Gizmo spent a better part of the afternoon of Thanksgiving running around her Graam & Papa's property - fishing in the pond, riding the golf cart, and just plain ol' running around. Since the menfolk were outside with the kids, I didn't see much of what was going on because I was gratefully catching a nap inside... but I went by my sister in law's today and her husband related to me a little story.
Now you have to keep in mind, Gizmo is a very sweet child, but has some well, "delivery" problems with comments that she makes (keep in mind she's only 4)...
Apparently, Gizmo was sitting next to her uncle on the golfcart, and she likes to snuggle, so he let her nestle up on his shoulder since it was a bit chilly out. As she was doing so, she began to gently rub his forearm, as if she was "enjoying" petting the hair on his arm. He said she looked up at him, ever so sweetly and said "Uncle J", as she abruptly stopped patting his arm, "you have a lot of hair on your arm!" "Why yes I do" said Uncle J, as his arms are, well, extremely hairy (to say the least.) He said she then looked at him with an expression of utmost earnesty and said:
"You really need to shave. That's a real problem you've got there. "
Ooooh-kaaaay.... Seems like we probably ought to put "learn using tact" on the list of to-dos this week...
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oh, aren't children the most exhilirating and humbling of experiences in life??
She is only 4, give her time...the things she will say! You better start that written list now so you can both laugh over it later :-) Keep a pen and pad close by since you will forget on your way home from the grocery store all the funny things she says. Speaking from experience...."Wow you wouldn't believe what we saw on our way here! They were all NEKID!"...long silence between Snow White and pannel..."All of those trees where NEKID!!"
How did Uncle J respond? Was he upset - or did he laugh?
A kid once told me that I should stop singing because I didn't know how. He earnestly advise me to NEVER do it again. (He was about 2 years old at the time).
The kid is now 10 years old - and I STILL laugh about it.
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