Friday, January 18, 2008

i can't even muster a fake compliment

so i was reading about shally's situation with the not-so-friendly side of motherhood. and then noe brought home THIS from preschool:

now. honestly. maybe it was because shally's story was fresh on my mind, but i cannot look at this thing without feeling a little queasy. how hard would it have been for the teacher to throw a little food coloring into the playdoh? or give the kids some paint when they were done? did she use whole wheat flour or what? frankly, this looks like something that is the RESULT of too much whole wheat flour.

i love my daughter dearly. but i am thoroughly repulsed by her creation. come on! not even a little glitter or something? i feel like my daughter is spending her days at preschool molding poo in order to solidify early reading skills. i can't decide whether or not i should say something to the teacher. she's young, first year teaching... but i'm fairly certain they taught her SOMEWHERE along the way not to let the kids play with poop. or anything that resembles it.

16 comments:

Celia Fae said...

THIS is why I can never teach preschool. Not crafty. Everything I touch turns to poo. Looks like your daughter has the same problem...

Paige said...

WOW. A perfect S curve. Oprah would be proud.

the wrath of khandrea said...

paige- WHAT are you talking about?

Jessica said...

I'd think you, of all people, would LOVE the whole-wheatness. Only beautiful in your stomach?

♥Shally said...

I am dying laughing right now!!

How did you get a picture of my bathtub fiasco the other night???

I agree with you, a little paint, glitter... SOMETHING! :)

lisamarie said...

Let me clarify: Dr. Oz from Oprah says that a healthy poo is long and s-shaped. So therefore, both she and Dr. Oz would be proud of the prime model of a healthy poo that your daughter created. I actually thought it resembled an intestine when I first saw it. But i did think about Dr. Oz's s-curve too. You should watch Oprah more often. The only time I ever see it is occasionally at 1 am on a Friday night, and I even knew about the S-curve.

HILLARY said...

ewww, gross. Not that you have documented it, time to go! I woder if it would flush ????

Isn't a c shape ok, too?

Clair said...

This poo sculpture is so gross. Andrea, Will you PLEASE post something new quickly and send this to the archives--or the toilet where it belongs?

martha corinna said...

THAT makes my daughter's preschool teacher look like Martha Stewart. I will appreciate her more going forward.

Hey, my husband doesn't think he was much help. Sorry.

HappyBack said...

I JUST MADE something that looks EXACTLY like that in the bathroom. Next time I'll get you a picture. Then I want a blog written, featuring my photo and everything.

By the way, did you know there's a website called "rate my poo .com?" Awesome. The internet has brought such joy and wonder into our homes.

Heidiram said...

Before even reading this post, I looked at your daughter's creation and thought to myself that it looked like a healthy poop that Dr. Oz would be proud of. (I think that was one of the last Oprah episodes I watched before we got rid of cable/satellite).

D-dawg said...

Paige is talking about how Dr. Oz on Oprah says your poo should be curved like that... it means your healthy. That is so sick looking but SO funny!

Suzie Petunia said...

This is so funny! Even worth reading aloud to my husband so he could laugh, too. Thanks! (Now aren't you glad your daughter brought that home?) :)

Marie said...

You make me laugh out loud sitting at my computer with nobody around to even laugh with. SO funny!

Paige said...

At least everyone else got my poo reference. Obviously you don't believe Oprah is another name for Jesus.

Tanyetta said...

I shouldn't be laughing this hard. Sorry :)