I know I'm not the only one out there who has been embarrassed by your child making regretful remarks in public. Please post! I want to know, laugh and commiserate.
Here are mine (or at least two I can recall at the moment):
1. Standing in line at Chipotle. I'm holding Linus. Referring to the large man about 6 inches behind me he says (loudly): "Mom, that man has a really, really big tummy."
2. Getting into an elevator at the doctor's office and witnessing a rather large WOMAN step off as the doors open Linus says (again, loudly): "Mommy, that MAN is really big!"
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When we were on vacation in California a month or two ago, we were out to eat with our friends and the waiter who was serving us was a bit effeminate. Anyway, Isaac said to Nate as the waiter approached the table "Dad, he is a woman man".
It was super awkward.
annabelle said our old neighbor looked like tracy from "hairspray". i'm not sure she'd be very flattered. she wanted to write that in a letter.
in public, we always have situations with "little people", "dwarves", or whatever you're 'sposed to say to not be rude. while riding in a cart, annabelle said in amazement, "woah! look at her! she is really little. she's like a kid!" i pretended like i didn't hear it 'til we rounded the corner & then fumbled around with an explanation.
sometimes, asking them to make their observations softly helps and/or explaining that some of their observations can hurt the feelings of the people they are commenting about. (that may be an older concept than many of your kids understand yet.) they can still talk about them, but not as loudly for that reason:) (embarassing you is a concept they won't understand for a really long time + you may not want to give them that power:) m
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