We have a vaguely defined, if short, bedtime ritual for Dorothy. We change her diaper and put her into pajamas, then if she's not already too tired, we read "Goodnight, Gorilla." Then we turn out the lights and she nurses. Once she's done, Elizabeth burps her and then wraps her up in a sheet to keep Dorothy from startling herself awake. During the early parts of the ritual, there's often raspberry-blowing on the tummy, and general silliness.
The other night, we discovered a new euphemism for nursing which we think could be useful for those parents who nurse their children well past one year of age. After changing her diaper, Elizabeth asked Dorothy, "Do you know what comes after pajamas?" To which one of us (I forget who, actually) replied "Miller Time!"
So you mothers out there who need a phrase for your nursing youngsters to exclaim in the middle of the grocery store that's not as graphic as having your child scream "I want boobie!!!!" you can now use our well-tested substitute: encourage them to scream "I want Miller Time!!!!"
Posted by Tom Nugent at August 18, 2004 08:17 PMWell tom, I tried it. I read this and then had to go to the store and get some, go figure, milk.
I got the weirdest looks from the partons, the cashier, the manager... the off duty policemen...
:)
Posted by: Seth at August 18, 2004 09:41 PM