Growing up, I did not have a lot of family around. It was my dad, mom, and my brother. The reason for that is my dad’s family lived in New Jersey and my mom’s live in Ireland. I went and visited them some during summers but unlike a lot of my friends, I wasn’t going to my Uncle’s or my grandparents’ for the weekend or the night. I am not unhappy about this it is just the way it was.
When I was starting my family, in the back of my head, I always wanted to make sure my daughter, Danni, hung out with her grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. It is important to me that she is part of their life and them part of hers. Let me tell you this is a double edged sword.
The Good:
I have never known my left from my right. To this day if I am driving and someone tells me to take a left I hold up both of my hands on the steering wheel, make a gun with my index and thumb, and see which one makes an “L”. By the way, the one that does make an L is the left one. I have become so good at it most people don’t notice that I do it. My other trick is to look at which arm has the watch on it or my wedding ring.
The other day, I was driving with my wife, Chelsea, and we were going somewhere I had not been before. I asked which way I was to turn at the stop sign and my wife responded with, “That way!” Because I was driving I could not see which way she pointed. “Right or left?”
From the back seat Danni said, “Daddy, that is left!” Let me tell you how weird it is to hear someone who can’t wipe her own butt and not pee in her pants tell you which way to turn. I looked at my wife and she said, “Yep it’s a left.”
After we got to our destination, I quizzed Danni on her left and rights. Even going so far as to try and confuse her. Danni stuck to her guns and knew which way was which. I asked Chelsea where did she learn that from and she said, “Uncle Sean and Aunt Nikki.”
The Not So Good
Danni spotted a princess dress and wand set that she wanted. “OOOOH! I want that maybe for my birthday.” My wife then asked, “Danni, are you high maintenance?” Without missing a beat, Danni said, “No00, I’m constipated!” Then burst into a giggle fit.
My wife turned to me and said, “Thanks Uncle Sean and Aunt Nikki.”
You take the good with the not so good.
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HA…CLASSIC! We now have our almost 3 year old, running around saying…"I am a Big Girl Diva, And Don't You Forget it"…even in Starbucks
Kudos! Fun post!
You're welcome!
Love, Aunt Nikki
My wife is bad at left and right too. She asked me if I would make sure to teach our child the difference. I agreed, by making the smart remark that if she handles right from wrong, I'll handle right from left.
@BellaDaddy Mine 3 going on 27 in the Diva Department
@Aunt Nikki Thanks for real. I could care less about the not so good bc The Good out weighs the other. She knows her left from her right.
@PJ Mullen Love it, wish I had thought of that
GREAT story. I would have cracked up laughing. I thank your Uncle Sean and Aunt Nikki for contributing to a great story
Priceless!
In my rankings the "Danni spotted a princess dress and wand set that she wanted. "OOOOH! I want that maybe for my birthday." My wife then asked, "Danni, are you high maintenance?" Without missing a beat, Danni said, "No00, I'm constipated!" Then burst into a giggle fit." that, my friend would fall into the good times!
The toy bit no, but the story, classic!
@Andrew Daddies Uncle Sean and Aunt Nikki are good people, and it wasn't that bad just funny
@milehighdad it was classic