I would have thought this feat impossible, as a simple knowledge of solid matter, time, and space would suggest. But Madelyn either found a way to defy them all, or has mastered the fine art of performance illusion.
We had just returned from picking Madelyn up at preschool. I set her new Mickey Mouse plate on the kitchen table, and Madelyn climbed up into the stool to survey the various options portioned out between Mickey's big head and two little round ears.
We had just returned from picking Madelyn up at preschool. I set her new Mickey Mouse plate on the kitchen table, and Madelyn climbed up into the stool to survey the various options portioned out between Mickey's big head and two little round ears.
Madelyn was fully dressed from her morning at school, including the Hello Kitty underwear she likes in spite of the fact that they really are too big. As she climbed up on her stool, I was reminded of the way they constantly stick out above her pants and look a little silly. But looking a little silly is low on my list of concerns while trying to navigate the treacherous parental waters with an opinionated 3-year-old.
While Madelyn began picking at her lunch, I turned around toward the counter to put the finishing touches on my own sandwich before joining her. My back was turned for approximately eight seconds before I heard Madelyn dismount her stool and shout, "My underwear came off!"
Incredulous, I turned around to see her running gleefully toward me, holding above her head the very underwear that I had noticed on her body, under her jeans, only moments before. I was speechless. What could I say? I would have laughed except I was busy trying to figure out how it could have possibly been accomplished! And then, how could I possibly not play THIS scene in my head?:
My assumption is that when she used the restroom by herself at school, her pants and underwear fell off her dangling feet. When she put them back on, she got her feet into the pants holes, but didn't line them up with the underwear holes, so her underwear was simply riding along behind her, tucked neatly inside her jeans. The error wasn't noticeable since this particular pair always looks that sloppy.
5 comments:
Kristen, this story is hilarious! I definitely laughed out loud. And, I'm glad that you shared a plausible explanation, because otherwise, I would have spent the rest of the night scratching my head, trying to figure out just how the heck that happened!
All I can say is that you are going to have to keep a close eye on that one! HA HA HA!
Woah crazy! But hilarious. And I LOVED the applicability of that clip.
cliche, but "Never a dull moment" with kids. :)
I'm with Amber. While reading this post, I was thinking, "how in the world???" She's a tricky girl.
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