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August 5, 2003

Like Daddy

I am on vacation in CA and will not be blogging as frequently...it pains me :-( but please forgive.

In the meantime, I'd like to share a recent experience I had at the Barnes & Noble @ Astor Place...

I was waiting in a long line for the bathroom when a little girl (approx. age 4 and wearing a princess outfit) and her mom emerged from the end of the line. The princess was on her way to cutting in line so her mom said,

"Honey, if you really have to go badly, can you ask these nice ladies if you can go ahead of everyone?" Her mother good-naturedly whispered to us that her daughter is being potty trained so it would be great if we let her go ahead.

Of course we all had fallen in love with the little princess at this point so we were like, "Of course!"

So then the princess and her mom entered one stall and the woman before me entered the other stall. When the woman before me in line emerged from the stall, it was my turn. On my way out, I noticed that the princess and her mom were still in the other stall and then I heard the mom say sternly,

"Ok sweetie, do you still have to go because there are lots of people in line," to which the princess replied:

"I wanna sit on the toilet for a long time like Daddy!"

We all erupted in laughter while her mother blushed and said, "I'm sorry sweetie but you can't be Daddy right now"



Comments

Waitaminute. A *four* year old being potty trained? I'm no expert on kids, but if you're on the cusp of kindergarten, shouldn't you no longer be in danger of crapping your pants?

Or am I being old fashioned here?

Posted by: Anil Dash at August 6, 2003 1:40 AM

kids say the darndest things--you're the next bill cosby harner. you're in cali? I was there last week. double damn.

Posted by: pippa at August 6, 2003 1:32 PM

Anil said what I was going to say about potty training.

This is just darling enough to warrant submission to Reader's Digest!

Posted by: Jodi at August 6, 2003 10:32 PM
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