Question: What do you get when you cross a four-year-old boy, an anatomically correct (boy) doll, and an (older, female) Sunday School teacher?
Answer: a future comic, a dedicated following, and a hassled old lady.
My husband went to pick up our youngest at Sunday School today. When he walked in, our son was surrounded by the other children, who were laughing uproariously at something our son was saying. The teacher, however, was saying, "I don't think that's a good idea."
My husband: "Hi! What's going on?"
Teacher, whispering, but upset: "Your son is pretending that the doll has a poopy diaper!"
Husband: "Oh."
Teacher: "I mean...the doll is ...anatomically correct."
Husband: "Isn't that great?!"
(Meanwhile, husband overhears son say: "And then he had a BIG poop!" Kids laugh hysterically.)
Teacher: "I mean, he needs to cover the doll up...the doll shouldn't be left like that, without clothes on."
(Husband overhears son say, "See! That's his penis!" Kids roll on the floor with laughter.)
Husband: "Don't worry. I'll take care of it. I'll make sure we leave the doll with its clothes on."
(Husband overhears son making sounds of farting and peeing, much to the consternation of the teacher and the delight of the students. Son then runs up to teacher, doll in hand and basically shoves doll toward teacher, making a peeing sound.)
Teacher: "I mean, he really shouldn't be doing this."
Husband: "Well....if the doll is in the classroom and available for play, at this age, this is kinda par for the course."
Teacher: "Oh."
I never heard the rest of the story except that my husband and son put the doll's diaper back on before they went home.
Our reaction? An anatomically correct doll is the PERFECT prop for a future comic. And if you can't handle little kids talking about penises, farts, poop and pee, you need to teach older kids -- MUCH older kids.
Poor lady, however -- she appeared so shocked that we think she needed a drink RIGHT after church. Hope the brandy was handy.
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I am 38 and would have made some of the same sorts of jokes. I don't think teaching older kids would help. Maybe if they were Catholic or something instead. :)
ReplyDelete4 and 5 year olds think poop is hilarious. "Knock knock." Who's there? "Poop." Poop who? "Poopy on your face and glasses ... knock, knock ..." Who's there? "Poop." and so on and so on ... :-)
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