Locked in Toddler Land

[AJG1]

I went into a chemist this morning and said, 'Do you still sell Upsy Daisy toothbrushes?' The woman looked at me blankly and said, 'I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean.' I then realised how entrenched I am in Toddler-World, where 'Upsy Daisy' and 'Pinky-Ponk' seem normal things to say. Until, of course, you speak to someone in the Outside World!

Anyone else been caught out like this?

Yes, I announced in a pub with the girls a couple of weeks ago that I was going for a ridgedy-daa-daa. (DD's name for a wee)

Ha!

I announced brightly "ooh look darling, a doggie" ON THE WAY BACK from dropping DS at nursery. Cue dogwalkers craning away from the madwoman and her imaginary friend.

AND DH and I ended up singing Wind the Bobbin Up, with actions, in the middle of a crowded Jessops on Christmas Eve to keep DS happy in the queue. Then realised. Aaaargh.

I CANNOT get the damn Iggle Piggle song out of my head. And my DS is only 11 months old. Both DH and I secretly love ITNG MORE than DS and we use DS as an excuse to put it on in the evening and now plotting to buy the whole range of ITNG plush toy collection using DS as an excuse...

I am still pleased when the level crossing barriers go down because a train is about to go past. Even when I am on my own in the car.

If you see a woman talking to herself in the supermarket, that will be me, treat me kindly.

I am sahm and ds2 has just started playgroup. It has been 6 years since I have shopped alone in the day

I am still doing the running commentary as I walk round "right, so next we need to get some bread" cue mad stares as I am childless

DS1 used to jump out of his skin and cry when I sneezed. I tried to soften the blow by quickly saying "atishoo Mummy" before said sneeze erupted. It worked well and he soon found sneezing funny.
I had a rare childless moment in a Supermarket and, whilst perusing the shelves I blurted out "atishoo Mummy" before sneezing... to the utter dismay of many complete strangers. Oh dear.

And I don't have a single coat, jacket or bag without a lone mitten/sock or a box of poxy raisins tucked in somewhere.

The sock came out when I was walking along talking to my dapper and childless boss. I actually wanted my work pass. Not a professional look, that...

i told my dh's friend he was a 'good boy' when he burped (ds always had trouble bringing up wind so it was a big deal when he burped....... not such a big deal for dh's friend who just thought i was bonkers)