oh be careful little...

...mouth what you say for little ears are listening!!

yesterday, princess was very excited to have her bff come home from preschool with her. when we arrived at drop-off said bff's mom was coming back out of the school . she had a big smile on her face and i said to her,

"why are you so happy this morning?" now obviously i know the answer to this...she is going to have the entire day to herself and will be enjoying lunch with a friend and no children!! don't we all know how quickly that would bring a smile to our face!!

she replies, "i don't know, i'm just happy!" with a smile on her face.

i turn to princess and say, "why do you think __________ is so happy this morning?"

now i expected all sorts of interesting answers but listen to what i got...

"because she gets to spend the day all alone!" and off she went to her class!!!

OUCH!!! obviously my enthusiasm for days alone has been revealed to her. the truth hurts here....hopefully she doesn't see that i don't want to be with her...because i love being with her. but those rare days we have the day to ourselves...oh boy do i cherish those!!!

so be careful, moms, little ears are listening and understanding way more than what i thought they would!!!

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