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February 16, 2006, 3:38 pm PST
The Funny Things They Say and Do
Quote From: emptyeyeswell, i was babysitting my 3 yr old little niece. we were just returning from the corner store, and we were about to enter the elevator to make our way back up to my apartment. the elevator doors slid open, and there was already an individual aboard for the ride up. he was a tall, goodlooking african-american man, with a big old smile on his face. now my adorable little niece had a look on her face that was almost indescribable from the very moment she set eyes on the man. for lack of a better word, i'd say it was a stunned look. i turned to her and smiled "Alexia.... is there something wrong?", i said nervously. "Yes!" she said with a passion. we entered the elevator. she edged closer to me and gave me the "c'mere" signal with her little fingers. i leaned in real close to her, and she looked up at me and with a stubborn tone in her voice. she came out with: "well, dont even TRY to get me into the tubby tonight, auntie Leslie. how come that man doesnt have to have a bath?"
i was absolutely mortified. the man just laughed as i apologised and stumbled over my words. thankfully he didnt find it offensive, but i'll tell u i was so embarrassed! from the mouth of babes, eh?! lol... Reminds me of something my cousin once said. Every summer his mom has the hardest time getting him to wear sunscreen. She has to tell him that he will get burned. He used to say that he wanted to be tanned like his sister (she's 20 years older, and goes to the tanning bed), and his mom told him that she always gets burnt getting tanned. They were at the mall last summer, and he saw an african american woman and looked at his mom, and said "Ok, I'll wear the sunscreen, I don't want to be that tanned" And this was after asking her why she didn't wear sunscreen, because she had too much of a tan! They live in the country, where, when I was in school, there was only one african american family in the whole school district, so that was like his first time seeing someone who looked different than him. The woman was so nice about it, and my aunt was SO embarassed. You think you've heard it all, then they open their mouths again, huh!
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