Wiping With Leaves

While driving my twelve year old and her BFF to a birthday party this afternoon, the two of them began sharing the story of how Kayley (the BFF) had witnessed a homeless man pooping in the bushes on the side of a road a few days prior, while she was driving with her mother. Kayley giggled uncomfortably as she recalled the details of what she had seen, and Dee Dee (my twelve going on twenty year old) giggled menacingly as she watched her friend’s discomfort.

Before I realized that I was doing my thinking out loud, I had already released the question of what he must have wiped with. I mean, he probably doesn’t carry a role of TP around with him. I went on to explain to the girls that, in the olden days, people used to wipe with leaves. Dee Dee’s eyes widened as she whipped her pretty head around to look at me…

You used to wipe with leaves?!”

Oh, that’s nice…I guess I’ll be putting on extra wrinkle cream tonight!

About thisnest

The Sparrows are happily married, and the parents of five children. Donna and her husband Antonio are college sweethearts who also raised his seven siblings, many with special needs, for nearly two decades. Along the way they have navigated the ups and downs of being a blended, black, white, and brown family. Donna celebrates each day of blessings and embraces her family’s “interraciality” through poetry, anecdotes, and glimpses into her beautifully chaotic life on her blog at www.ThisNest.com
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4 Responses to Wiping With Leaves

  1. Momma says:

    Hilarious!

  2. Esty says:

    Wow! Sometimes kids can be such a boost to the ego, and other times… Not so much! 🙂

  3. Star says:

    heyy donna i miss you so much i cant wait to see you. can you give my two boys kisses for me.

  4. Nancy says:

    LOL, LOVE her response!

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