It's Sunday morning. I'm making breakfast for Rachel. Leah is sleeping over at a friend's place. Rae is sitting at the dining room table with her stuffed cat. I am spreading peanut butter on an English muffin. I'm half asleep, because I was over at a party at Jay's the night before and I'm not used to staying up past 11 these days. (I am so lame.)
Rachel: Mom, why do you have a nipple on your chin?
Me: [not quite sure I heard right] A what?
Rachel: That nipple, right there [pointing], on the side of your chin.
Me: That's not a nipple, it's a mole. I have a mole on my chin.
Rachel: Oh. Are you sure? I thought those were called nipples.
Me: [picturing lots of opportunities for humour in Rae's future] No, honey. It's a mole. Trust me on this.
Doesn't children's television cover subjects like this? No? Well, maybe it should. I could see Elmo clearing up these anatomical confusions by explaining the difference between moles and nipples to Dorothy the goldfish. I really could.
Maybe he could do it by rewriting that old body parts fave. I can hear it now: Head and shoulders, nipples and moles, nipples and moles, nipples and moles....
Rachel is awesome :-)
ReplyDeleteAHHH! Earworm!
ReplyDeleteI would pay good money to watch this segment on Sesame Street. We need to be clear about these things.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you should have corrected her... much more fun.
ReplyDeleteThankfully you were not out in public! Heh heh.
ReplyDeleteoh... what a laugh!
ReplyDeleteRachel is so funny, especially when she's not trying to be :-)
ReplyDeleteface nipple! it's a new catch-phrase!
ReplyDeletethank goodness it was in the privacy of your own home and not in the super-market line-up ;)
Too funny.
ReplyDeleteCutie pie. :)
Nat
This is even more hilarious for me.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure that I have tried to clarify this issue with Rachel on at least 3 occasions. Don't be surprised if she keeps calling it a nipple on your chin.
Your girls are too funny without any effort :)
ReplyDeleteSooo funny!!!!
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