Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Of the Diva's Need for a Napkin

The last week or so, while folding the massive amounts of laundry that these three kids generate, I noticed a recurring stain on many, no, all, of the Diva's shirts. There was a huge stain all around the front neck area, arcing in the shape of a smile.....umm, similar to a bib. Confused was I.

I watched her throughout the day at meal time discovered what was going on. She was pulling up her shirt to use as a napkin. Immediately we started correcting this behavior, showing her how to use a napkin. She quickly informed us she was not interested in doing it our way, thank you very much. We continued to get on her case about it and now I am pleased to say that she properly uses her napkin and not her shirt. There were a couple of days though, where I would catch her looking furtively at us to see if we were watching...


To be completely honest, The Diva's eating "skills" are perhaps among the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. I am thinking of having Mike Rowe, of America's Dirtiest Jobs, come and "enjoy" a meal with her.

One reason it is absolutely repulsive is that she puts her tongue INSIDE of her cup while drinking. I do not have a picture of this because it is hard to take a picture WHILST rescuing the table from the deluge that is sure to come from trying to drink this way.

Another reason (and there are many that I am sure I will be so kind as to share with you) is that this girl is already practicing to be a World Record Holder in Chubby Bunny. Or maybe that big hot dog eating contest (which I also find terribly repulsive!). Point is, she STUFFS her mouth with food, to the point that her eyes bulge, and she gets this slightly panicked look in her face. Slowly, she begins to chew and that's where it gets nasty, because it oozes. Whatever is in her mouth oozes out from a sheer lack of room in her little 2.5 year old mouth. I was kind enough to NOT take a picture that showed said "oozage".

BUT....being the Diva that she is, in spite of the fact that this is very UN-diva like behavior, she looked Gooooood while she, ummmm, "ate".

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