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Pernickety kid

by Jo Beaufoix on June 17, 2008

Miss M is off school today. She has conjunctivitis so is a little sore and battered about the eyes but otherwise fine. Just before lunch she tramps into the kitchen wearing Miss E’s flippers, tugs on my arm and clears her throat.

Miss M: “Mummy, where shall my go to get to my swimming?”

Me: “Erm, I think you should go round the kitchen twice, then into the living room.”

She looks at me, puts her hands on her hips, frowns and sighs.

Miss M: “No Mummy. Dat’s not right. You go round de kitchen and den into de living room, and den onto de furniture.”

Me: “Oh right, of course, silly me.”

Blimey that kid takes after her dad.

{ 15 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Lilacspecs 06.17.08 at 12:48 pm

Heh, these sorts of posts make me miss working in daycare sooo much.

2 Kimberly 06.17.08 at 1:15 pm

You know, were I to be totally honest, I think I’d admit that I want to meet Miss M nearly as much as I want to meet you someday.

And I am so going to go play with toonlet again now.

3 Mya 06.17.08 at 1:17 pm

Has she no slippers?

Mya x

4 Susanasherself 06.17.08 at 3:17 pm

Funny. I never thought of swimming without the water. Intriguing…

5 Maria 06.17.08 at 3:32 pm

That comic cracked me UP! LOL

6 holly 06.17.08 at 3:45 pm

i say this one should not be playing trivial pursuit anytime soon. ..

“what? mummy, dat geography answer is so wrong it makes me sick”

that would just be wrong.

7 Maureen 06.17.08 at 5:13 pm

Ha! Come on now; you DON’T know the way to her swimming in your OWN house??? My my….

She is hilarious!

8 mielikki 06.17.08 at 5:19 pm

She is really going to set the world on it’s heels!

9 Bee Repartee 06.17.08 at 10:22 pm

Why I regularly climb over my furniture to go swimming.

She is too cute.

10 Corey 06.17.08 at 11:58 pm

hugs to Miss M. Hope her eyes are less gunky….and she feels better soon! She is so cheeky…..love her.

11 chrisb 06.18.08 at 1:49 am

Hope Miss M’s eyes clear up soon….but the chlorine might not be good for them! hehehe:)

12 WT 06.18.08 at 1:53 am

Ok, I’m confused….

13 Huckdoll 06.18.08 at 9:07 am

What a doll! I love that she says, “shall”…

14 Frog in the Field 06.18.08 at 12:56 pm

Do you have my daughter in your house?

15 Jo Beaufoix 06.18.08 at 1:28 pm

Lilacspecs, you jest right? ;D

Kim, Miss M would love to meet you too babe. And your toonlet was fabulous, you should definitely do more.

Mya, she has, but flippers are so much cooler don’t you know.

Susan, it’s a little known sport here in the UK. They also do football without the ball, they just call it ‘foot’.

Maria, thanks babe.

Holl, as long as she’s on our side I don’t mind. :D

Maureen I am so embarrassed. I should know that shouldn’t I.

Mie, yep. But I like it. :D

Bee, it’s always the best route to take. Snort.

Corey thanks hon. She is so much better today. A bit sore and itchy but tons better thank bob.

WT, were you never a kid? No don’t answer that. ;)

Huckdoll, she is a doll. A very cheeky one. :D

Frog in the Field, I’ll check. ;)

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