The Leading Cause of Gray Hair
Remember this?
I bought it back in February when Alexis started asking a zillion questions about where babies come from. It answered her questions perfectly without getting into too much detail. Even better, it laid the groundwork for years of fun conversations.
Every once in a while, Alexis has pulled that book out and flipped through the pages. No big deal. Every once in a while, Alexis has asked me to read that book to her. Again, no big deal.
And then my dumb butt went and ruined all that was not a big deal.
Alexis is reading on her own these days. She's not terribly confident when she reads books, but she can do it. In an effort to encourage her a bit more, lately I've adapted our bedtime routine. For every book she reads to me, I'll read a book to her. It's enough to motivate her into reading three or four books most nights.
Number One on her list of books she likes to read...that one. Of course.
The book is actually a good one for early readers. It uses a lot of the same words over and over, and very few of the words are particularly difficult. She stumbles in some places, but of course that is to be expected.
What is not expected is that she ALWAYS gets stuck on this page. For like ten minutes. Do you know how hard it is to sit and stare at nekkid cartoon characters as your kid tries to sound out "changing?" I'm certain Alexis is intentionally stalling. She's all "Ch... ch.... ch....cha...... cha... chaaan..... chaaaang.... Wait. I need to start over. Ch....ch....ch...ch..."
And then there is this page. Did you know that I can grow twelve gray hairs in the time it takes for Alexis to read the word "testicles?" It's true. Check back with me in a week and I might just have a full head of gray hair.
If I have to make an emergency hair appointment to cover all of the gray, I'm telling everybody it was all because of the testicles.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Reader Comments (7)
I have NO words for that book. NO WORDS.
When in doubt, always blame the testicles. I never thought that I'd get to say that in a comment on YOUR blog. Hahaha.
Hey! Most of MY gray hair is because of testicles, too!
I am in full agreement with Lisa J. & Gina. I don't think I need to type it out for you a third time.
OMG, I remember your original post on this book and I'm STILL trying to work up the nerve to get it (and read it) to my almost 5 year old son. Which I should, since he makes references to my "girl penis" quite often.
In my house, "girl penis" was known as "front butt" when my kids were that age.
That's too damn funny. One day she'll be mortified by all the time she spent trying to read testicles.