Manners

Are they important to you? They aren't to roughly 1/2 of America if you want my humble opinion. I know plenty of people who can barely mumble a thank you. That is why I have done my best to teach Ping manners and will continue to do so. Today she really impressed me with them. Mind you, she does often, but I have never discussed this here.

Whenever I get her a drink, snack or meal, she says "Thank you Mama." My favorite is when I say "Ping, do you have to use the bathroom?" Her response is always "No thank you Mama." It cracks me up. Bill was laughing over the weekend every time she said it. I find it to be rather adorable. For those that know me, I don't say "pee" or "potty." I hate the word potty. "Do you have to go potty?" has never left my lips. It's fine if you want to say it, but I personally hate it! After all, if you have a "potty" mouth, it's considered a "dirty" mouth. Well my potty isn't often dirty. I always say "Ladies Room or bathroom." Women's room or Girls room is fine. I don't use "Girls room because I am not a girl." I may not even be a lady, but I say "Ladies room" anyway:)

I also don't say the word "pee." I hate it. Why do I need to know what you are doing in the bathroom? You don't hear people saying that they need to take a "mean shit" unless they are a bunch of uneducated people, no? A few years back, my friend Anita and I were walking around the Wrentham Outlets and she said "I have to pee." So I responded with "Really, good to know because I have to take a major dump!" I thought she was going to die right there in the parking lot. We were both rolling. She could not believe that I said what I said. So I told her about the issue I have with the word "pee." She got the point. We still laugh to this day when we remember that day.

So I am pleased to say that I am seeing Ping's manners and I love it. I love hearing her talk anyway and it's even sweeter when it's "Thank you Mama!"