Monday, July 30, 2007

"She's a genius."

My Mini Me is a skinny mini. In my bathroom this morning, I tried to safety pin her skirt so it fit better in the waist. As I worked to secure the pin I accidently poked Mini Me in the arm. I quickly apologized and checked for blood.
She said, "Mom, why can't they give those things a name that tells the truth about them? It shouldn't be called a safety pin."
"What would you call it, Mini Me?"
"I would call it a pokey pin, not a safety pin."

Brillant.

19 comments:

  1. Mike AdamickJuly 30, 2007 at 1:13 AM

    Brilliant indeed. Those things hurt!

    Mike at Cry It Out!

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  2. elasticwaistbandladyJuly 30, 2007 at 5:24 AM

    Well, it beats a Hokey Pokey Pin. How would you like to do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself about with a sharp and pointy instrument?

    Awwww, Mini Me has your beauty and wit.

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  3. MillieJuly 30, 2007 at 7:01 AM

    That Mini-Me, so wise beyond her years.

    I'm wishing I had to pin my waistbands so they'd fit better. But alas. My waistbands all fit, a little too well sometimes.

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  4. Elizabeth-WJuly 30, 2007 at 7:54 AM

    My four year old just yesterday learned the irony that is "the funny bone".

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  5. MaryJuly 30, 2007 at 7:56 AM

    Mini Me is wise beyond her years. We have to do a lot of waist-band safety pinning around here for our skinny minis. I guess I don't make those plump, squishy, rolly polly babies. But mine are easy to carry around :)

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  6. Carrot JelloJuly 30, 2007 at 8:23 AM

    I can never find any pokey pins around my house. < That's me trying to relate to everyone.

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  7. TamaJuly 30, 2007 at 8:54 AM

    Tell Mini Me that I agree. There is nothing really "safety" about them, if you need to open it to pin it to something.

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  8. JoyismygoalJuly 30, 2007 at 9:44 AM

    we did call them that!!!

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  9. HeffalumpJuly 30, 2007 at 9:56 AM

    Well, they are safe until you open the package anyway!
    I hope you didn't leave a permanent scar on poor mini me!

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  10. DedeeJuly 30, 2007 at 10:47 AM

    So funny! I've been poked before and I love the idea!

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  11. RebekahJuly 30, 2007 at 11:35 AM

    She's so funny!

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  12. SuzanneJuly 30, 2007 at 12:26 PM

    How cute! We missed you at the Blogfest...

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  13. KlinJuly 30, 2007 at 4:52 PM

    Children are so full of wisdom.

    Wish I'd thought of that. Who named those things anyway?

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  14. SoDak AngelJuly 30, 2007 at 5:09 PM

    She is a smarty pants isn't she. Beautiful, and a thinker!

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  15. Busy Bee LaurenJuly 30, 2007 at 6:46 PM

    Why are they called safety pins in the first place?!

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  16. UnknownJuly 30, 2007 at 8:25 PM

    Thank you all for commenting on a post about safety...er uh... pokey pins.

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  17. Super Happy GirlJuly 31, 2007 at 1:41 AM

    Aah Mini Me. You make all Women Folk happy.

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  18. aubreyJuly 31, 2007 at 12:13 PM

    pokey pins. so smart that girly is.

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  19. Nancy FaceAugust 2, 2007 at 8:41 AM

    Pokey pins! She's brilliant! I've poked Lauren with "safety pins" before, too...more than once, she tells me!

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