We Are Totally Tied
My Girl came home from school today with an important announcement:
“CRIMSON (her bff) TAUGHT ME TO TIE MY SHOES, MOMMY!” {And yes, she told me in all caps.}
Why is it my first reaction was to feel like a loser mom because another Kindergartener taught my child to tie shoes? Geesh. Do we women ever exhaust our list of insecurities?
I got over my brief session of self-degradation and told her what a wonderfully brilliant child she was to have learned such a complicated thing. And with that, the tying commenced. She pulled out every laced shoe in the house and proceeded to demonstrate.
What I didn’t anticipate is that The Girl had taken her tying skillz to the next level. I’m talking Masters Degree here with a few hours towards her Doctorate. Not only can she flat out make a bunny-eared bow, she can Triple Tie. Ask me how I know? It took me 20 minutes to get them undone so I could get my shoes on this morning. I would have taken a picture for you but then that would require my finding a camera, putting batteries in it, snapping the picture and uploading it all so you could see a hot mess of a knot. So visualize with me, will you?
But, the tying didn’t end there. Do you ever have those days of recurring themes? Get a load of this. While The Girl was tying shoes, she informed me that she also TIED for class favorites with who else, her bff Crimson. She was so excited that they got to share the honor. I asked her if she voted for herself or Crimson and she acted like I was the devil for even entertaining the thought. She said, “Mommy, who would ever vote for their selfs anyway?”
Ummmm. I don’t know? I can’t imagine anyone ever doing such a horrible thing.
*cough*
What’s more, while she and I were having this conversation, the phone rang. Want to know who was calling? My son’s bff: TY.
IS THAT NOT JUST PLAIN FREAKY?
I would tell you I’m going to put on my tye-dyed shirt and do some TaiBo but that would be a lie.
But lie rhymes with tie.
It’s SO time for me to say goodbye.
(You’re Welcome)
Too cute! I can just imagine you being in a hurry to get out the door and realizing that all of your shoes are connected with some kind of super-knot. Then you sigh, and reach for the flip flops. :)
That is an adorable story!
Such a fun & wonderful post!
I am so no shocked that she is class favorite. (Tie or not) She is adorable, like her mom!
Ok. Too too funny!!!
Can I please borrow your daughter’s BFF? I really need someone who can teach my child to tie. We’re in K too and we are having the hardest time EVER with tying shoes (and everything else)! She learned everything else so quickly…something I to stump mine I guess. lol
Congrats on being the proud mommy of a shoe-tyer!
That is too funny! I would so be just like you and feel like a loser but then would have been glad to check that off of my things to do.
Jamie
I love it that you’re so silly :)
You are too funny. No worries, though. My uncle taught me how to tie my shoes! :)
Please tell me your girl knows the song Blest Be the Tie that Binds.
I’m tongue-TIED at this post. I’m surprised you didn’t get some Alabama Roll Tide in there.
And today’s laundry day and guess what I use. . . .
LOL
You crack me up!
I did not teach Connor until he was in 1 or 2nd grade
I refused – it was too complicated
Then his teacher said he was behind in fine motor skills and if he learned how to tie his shoes it would help.
How is that for guilt!
Love you
Kim
Now if she can only teach Ben to tie his!!! He has no concern in the world about tying his shoes. He knows that paw paw will do it while he is layed back in the recliner watching t.v.! lol. You would think as naturally smart as he is at reading…. um that he could do something like tie a flippin shoe! lol. I blame it all on Crocs.. he has wore those things since he was 2…
Oh well. Maybe he will learn soon. Congrats to Sydney for learning.. and no surprise she got Class Fav.. (In Ben’s words.. “Everybody likes Sydney):)
Funny. Congrats to her for learning how to tie and doing it well.
She sounds adorable.
-FringeGirl
Why would she need to learn to tie shoes with all the adorable wedges she’ll be wearing this summer? Tell her I’m really pumped that she learned because in a few months I’ll be needing someone to tie MY shoes for me…..
…no wait, on second thought…let me tell her! I have a total visual on the expression I’ll be getting. It’s too cute to miss in person!
That is a very big accomplishment! My son is still trying to learn to tie! Well, he tries to learn every once in a while. Most of the time he just crams his foot in the shoe without untying!