I've read in magazines and heard from friends about funny stories when their kids said something embarrassing in public. This weekend, I experienced my first such moment with Cameron when we went to the mall. We had to go to Sunglass Hut because Cameron, doing his best Incredible Hulk impersonation, bent the arms back on Mike's sunglasses, rendering them completely unwearable. So while Mike was in the store getting his glasses adjusted, Cameron and I wandered the mall. And when I say wandered, I really mean that we took 20+ round trips on the escalator (not an exaggeration). Riding up and down the escalator really gave us the opportunity to do a lot of people watching. On two separate occasions, we saw a group of young black teenagers. In both instances, some of the kids were wearing wifebeaters and basketball shorts. Cameron saw them, pointed, and said, "Basketball." I sort of cringed, briefly wondered how offensive the remark was, and then told him, "Yes, that boy is wearing basketball shorts." But I was fervently hoping that the kids hadn't heard and weren't offended. So embarrassing moment #1.
For some reason, this encounter reminds me of the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Jeff thinks his German shepherd is racist because he only barks at black people. I certainly hope Cameron doesn't go around saying, "Basketball" to every single black person he sees!
If you have any embarrassing stories about something your kid has said in public, please share in the Comments section for all to enjoy. :)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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