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February 08, 2005

What IS It About Me?

I know I've said over on Christopher's blog that kids tend to do weird things around me. First there was Mercedes, the little girl I met doing my very first practicum in undergrad school. Mercedes LOVED me and usually got so excited to see me that she would lose all bladder control and occasionally bowel control. Then there was Jaron, the little guy who seems to develop a great deal of gas in my presence. Then there's the little man (about 2) across the hall who speaks no English but for some reason feels obligated to give me things. The times I've seen him, I've ended up with his pacifier, his box of juice, and his Beanie Baby (all of which I've returned, just so you know I'm not stealing from a toddler). Now there's a kid at the Bellevue Mall who doesn't even know me...and yet I engender loss of his stomach control. I was in a half-price book store this afternoon and the kiddo pukes right in front of me and it splatters on my shoe.

Do I really scare kids that much?? Do I somehow exude an aura of meanness or cruelty? I just don't understand because all of the above kids seem to like me. Mercedes adored me, Jaron always hugs me when he sees me (perhaps why he then feels the need to fart), the toddler across the hall always grins at me, and the kid today was playing peek-a-boo around the bookshelves with me. I just don't understand how my very presences causes unfortunate side effects among children!!

Posted by Anna at February 8, 2005 05:58 PM

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Posted by: Flip at February 10, 2005 09:55 AM