"Constant"

Every day after school we go through the "what did you do in school today" routine. I don't hold out much hope of hearing many details because really what kid does give you the whole run down every day. I want McKenna to know I'm interested though.
Yesterday she surprised me. Soon after we came in the door and sifted through the papers in her yellow folder she relayed the following story:

"Mom, guess what word we put on the word wall today?" Umm, really I'm thinking that I have absolutely no idea. The last time I there was Valentine's Day and I didn't spend much time checking out the word wall. "It was 'constant'," she says. And literally without taking a breath she continued with, "And Mrs. Jamieson asked if anyone could use the word 'constant' in a sentence and I said I could and then I said - my mouth runs constantly."

I'm pretty sure my mouth dropped open. I'm really sure that I stopped dead in my tracks like when you're not really sure that you heard something correctly but maybe if you stand still and be really quiet you'll hear it again. Yeah, she really did say what I think she said. I turned to face her just as she said, "And then Mrs. Jamieson asked me if my mom told me that and I told her yes." Ugh, I felt so bad at that moment. Except for the fact that I'm not the only one who has told my delightful little daughter that her mouth runs like a ducks behind. And I would feel worse, but oh McKenna, sometimes it's so true. From the minute she began to babble it has been non-stop. But now, in the back of my mind I'm suddenly worried that she's going to be scarred for life. Almost as if McKenna can read my mind she laughs and says, "Mrs. Jamieson thought that was funny." Oh good! I think!

Sometimes I wonder what Mrs. Jamieson knows about our family. And then I stop myself because the truth is I don't want to know what Mrs. Jamieson knows about our family. I secretly hope she doesn't slap the words 'lazy' or 'couch' or 'can't you just turn that basketball game off and help me' up on the word wall because I can only imagine what might come of that. So to all of my friends who are still living with toddlers - enjoy it while you can because soon you will be living in a world of full disclosure too.