Tamara.... I LOVE this story!! Now there's one to remember!! Sue (still laughing in East Yorkshire) On 25 Nov 2009, at 04:50, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
>> From: R.P. > > > One November afternoon when my daughter was in kindergarten, I > picked her up after school. She bobbed out to the car and crawled > into the back seat. > > "What did you do today?" I asked. > > She couldn't wait to tell me. "We learned that boys are different > from girls" she chirped. "My teacher told us that boys have a thing > the girls don't," she added. > > "Well, yes they do..." I said cautiously. > > Then she piped up again. "That's how girls know that boys are boys," > she said. "They see that thing hanging down and they know that he's > a boy..." > > I mentally calculated the distance home. Our five-minute commute > already felt like an hour. > > "Did you know that when the boys see a girl they puff up?" > > My palms were beginning to sweat. "Um...well..." > > I was still searching for something to say, to change the subject, > when she asked, "Why do the girls like boys to have those things?" > > Well, I didn't know what to say. I mean, what woman hasn't asked > herself that very same question at least once? "Oh, well...um..." I > stammered. > > She didn't wait for my answer. She had her own. "It's cause it moves > when they walk and when girls see that they know they're boys and > that's when they like them. Then the boy sees the girl and he puffs > up, then the girl really knows he likes her too. And then they get > married. And then they get cooked." > > That last part confused me a bit, but on the whole I thought she had > a pretty good grasp on things. As soon as we got home she hopped out > of the car, fishing something out of her school bag. > > "I drew a picture," she said. "...you want to see?" > > I wasn't all that sure I did, but I looked anyway. I had to sit > down. There, all puffed up so to speak, looking mighty attractive > for the ladies, was a crayon drawing of a great big Tom Turkey. His > snood, the thing that hangs down over his beak, the thing that > female turkeys find so irresistible, was magnificent. His tail > feathers were standing tall and proud. She was a little offended > that I laughed so hard at her drawing. I laughed until I cried. But > I told her I loved it - and I did - and she got over her pique. That > was the end of that, for her anyway. But I'm not so lucky. Every > year I remember that conversation, and to be honest I haven't looked > at a turkey or a man the same way since. > > HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! > -- > Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) > > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Regards Sue. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
