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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Embarrasing Things That Kids Do

Reading an email today from a friend reminded me of the time that my older son (OS) did something that made me want the earth to swallow me up right on the spot. Maybe I should clarify that by saying that it was one of the top 3 things he's done that have made me feel like that. OS went through this phase for about 15 years over a year where he would poke my stomach and chest. I'm sure it started out as natural curiosity, but then presumably after getting a reaction from me, it turned into a power struggle.

Two weeks before I gave birth to my younger son (YS), we were at parent/child swim lessons. Admittedly my swim suit was a bit snug on top, but I didn't want to go buy a new one for two more swim lessons. Even though OS normally loved swim lessons, he spent the entire ride to the Y making it very clear that he did not want to go on that day. When I was in the water with him, he clung to me like a second swim suit. I'm not sure whether it was an accident, but after one of his proclamations of displeasure, he poked me and managed to pull down the top of one side of my swim suit. A few dads were standing right next to me. I was mortified. The next week I wore a shirt over my suit. Now OS takes group swim lessons, and I get to sit behind the glass window and watch him. No swim suits are required for me.

Unfortunately, I don't need to be in the pool to be embarrassed at swim lessons. Today I was super organized and caught up on a bunch of things that I needed to get done. However, I never attended to one minor detail: dressing YS. YS was thrilled, of course, but before I knew it, it was time to leave for OS's swim lessons. I scooped up a pajamaed YS and off we went to the Y. Yes, I was that mom who let her kid crawl (I would say walk but he's still not walking yet) around in public in his pjs. In my defense, it eliminated the need to deal with socks, slippers and a coat for him. On the other hand, he had been climbing all over our golden retriever while wearing his fleece pjs. Fleece is like a fur magnet. It occurred to me while in the lobby of the Y, that he resembled a golden retriever puppy. Hey, he was happy and more importantly no one in the lobby knew who I was!

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: If no one you know is there to witness an embarrassing moment, then it didn't really happen. Similarly if parents witness an embarrassing moment, they'll be too tired to remember it the next day so it's basically like it never happened.

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