Older sisters are the best for teaching their younger siblings important life lessons. How else would I have known how to use hot curlers or to have the guts to play basketball with the boys at recess, but for my older sister, Krista? And how lucky my younger sister, Danielle, is to have received "Pointers on Boys" from her experienced, 3rd-grade older sister (me).
This week I overheard Eliza (6) giving Lily (4) some advice. And this is an exact quote because after I heard it, I walked straight to the computer to type down the exact wording, because, well, I couldn't make this up if I tried.
Eliza: "If someone
tries to tickle you, don't tell them 'Stop; I'm ticklish,' because then
they'll tickle you more. Tell them 'I have explosive diarrhea' and they'll totally run away."
Which leaves me with so many questions. Does she have a tickle tormentor at school that I don't know about? Where did she learn the phrase "explosive diarrhea"? Did she use that excuse at school? Did it work? Did it freak anyone else out? Should I be freaked out? Is it bad that I'm still laughing about this, three days later?
And most importantly, why didn't Krista teach me this important lesson years ago?
8 comments:
This is HILARIOUS!!! Nice to know Eliza's lookin' after her kid sister. :)
best thing I have ever read. absolutely.
I'd say that girl knows her stuff! Explosive diarrhea is the great divider and sadly I can totally relate to having that problem...TMI? Oh well...;0
I LOVE IT!!!!!!! I'll definitely log that one away when I'm tempted to tickle either of them
I am still laughing at this days later. Bravo for the advice a big sister gives her little sister!
What the!!!!!?!?!?!?!? There are not words to express how funny and crazy this is! How in the world did she think of it?!
sometimes the older sister doesn't pass on the knowledge because it's to her advantage to have the monopoly on a phrase like "I have explosive diarrhea." :) Go Liza.
I agree with Hosander. Lets send that negotiator to North Korea!
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