Tuesday, April 24, 2007

The Feminine Mystique

Baby Redneck is potty trained! Strike up the band! At 2 years, 4 months old, she's still pretty short in the stride, but that girl has in independent streak a mile wide. It's gone very smoothly and was entirely her own idea. There is one problem.

She won't wear underwear. At all. Shucks 'em faster than I can get 'em on her. I think she just doesn't see the need, and they complicate matters tremendously. Our conversation from earlier today:

Mama, upon catching a glimpse of Freedom McSparklehiney's peachy little tush: Baby Redneck! Where are your panties?

Baby Redneck: I taked 'em off.

Mama: Where did you take them off?

BR: I taked dem off 'a my boodee.

Mama: Where are they now?

BR: Dey are not on my boodee.

Mama: Where did you put them?

BR: I put dem offa my boodie.

At which point I ran out of ways to ask where the third disappeared pair of teensy underwear could be, and Baby Redneck ran out of patience for my redundant line of questioning. She put her doll in the stroller head first and waggled her little nakey hiney right on out of the room.

Excuse me while I get the phone...

Hello? Oh, Mother Of The Year People? I think you might have the wrong number.

19 comments:

Unknown said...

How FUNNY!!!!! Well, not for you, but for us! I agree with her though...they only complicate things and are always getting in places they shouldn't be!!! :D

Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry said...

Hilarious! Don't you love the way that they answer your question without imparting any information at all?

Diane Viere said...

ROFL!!!!

Well, I mean...I'm empathetic and all...but this is hilariously funny!!!!

good luck.....and don't worry...it isn't until she grows into her teen years and is photographed getting into and out of cars without underwear on...that we will take away your mother of the year awards!!!!

;) Diane

Barbie said...

Too funny!! I love the way little ones think:-)

Melanie @ This Ain't New York said...

Cute!

Misty said...

hi. i came here by way of Boo Mama and this made me laugh so hard... I love it! It's a minute where I am a little sad that my daughter is passed this stage...

then the minute passes and I am grateful :)

Gretchen said...

Hi Clem,

Well, seriously...she's potty trained, and is saving you laundry. Where is the complaint? Is there anything cuter than a toddler's behind anyway? :)

Brenda said...

I always say, "If you can't walk around naked when you are a toddler--when can you? Cause, sister it ain't so cute later!!!

Robin said...

FIrst of all, Congrats on the raise you just rec'd for not having to buy diapers!

Secondly, if it weren't totally inappropriate--I'd let Reese run around like that all the time just 'cuz her hiney is so cute!

Robin said...

Too cute. Made me laugh.

Grafted Branch said...

ROFLOL! I can almost hear her widdle biddy voice in this dialog. Thanks for the laugh. Mine weren't making me laugh today. :(

LiteratureLover said...

That is great! What a relief to have the potty-training almost finished. This one's a smart little thing! What a crack-up!

Diane@Diane's Place said...

I chuckled and tee-hee'ed all through this one, C. ;D

Good luck keepin' Ms. Wild and Free clothed before she starts school. :-)

Yee haw and a big Praise God! on Wonderboy's much improved vision!

Keri said...

That is the cutest funniest thing I've read in a while. What a cutie she must be!

I linked over here from BooMama's "Southern polite excuse" contest. You definitely wrote the 2 funniest entries!

My Southern Baptist preacher dad threw out the homemade cough syrup that was stashed in the very back corner of the top cabinet above the refrigerator. I told him that nobody but him, my mom and Jesus knew it was there and Jesus knew WHY! So your state line whiskey run was very familiar!

I'll definitely be back to read more of your funny stuff!

Laura said...

This is a HILARIOUS story! I'm laughing so hard. Thanks for sharing it with us! ;)

Lisa Spence said...

Oh my word, SO funny! I can laugh, because I have so been there.

And hey, potty trained at 2 years? WOW and I mean WOW! All (four) of my boys were three and a half!

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

The girl knows her own mind!

Laurie said...

Oh my! You crack me up! Well, at least you didn't have to watch (from the kitchen window) your boys peeing in the sandbox because they were too lazy to come in the house. . .*sigh*. . .those were the days. . .

Kelli said...

Just wandered over here and didn't wank to "lurk" without telling you that this made me giggle. I intend to come back to visit soon.