Butt-Picking Girl

I've written about butt-picking before and I swear it isn't always on my
mind, but I couldn't resist telling you a positive butt-picking story.

Recently, I saw a girl around five years old digging in her butt like she
was in a butt-picking contest. Suddenly...Her grandmother spoke up,
"Get your hand out of your fanny! Do you need some more panties?"
The little girl quietly said, "No." That was the first time I had ever seen
any adult tell a child that her butt-picking was unacceptable. I was so
proud of this grandmother.

I wish butt-picking was considered inappropriate behavior. Are butt-
pickers simply suffering from dirty butts, or do they just need new
underpants?

Scared of the Pink Balloon

Yesterday, I was at a store where they give balloons to children. I saw a couple
with a boy and a girl. The salesperson asked the girl what color balloon she
wanted and the girl chose pink. But, when it was time for the boy to choose
his balloon the father spoke up, "Choose green or blue!" I couldn't believe
that the father wouldn't let his son chose his own balloon color. He didn't tell
his daughter what color to choose. The colors that were left were blue, green,
pink and orange. I watched as the little boy chose orange. I could see a sigh
of relief on the father's face. I can imagine the absolutely ridiculous argument
that could've occurred if the boy had chosen pink. Obviously the father was
scared that his son was going to chose the pink balloon.

It's shame that kids are taught at such a young age that a color can be bad
or good. This time it was balloon. The next time it could be a person.