Seems she doesn’t like tofu today
She liked it last week.
Why are your cheeks bulging like that?
Is that all the tofu that was in your bowl? How did you eat all the vegetables and rice without swallowing any tofu?
If you don’t like the taste of it, swallow it fast.
Have some water.
The longer it’s in there, the worse it tastes.
DON’T be talking to me with your mouth all full. There are crumbs shooting everywhere.
You’re drooling. Close your mouth, please.
Have a raisin.
Have another.
Swallow, silly girl, before you drown in drool.
You may leave the table when your mouth is empty.
You may play with the other children when your mouth is empty.
You may do a puzzle with us when your mouth is empty.
You may get down for your nap when your mouth is empty.
You may come sing with the rest of us when your mouth is empty.
You’re drooling again.
I can’t talk to you right now. I’m reading to the others. Let me know when your mouth is empty.
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There! All gone! Good for you! I knew you could do it!
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A childcare provider is expected to be a superhuman mix of the Madonna and Mary Poppins, ever patient, loving, kind, always delighting in the sweetness of her charges. I don’t do such a bad job, all in all, and it’s far more likely the parents than the children who strain my sanity most days. But I’m here to tell you: It’s Not ALL Mary Poppins…






