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As anyone who has been out with me will tell you, for some reason, while I believe I am a satirically debonair gentleman, it seems my fashion sense is somewhat unsubtle, garish even?
Genes being jeans, Jing-Joe has also picked up a 'questionable' sense of fashion as well. In the past this has included trying to wear a bikini to school, or wearing a swimming costume, yellow arm floaties, and a large rubber duckie ring around her waist, topped of with her mother's high heel shoes to dinner.
This can be quite embarrassing, and yesterday she topped herself.
She decided to wear a bright orange short dress, fluro pink board shorts, auntie's work boots, various clips in her hair, and a 'Punk' arm bangle.
Oh, I forgot to mention, Bangles on her feet, and self-applied lipstick. As we were in a hurry, and she refused to change, that's how we went out to dinner!
Of course, genes being genes, her fashion sense is not the only thing she has taken from me.
We are in the process of trying to toilet train her. Now toilet training usually is a messy business, and involves letting her wear no nappies in the house. So if she makes a mess, well, she's swimming in it.
So far so good, and rarely, except during exciting episodes of Mr. Bean or Nemo, does she wet herself in the house.
One thing we do is keep an eye on her, you can tell, it's the same concentrated look I get when I am thinking, "Do I go to the dunny now, leaving my beer and this sweet young thing alone, or do I hang on a bit longer."
DarLek has managed to learn the same signs, not doubt from watching me nurse a beer, and look at some sweet young thing!
So, when Jing-Joe was looking a bit tense, Mum said "Go to the toilet Jing-Joe".
Off she went.
Like most of us, being watched doesn't help the flow, so we make sure not to be too obvious and watch her. Unfortunately, she doesn't always return the favour and often barges into the dunny to see what someone is doing in there alone! (Must be more fun if the door's locked!)
Next thing I know DarLek is shrieking with laughter, calling me.
Turns out Jing-Joe has developed a totally unique way of using her potty for a little girl.
She places the potty so it sits in front of her, and she can watch the TV while peeing into it standing up!
As I said, no one likes being watched, guess she's watched me one time too many!
Jimmie Blonde
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