Full Speed has been feeling slightly under the weather. So when Mad Dog gave his little brother a sippy cup that Full Speed had been drinking from I kind of freaked. We were getting the boys ready for a bath when this happened.
“Don’t give it to him, Full Speed’s sick!†I exclaimed.
“Hey, it happens, T.Puzzle will be fine,†says Mad Dog.
“Well, let’s at least get a different towel for T.Puzzle.†Normally I use whatever towel is on hand to wipe the soap from their eyes and faces during the hair-washing process. Since Full Speed was displaying some rosy-cheeked misery with a drippy nose, I wanted separate, clean towels for this task.
“No, T.Puzzle doesn’t need a different towel. It’s a Mad Dog Parenting 101 rule that kids need to be exposed to as many germs as possible to build their immune systems.â€
At that moment, Full Speed jerks his head back and lets rip a enormous, showering sneeze.
“I see your parenting rules for immunity building worked like a charm for Full Speed,†I say with a laugh (trust me laughing is the best way to handle these situations).
As for Mad Dog and his parenting 101, let’s just say I’d fail the semester.
***No marriages were harmed during the course of these past two posts. And, he’s Mad Dog…, and he approved these messages.
wow-I read these and just picture it like a play of sorts envisioning everyone saying their lines and sometimes when I read your lines I think to myself…That is exactly what I would have said….
and then I read Mad Dog’s lines…and think…that is exactly what my hubbie would have said.
so real and true to life.
Thank you, that’s the best compliment!