Not My Child Monday!

 

Howdy y’all – we’re playing along for the first time with Not My Child Monday!  Head over to My Charming Kids for more… please, just to confirm that my kiddo is entirely normal.

 

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This week, it was not my kiddo who was thoroughly amused by a complete stranger in a restaurant.  You know, those kindly older men who look like Santa and are willing to make all kinds of silly faces?  Yeah… Itty Bit didn’t spend a good 20 minutes having a gigglefest from two tables away with this guy.

 

And when the guy stood up to leave and waved at Itty Bit… I did not prompt my little guy to wave back.

 

He did not wave slowly then look at me in total confusion and say, “Who’s that?”

 

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Not my child who found his inner cowboy on his first trail ride… riding double with Mommy.

 

Not my buckaroo who kicked Moi out of the saddle and told her to skedaddle (hey, that rhymes!)

 

And it was not my ‘lil trickrider who scared the living snot out of me 11 seconds later when he did THIS:

 

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Not my child who triggered a massive fit of public laughter when he walked through a department store, spanking every mannequin.  I did not allow him to do so after receiving atrocious (actually NON-EXISTENT) assistance from the snobbish salespeople.

Hey, at least he’s not knocking their heads off, right?  (You’ve been warned… that is a terrible and traumatic story that may convince you to never shop with a toddler again).

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And though my niece is not my child, she might as well be Itty Bit’s twin.  And her momma sure taught her well.

At a beautiful formal tea, our sweet May-May did not pull out a pirate hat and give us this:

Classic, no?

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And it is not my child who decided this week, that my teapot would be an ideal train transporter.

And being the logical and flexible mother that I am, I certainly would not let him take it to bed and (gasp) fall asleep next to it.

And then, it would most certainly not be the mother of this well-adjusted (and creative I might add) child who actually risked waking him up to snap a picture for the blog posterity…

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Hey y’all – join us for True Story Tuesday tomorrow, and don’t forget to head over for our giveaway!  Just a hint… she’s a well-known talent around IHeartFaces!