daddyville

It was in a bath about 4 days ago that my daughter Shayla her first little submarine style b.m. . She was genuinely shocked,appalled,and slightly frightened. She was skating around the tub afraid that it was coming after her... As a parent, I had to laugh as this kid has been crapping in diapers since day 1, a few of which,even though she's mine have severely triggered  the old gag reflex. She has ,of course, been present for all of them as it would be impossible not to be.  What's really funny is that we have always had a very open dialogue about poo-poo:been present for the poo-poo,smelled the odoriferous substance,have learned the word,can even say that it is about to happen(although still not so often--even at 50wks. old),but yet we still have the ability to be Totally Surprised by it when it has the Gall to occur anywhere other than in the diaper. Poo-Poo out of Context was funny to behold. She survived the stress of it and that was good. "Wassat?! Wassat?!"

This is a unique place where the rules and the edicts,the time lines,the city counsel,the whole thing..is governed in a very direct way...by the child or the children who Own the place. It is really interesting to realize that you are,..yes..,a janitor..in a most direct kind of fashion. You are kind of like the makeup artist and personal assistant to the star performer/s. You could complain if you wanted...but of course it would have to go through the proper channels..you'd have to fill out the paperwork...and wait while the great wheel of Dictatorship would spin..haha.  I really do love it. It's Great. It's Real. It's Humbling.
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..So my little girl Shayla keeps sucking on the end of this spongy cat toy today..and I really think nothing of it. Eventually I realize that she is sucking the water out of it,but from where is she getting the water I immediately wonder??(It's not as bad as you might think....not toilet water) I realize that she's been dipping this thing in the cat's water bowl!! Ahhh!  At least it's not the toilet,right?? But the cat is still (as I attest to daily) an animal that takes a drink, lickes/strokes/felatios it's privates ...and then,of course..to wash off that taste..takes another drink.. It's a good thing that young kids' immune sys. is so vital! :)