her daughter to PEE IN THE POOL ON PURPOSE!! while Lu is just squatting there peeing away. Cue people freaking the fuck out. Then this guy walks over and is all, "Ma'am, the pool needs to be closed and shock treated because of what happened here" (like this was a nuclear incident). When I explained how swim diapers work and that babies are being in the pool CONSTANTLY (plus, apparently 52% of MLers) he was like, "That may well be true but as a certified blah blah blah I am required by State law to close the facility."

So, at this point my mom and I are like, "Okay, let's just get the fuck out of here." So we pick up our stuff and notice we can't find the room key. Lucy is standing there looking guilty. We ask her about it and she said that when the lady was yelling, she threw the key over the fence into the bushes. So, we spent the next 10 minutes locating the goddamn key while everyone just stood around staring at us.

And, I am not even joking, at dinner at the hotel restaurant that night someone pointed us and said "That's the mom that told her daughter to pee in the pool!"

This is amazing. 

But also, I used to work in elko. I think Lu was just traumatized by being there. I get it. Lol

[sugarbear]

I love her so much.

[lime]

OMG - both of these are hilarious.

[fryjack2]

That pool story was worth coming back into this thread.

I can't stop snort laughing.

Bravo!

[panbitch]

OMG I love Lu! and WTF with that woman, every kid and 90% of adults pee in the pool.