Do you ever watch your kids and, you know, wonder?
If they're a few fries short of a Happy Meal....
Or, if that time they fell on their head while learning to walk was more serious than it looked...
Most days I think my kids are pretty stinkin' brilliant, thank-you-very-much. But every once in awhile, well, I have to wonder. I'd been noticing lately that a lot of the clothes coming through the laundry basket were covered in cherry juice. I didn't think much of it until yesterday when I saw Emily leaning over the sink. At first glance I thought she'd cut herself and was trying to wash up. I rushed over to her in concern.
Turns out, she just can't spit. Seriously. And it has nothing to do with the missing teeth, either.
She just....
can't.....
spit...
She was tearing the cherries apart to remove the seeds and, in the process of shoving them in her mouth, leaving a sloppy trail of cherry juice all over her hands, face and clothes. I guess I know who was loading the laundry basket with cherry-stained clothes.
***
Emily and Abby may look exactly like me.
But they clearly act more like their father.
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I get teased mercilessly by my family because I can't spit either. I try and try and it always ends up on my chin. But then again all the fries didn't make it in my Happy Meal either so .......
Hahahaha!
Now that's a new one to me. Too funny!
Another mystery solved at least. But now that you know the answer, were you happier not knowing?
hehe too funny...well unless the cherry juice doesnt come out of the clothes then maybe not so funny after all!!!! Priceless pics once again!!!!
I have similar thoughts about my son.
Yesterday he just spun in circles for about 15 minutes.
Good luck with all that laundry.
Head over to Williams Sonoma and get a cherry pitter!! It's awesome and I use it for Olivia. :)
Of course they must act like their father :)
Us mothers only pass on our brillance! And if anybody says different...they're silly!
My daughters take after their dad too...well, only when they are bad or do something really, really stupid. All the A's and proper manners come from my side of the family. I see your family is the same.
Beautiful children, even if they are covered in cherry juice.
Clearly, yes, it's always the Dads fault.
Best to teach them that now.
Obviously it's their father's genetic influence, unless they are doing something brilliant that it's all mother.
Guess what? Miss D. does the exact same thing! And it looks like Emily's missing almost as many teeth as she is!
I cannot convince her that spitting the seeds is FUN...what kind of kid can't get into sanctioned spitting?
I must admit, when I saw that first picture, I thought you spent yesterday in the E.R.
She so does look like you! :)
Spitting isn't attractive, so I'm with her on that one :)
Crazee Girl-she's a cutie!
So flipping cute.
Minus the cherry aftermath (which, btw, adorable!), I totally get this. All I can do some days is sigh, shake my head, and walk away.
They are so stinking cute!!
I love the idea of the WS cherry pitter! Going to have to check that out.
And if the toothpaste stains on the counter instead of in the sink are any indication, my kids aren't good spitters, either!
You just need to sign her up for spitting lessons.
Too cute!! Love the photos!!
Send her over here. My son will teach her how to spit in no time..
Hilarious... and it goes without saying that that kind of behaviour comes from her father's side! ;-)
That is too funny! She is adorable.
Love your blog! I found you on mom blog network. Great stories about your family.
I wish my 1 year old had that problem. So do the guests who wind up accessorized in surprise loogies. We don't get much return company...
yeah, sometimes you just have to wonder.
EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY....I shake my head and wonder. WTC? I think I'm fairly intelligent, my husband is a smart dude, but kids? WTC? And the saddest part? I wonder the most about my 22 year old.
The real question....did ya get the cherry juice out of the clothes? : )
Priceless pictures!!! Good luck with those cherry stains!
A girl that can not spit?
Clearly her daddy has failed her!!!
Classic last line, KB! (And she's adorable.)
She is super cute!
Few fry's short of a happy meal! hee hee!
and that is funny she was tearing them apart.
HOLY COW though , cherry juice super stains. what did you do to get it out?
thanks for hopping over from blogher and commenting!
omg, that is so cute and funny!
Buy that girl a cherry pitter! LOL...
: )
On a positive note, cherries are good for her.
Princess Nagger couldn't spit, either - she'd leave a ginormous mess (on herself or the edge of the sink) every time she brushed her teeth. Then she hung out with some boys who taught her the 'art' of spitting. Now she leaves a bigger mess because she thinks it's cool to spit on the faucet. Definitely her father's daughter... ;)
Your cherry stained angel is adorable! :)
*giggles*
Very cute post. And she's gonna kill you when she sees this!
I don't know, I think maybe your a cherry spitter in denial.
Ha! I love the juice all over her face too. Obviously she takes after her father ;)
Oxi-Clean will get the stains out if you pre-soak. If it doesn't come out the first time, don't put it in the drier. Just keep treating and washing... eventually it will go away. If you get it when it's fresh.
Nah, it ain't gonna work, that "oh they may look like me but they act like their father..." Uh-uh....they look like you? Means everyone thinks they ARE like you... lol...xoxox
Cherry stains are as bad as wine stains!
I love the toothless grin! Fun picture!
Oh, I forgot to say that I like the clouds!
Oh, mom..........
Wait until they discover hair dye!!!! (while wearing your good silk blouse)
I am sympathizing with the laundry! Summer brings out all kinds of stains, doesn't it?!?
Love it! A talent it is ok to lack!
I've gotten no less than 11 emails from people who can't comment on my blog today (and yesterday). I think it's just a blogger snafu, but I appreciate you guys letting me know.
And since you seemed really broken up about not being able to comment? You can just send me $50 instead and we'll call it even : )
I hope you have a lot of stain remover. Ugh!
I never knew there was so much juice in a cherry b/4 I saw my kid eat one
Is that the face you made when you saw that snake?
Is that the face you made when you saw that snake?
Is that the face you made when you saw that snake?
welll..didn't I hit the "publish comment" key one too many times!
Any chance that it's the missing teeth that are making it hard for her to spit? That's the first thought I had at that picture!
My husband is completely to blame for both of my kids weirdness! lol!
Her photos are so cute!
I'm way too late to tell you this, and who am I to talk, for I let my kid walk around stained all the time. But boiling water, yes, boiling, on berry stains before you wash totally takes them out.
Before you wash. Sorry about that week of blood-red on her clothes.
Funny! And great photos!
This actually reminds me of my twelve year old son (TWELVE!!) who still can't figure out how I know when he's been eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos. (It has something to do with the finger-striped orange smear down the front of his shirts-that boy can't figure out why napkins are necessary when his shirt is always so close at hand.)
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