That is what kids are for, correct? Well — Molly (age 2) was doing her best of it yesterday.
We went to Mass last night, and Molly was turned around in the pew, since I was holding her. It was right before the Mass, and she looked at me like I was insane, as she looked up toward the loft area, as loudly as possible (it seemed) she announced, “THAT NOT MARY! THAT SAINT LAWRENCE!”
I knew she was referring to a statue of St. Lawrence that she saw. Of course, she did have to announce it in a way such that it sounded like I told her it was Mary. So, I tried to quiet her down and said, in almost a whisper as I pointed up to St. Lawrence, “Yes, — that’s St. Lawrence.”
She again looks at me with mock horror, while declaring, “THAT NOT MARY! THAT SAINT LAWRENCE!”
So…if you ever hear a story about the new Catholic that doesn’t know Our Lady from St. Lawrence, you can just know that sometimes, it’s an offspring’s job to make their parents look like idiots.
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Rosemary Bogdan said…
LOL. That is so funny. She probably is trying out that pattern of sentence. “That’s not___. That’s____!” I’ve heard my girls when they were real little say things like that. Once my daughter stopped in front of a display of spaghetti sauce in a store and exclaimed, “Oh, I LOVE this stuff!” I looked at her in surprise and said, “You do?” She answered, “No, not really.” I think little girls like to try out the nuances of language. Too funny.
April 15, 2007 7:02 PM
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Sharon said…
I’m laughing, too!
Our kids must’ve teamed up. Although mine wasn’t even referring to anything religious. I just posted about the way he snorted during Mass. SNORTING. I had my daily dose of humilty for sure!
April 15, 2007 7:55 PM
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An Ordinary Mom said…
Kids definitely know how to say the wrong things at the right moment! It is a talent.
April 16, 2007 12:09 AM
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Aldara said…
My kids were especially well behaved at Mass yesterday….NOT. I was in the cry room and I still had to leave because they would not sit still and behave:-)!
April 16, 2007 11:54 AM
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Mimi said…
Bwahahahahahahahhahaa! There is something about the quietness of church that makes them want to YELL, isn’t there?
April 16, 2007 2:02 PM
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Barb, sfo said…
ROFL!!! You just never know what little ones are going to say–or where they’ll say it. But you can bet they’ll say it LOUDLY.
I wish I had my blog when all my kids were younger, because just writing things like this down helps me see the humor in them!
April 18, 2007 8:37 AM