Socially Acceptable For A 3-Year-Old
So everyone knows that kids say and do the funniest things but is it socially acceptable to embarrass their parents like they do? Michael thinks it's perfectly fine to act like he does and push those boundaries no matter what I do.
Recently whilst we were at the park some Doris (I have no idea what her name was, for the sake of this article it was Doris) asks Michael if it was his brother or sister he's with? Firstly let's just discuss this point. Jacob to me looks clearly like a boy. Throw in the dinosaur blanket and sea of blue he's covered in. I think it's pretty obvious. I'm all for gender-neutral if that's your bag but I'm pretty sure I'm giving off clear boy vibes. Anyway, that's a whole other conversation.
"I need a blanket, I'm covering my willy"
Michael's favourite thing to do lately is to tell people it's his sister. This kid ain't stupid he knows it's his brother. He just loves the reaction and for me to say "NO! It's your brother". He likes to play around with those asking and well have a laugh at the expense of me and his brother.
If you've read my other blogs then you will know we've been having a potty training nightmare. We have started to notice a pattern. When we are around someone else's house or in a new place, in particular, he loves to be nosey and check out the toilet so he will say he needs the loo. This is great for us, however, imagine my horror when he uses the loo at my friends brand new home....he comes out and announces he did a shit (not those worlds thankfully!). I mean really?!?! He christened it. It's one thing to do it but be bloody discrete boy. Don't then tell everyone you did it.
We live in a flat so we have a communal garden. We are lucky because our neighbours are really nice but it can be awkward with a 3-year old that wants to permanently be outside. Recently Mikey casually made his way round to the garden whilst my neighbours were having a party. Is it socially acceptable for a 3-year-old to invite himself to their BBQ? Thank god I received feedback he was very polite. But still, I'm embarrassed. He was right in there!
I can't ever have friends round again. He shows his willy to most. Tells another she can screw him. He was holding a screwdriver. I mean clever boy for knowing the link but not quite darling.
He's walking around in the morning with a big willy. There always has to be a blanket on hand, ready for when I prompt him to cover his willy. I say it so much he sometimes says, "I need a blanket, I'm covering my willy".
If this isn't socially acceptable then I'm going to become a social recluse. An outcast from society. I'm spending so much time with him the lines are becoming blurred. I'm going to start announcing to people I did a shit in their toilet and well Phil might start showing His willy to all my friends. You see if an adult did all the things Mikey does then I'm sure they would be locked up in some institute.
I think It's only just about acceptable for him but definitely not acceptable beyond this innocent age. Will the embarrassment ever end for a mum in a Mann's world?
