We were sitting at dinner the other night and Eli’s talking a blue streak like normal. Then he starts talking about the daycare and teachers he likes. Noah chimes in with how he misses Miss V. He used to be in her class (the toddler class) but now he’s moved up to the “3’s” and he only sees her for breakfast.
Eli pipes in with how he likes Miss V and how he gets to see her for breakfast too. Then he continued on, and I just didn’t know how to respond.
Now Miss V is a big woman, I mean a big woman. She loves the kids (especially Noah, he’s one of her favorites) and they all love her.
“Miss V is fat.”
“Yes, she is, but it’s not good manners to say that someone is fat, even if they are.” I do try to teach the boys good manners and not to blurt out something that would hurt someone’s feelings, even if it is true. I think that’s hard to teach what hurts someone else’s feelings, like how would little skinny Eli know saying Miss V was fat, when she clearly is, would hurt her feelings?
“Okay.” But he continues on, “When she sits on a chair her butt hangs out over the side.” At this point I have to look away so I don’t laugh since I am picturing her trying to sit in one of the little children’s chairs and I can’t look at Tim because I know he’s picturing the same thing.
But oh, he doesn’t stop there, “It hangs out on both sides!”
In looking away this time I caught Tim’s eye, and oh that was bad news. We were both choking on our food trying not to laugh. I mean really, what do you say?
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