From the moment you announce you are pregnant, you start
getting all the stories from family, friends and quite often perfect strangers
of all the things their child said or did. When I was pregnant I knew “everything”
then I had a baby and quickly realized “I. Knew. Nothing.”. I didn’t always
listen or even want to hear the stories when I was prego, because my kid was
going to be different. Ha, boy was I an idiot! The good thing is I can laugh at
my ridiculousness now. With an infant, anytime there was an issue, diaper rash,
colic, teething, etc. I quickly tried to remember all the remedies that people
had suggested. I was desperate at times and would try anything. Now that I have
a toddler, I often recall the “one time my daughter…” or “wait till they repeat
what you say” stories that I have heard. Well ladies and gents, I have joined
the “I have a toddler” club. Mind you I am just getting initiated, so I am sure
there are far worst events to come, but it has started.
So this morning we woke to a lovely covering of ice. The
cars, the roads, everything was covered in a thin sheet ice. Although the
district I work for was closed for the day, I don’t get snow days. So Aida and
I venture out to daycare on my way to work. I made sure to wear my flats and
not heels today, to avoid any death traps or so I thought! We arrive in the
loading zone at daycare and I walk around to get Aida out and take her in. The
same as every other day, just normally there is no ice to contend to.
Conveniently, the lowest part of the road happens to be in the loading zone so
there is always a very nice size puddle there if it has rained or the snow has
begun to melt. (Aida’s daycare is in town, so the only other option is to parallel
park, which doesn’t work out well, so I use the loading zone) I go to do my
usual one foot on the side walk, one foot on the cars door frame so that I don’t
have to step in the puddle and get my foot wet (it’s a decently deep puddle).
Well ice makes this a little tricky. I started to fall and caught myself on the
car door, so not a complete embarrassing moment, but enough to make me do a
quick glance to see if anyone saw me almost eat the sidewalk. Although there
was no one around but us, I did not escape those beautiful little eyes that so
innocently looked at me and says “oh no mommy”. Yep, my toddler misses nothing.
I say I am just getting initiated because her vocabulary doesn’t
allow for her to go in and say “hey, my mom almost totally wiped out on the
sidewalk out there, it was hilarious”, but it’s coming and quick! Let the party
begin!
Has your child repeated something they shouldn’t or told
your embarrassing moments?
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