09 July 2008
Boy or Girl
I stole this off a friends blog because it's funny (her kids antics crack me up) but I don't know if she wants links to hers (will change it if she doesn't mind - and I've taken out her sons name to protect the not-so-innocent)...
The other day at Target (our usual destination) my son asked the somewhat masculine female checker:
"Um, excuse me? Are you a boy or a girl?"
I got wide eyed and shushed him, yet he persisted.
"I'm curious if you are a boy or a girl cuz your hair is like a girl, but your voice is like a boy."
Luckily the elderly checker was hard of hearing (or maybe just polite) and did not appear to hear him.
As he opened his mouth yet again to repeat his question, I ripped open the bag of tootsie rolls that I was buying and popped one in his mouth.
"YUM! Candy!"
...he cheered and not another word was said about the mysterious she-man checker at Target.
Thats so cute!!! kids are amazing with some of the things they say :) if only we could all be as honest... :lol:
ReplyDeleteCandy is the universal silencer.
ReplyDeleteThere is a bagger at my grocery store who looks, sounds and moves like a boy. He wears a nametag that says "Julie." So the other day Julie was bagging my groceries and I almost said, "So you're Julie today." Or something to that effect thinking he was playing around. But something stopped me.
Later I asked my son who works there about Julie. Apparently she really is a girl, but she wants to be a boy and abhors all things girl.
I was glad I'd kept my mouth shut for once.
Wouldn't you love to be able to ask that question sometimes???? Aahh from the mouth of babes . . .
ReplyDeleteUmm... gotta remember to keep candy on hand!
ReplyDeleteROFL... Too funny. HC is the same way almost (just don't tell him I said this). He would see someone (like this) and immediately wants to comment without even thinking that he is still within their hearing range... LOL
ReplyDeleteWell, sometimes it's a valid question.
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