OMG

Sydney had a playdate last week with one of her sweetest friends. These two 4-year-olds play so well together: pretending to be ponies, teenagers (that cracks me up), mommy and baby. So sweet!

At one point during the playdate, Sydney said dramatically, “OMG” about something. I think she must have picked this phrase up from TV as Chad and I do not walk around saying it.

Anyway, after Sydney said, “OMG”, her friend said this:

“OMG, I need a glass of wine or I’m going to sell my kids.”

I burst out laughing! The friend told me her mom has a glass that says that. So funny!

I mentioned this, among other highlights from the playdate, to the little girl’s nanny when she came to pick her up. She laughed, too.

Fast forward to yesterday when I received a nice call from the friend’s mom. She wanted to thank me for the playdate and express how glad she is that her daughter is friends with Sydney. Sweet, right?

Then she got to the heart of the matter: “I wanted to explain about the glass.” She told me she would never sell her kids, didn’t realize her daughter knew about the glass, her own mother gave her the glass, etc. In other words, this mom was probably mortified that her daughter had said, “OMG, I need a glass of wine or I’m going to sell my kids.”

I sprung into action.

Trust me, I soothed, if your daughter is going to say that, mine is the house at which to say it!

I’m with you!

No worries!

And, I do not think you are a bad mom because you have that wine glass or because your 4-year-old knows about it!

By the way, I think I may have made a new friend after all this. We’re going out for cocktails soon. Without the kids. And we might not come back.