Oops

ooooo how I used to chuckle at those signs. Before I had a child. Before I had two. When my child was a three month old fast asleep in a car capsule. Ooo how I giggled. The sign read
"pretty to look at,
Lovely to hold,
But if you break it,
Consider it sold."

Or once

"Pretty to look at
Lovely to touch
But if you break it
Consider it sold"

(I swear to you I actually saw a sign that said that once. I once saw a sign that said "Just Yams etc" aswell but that's a different story)

And my favourite sign of all

"unattended children will be given three short blacks and a free puppy"

ooo ha-d-ha - for the childfree.

But then on Saturday I suddenly GOT the sign and the sentiment behind it. It turns out kids are really clumsy AND really curious - bit like a bull in a china shop who actually collects tea cups and is on the look out for the last one to complete a set of 4 1950 Crown Lynn in Teal.

Izzie was just LOOKING at a pottery fish and I was carefully LOOKING at her when Bax said something which began "Hey Mum..." and ended "...PLEASE!!!!????" And made me turn around to look and when I looked back the fish was sans tail and Izzie was looking very pleased at what she had caught.

So I did what any self-respecting, honest, grown-up parent would do...I slid the broken fish carefully out of sight under the display pedestal, grabbed Bax's hand, picked up Iz under my arm and hightailed it outta there.

It's a bleeding shame too because now that we live in the sticks that is really the only cafe in our neighbourhood, nay in our entrie region.

I half expect a new sign if I ever go back there again:

"Izzie is welcome
If she's with her Mum
But if left to touch things
She's out on her bum"