I'm pretty sure that adults love the children's message because of all the craziness that can potentially happen. In our church, we've had chilren scale the communion rails, come to the children's message in dress up clothes from the nursery, and shout information that no parent wants their child to disclose. Today, Abby added to the amusement of many and the mortification of one . . . me.
Jenna usually is instructed to take care of Abby during the children's message at church and we haven't had any major problems lately. Abby was banned for a while (by me) because she kept trying to climb over the communion rails, but she was much younger then and didn't understand how to sit and listen to the adult talking. Now she knows. And today was a spectacle. It was all about Abby getting attention:)
It started with her refusing to sit next to Jenna. Jenna usually keeps her in line, but today, she got away and sat next to Brittany, her good friend. Next, Abby proceeded to pick her nose. Yes, you read that right. She picked her nose in front of the whole church. Brittany was so grossed out by this (as were the rest of us), that she grabbed Abby's hands and tried to pin them down loudly saying, "Ewwww, gross!" So this happened a few times--nose picking followed by the grabbing of hands and "Ewwww gross!"
I kept thinking that they would stop. If I got up and walked up there, I would draw more attention to the situation. But I had to get up when both Abby and Brittany proceed to roll back, kicking their legs in the air, allowing the entire congregation to see up their skirts.
I immediately got up, as did Brittany's mom and we both quickly walked up to retreive our children. I picked Abby up and walked straight out. I didn't even consider letting her stay with me sitting next to her. I knew that she was all about getting attention this morning.
So yes, my daughter picked her nose (multiple times) and flashed the entire congregation today. If anyone had the expectation that our children were well-behaved all the time because my husband is the pastor, that is surely gone after this morning!
So, Abby will have a chaperone from now on if she wants to go the children's message:)
2 comments:
Just think of all the wonderful stories you'll have to tell her first boyfriend!!!
That's great! Not for you of course, but for the rest of us who needed a laugh, that was great.
Last week in church Seth started poking my boobs while giggling and saying, "Mommy has boobies! Mommy has boobies!". There was only one row of people behind me and they were trying really hard to pretend not to hear. I told him that if he didn't stop and behave then we were going to the bathroom for a spanking. He didn't stop. On our way out he started crying and saying, "No spanking, Mommy. No spanking!"
Worship service can be the most exhausting hour of my week sometimes.
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