Mama Byrd

“Circle, circle, dot, dot. Now you have a cootie shot,” said Elizabeth, teaching her little brother how to give them.

“Mom, does a real cootie shot hurt?” she asked me.

“There’s no such thing as a real cootie shot,” I told her. “They’re just pretend.”

“I thought you had to get one when you get married,” she said. “You know, so your husband won’t give you cooties.”

Filed under: Elizabeth, family, funny kids on January 30th, 2009