Did he really say that?

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope all your Thursday’s were fantastic. Today was another one of my community day. I taught healthy living to kindergarten, grade 1, 2 and 3 kids. I’ve never wanted to laugh so much in all my life. One thing I’ve observed during the last couple weeks is that when you ask questions (to this age group) a lot of the kids will raise their hands and usually end up telling you a story that has no relevance. Well, this morning, Vivian (my partner) and I were teaching proper hand hygiene and I decided to ask a simple question......

“When do you think it’s important to wash our hands?”

Obviously I am looking for answers such as, “when we touch money, cough or sneeze on our hands, pet our animals, before we eat food, and after we use the bathroom.” Well... this one CUTE and ADORABLE blue eyed, brown hair kid looked at me and raised his hand, I couldn’t resist. So I asked him what he thought. This was his answer....

“Well, my daddy always tells me to wash my hands after I go pee pee, because I have to hold my penis down..... but sometimes I forget.”

My eyes literally jumped out of my socket as I held back the laughter that wanted to erupt from deep inside. I glanced at the teacher who hung her head in shame. It was definitely too late to hit the rewind button on this kid. I tell you, kids just say the funniest things. I donno if any of you have experienced a similar situation, but I tell you, it definitely makes me chuckle. After all, you can’t blame these kids for they haven’t developed that “filter” in regards to what is ok and not ok to say. I am confident to say that there is one positive aspect to all of this; he definitely knows his anatomy.

I hope this brought a smile to your face, if not... it’s time to lighten up and hang out with some more kids. They are so much fun and a joy to work with. This gets me even more excited for what’s in store down the road.

The picture of the day is another “what is it.” I’m sorry but I’m going to be hard on you this time and not say anything. I took this picture a while ago at home and thought it was kinda neat! Good luck guessing!