A Knight in Charmin Armor My daughter, Belle, just turned five. My son, Johnny, is three. They've recently taken to playing with dolls and action figures. My kids judge whether these figurines are "good" or "bad" depending on the state of each figurine's manners. In the following video, Johnny declares one of his action figures a "bad guy" because he has horrid manners:
And what could be worse than saying, "Gimme, gimme?" Johnny said he wants to be a good guy, a knight in shining armor. Except, when he says it, it comes out "Knight in Charmin." Hmmm, speaking of Halloween... Johnny is still working on getting out of diapers. The other day, he and Belle were playing with action figures and he filled his diaper. Belle waved in front of her nose. "Pee-yew, Johnny," Belle said. "You're making my breath stinky." Some of their figurines have dogs. Belle calls them all "Lily," which is the name of her grandma's dog. And all these figurine dogs have bad breath, just like Lily. "Why do dogs have stinky breath, Daddy?" Belle said. I decided to be truthful. "Because dogs lick their butts," I told her. Belle stared blankly at me. Meanwhile, Johnny spun and spun around for fun, giggling all the way until he thumped into the wall. Luckily, he bounced. It was reminiscent of the Great Gonzo from the Muppet Show. I'm proud my kids have good manners, although sometimes it's displaced. For example, the other day Johnny extracted an entire meatloaf from the fridge, carried it into the living room and ate it like a Snickers bar. "Wanna bite, Daddy?" he said. We both discovered we could take eight bites and still say "Arrrgh!" Yesterday, I folded the laundry and sorted it in neat piles on the living-room floor. Johnny walked through, knocking over half of the piles. I frowned at him. "What do you say, Johnny?" "You're welcome," he said. Hey, at least he's polite.
Labels: ball , Barbie , Belle , Charmin , costume , dolls , GI Joe , gonzo , Halloween , Knight in Charmin , living room , princess , Star Wars
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