A Southern Lady’s Guide to Proper Table Etiquette

by Rachel on September 21, 2009

in Parent of the Year,Toddlers: The Experience,Utter Silliness

SOMEBODY who has NO regard for the rigorous fashion in which I am trying to train my daughter into a Southern Belle taught her how to blow bubbles in her milk.

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It apparently wasn’t an easy lesson to teach. It took concentration, explanation, and demonstration.

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But they did a thorough job of this training. They even showed her that if you blew them gently enough, you could make a Milk Muffintop:

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And then, if you stir it around, you can demolish your Milky Overhang so that you can make a new one.IMG_3347
And that these Milk Muffintops are something to be QUITE proud of.IMG_3353

The only evidence that I found of WHO taught her this mischievous little trick is the glass with which they used to demonstrate these valuable tips:IMG_3355
Who’s the Brown Milk drinker around here?!?!?!

Oh.

{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Leanna September 21, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Too cute! I used to like to blow bubbles in my milk too. I like to think I am a proper Southern Lady, so I don't think blowing bubbles goes against that. At least I hope not (Since I still do it with my milk). :)

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2 beckyjomama September 21, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Cute-ness!

I find it's easier to tech my children the bad habits than it would be to wait for all of my siblings who had children before me to get around to payin me back.

I am oh so efficient that way!

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3 Alice September 21, 2009 at 12:21 pm

haha!! Love it! I used to get in so much trouble for this!

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4 blueviolet September 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm

You are a hoot! I remember teaching this lesson myself!

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5 Linda September 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm

Well, just stick your little pinky out and no Southern Ladyness is lost.

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6 Marie September 21, 2009 at 1:50 pm

You know that is actually a good speech therapy exercise. :) I am considering whether it is good enough speech therapy to teach my little guy to do it but he can't drink milk. What else makes nice "milk" bubbles?

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7 Lianne September 21, 2009 at 2:28 pm

Passing the blame FAIL.

I used to do this kind of thing. I would get in SO much trouble.

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8 Jill September 21, 2009 at 3:37 pm

I cannot get over how cute her dimples are!

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9 Gina September 21, 2009 at 8:26 pm

very proper training. :) LOL.

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10 This Is The Day September 22, 2009 at 12:52 am

She'd probably have figured it out on her own anyway. Now she can say her mom is the coolest – taught her to blow bubbles in her milk! :)

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11 amhayes September 22, 2009 at 1:58 am

hmmm….you should REALLY tell Chris to stop teaching her such things! :)

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12 Kitty Engle September 22, 2009 at 3:03 am

I love it. Is she asking for brown milk or staying with white?

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13 Carol September 22, 2009 at 10:13 am

She's still resisting the brown milk I see. You were extremely successful in protecting it and teaching her to do a mean milk muffintop.

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14 ambular625 September 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm

I love it! My 4 year old just discovered blowing bubbles in his drink, only he does it to make "animal sounds". He has a different pattern for every under the sea creature. It's fun to watch!

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15 Christen September 26, 2009 at 9:23 pm

So cute, love the picture of Ali pointing to her milk bubbles, she looks extremely proud of her accomplishment!

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16 Pony Girl April 3, 2012 at 9:59 pm

Very Cute! Try it with a tea-cup. Unless she might break it, then do not try it!!!

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17 Rachel April 5, 2012 at 4:33 pm

She’d love it – she’s very careful!

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