What she said afterwards

When little people stay over, they operate with different rules. They operate with little worry about adult rules that make no sense. Quite right too!

For example, as an adult I feel uncomfortable going into a friend's bedroom. It's not that I expect to see rude things or dirty washing lying around (well you never know). It is more about respecting their private space. So as a rule, you never go in.

I would most definfitely, never go into a friends bedroom, whilst they were sleeping. That is just an adult No No.

Yet as a child, these rules don't exist. Why would they? Everyone goes into their bedroom. It's just a place with stuff in, in fact a place with pretty cool stuff in, if you're a kid.

So as my friends little girl was staying over, around 8am both her and my 6 year old, popped into our bedroom, for a play on the floor.

There were suprisingly quiet, so at first I didn't hear them, but I think the giggling at some point, gave them away.

Like every other night in the Summer, I was in bed, with my naked head. Just lying there, drifting in and out of sleep, deliberating whether to get up or not.  It took me a few minutes to realise that the little girl in my bedroom, had probably noticed my bald head, and it was too late to hide away.

Shortly after, they left the room as clearly it was too dull for their needs.

Later that day, I mentioned to my friend, that her daughter had come in that morning, just in case she said anything weird, later that day.

As it happened, they did have a conversation about her morning visit and it went like this:

"Honey, I heard you went into my friends room this morning and she was not wearing her hat. Was it strange seeing her without her hat on?"

Apparently, she looked confused and then said "No, why would it be?"  She clearly found the question bizarre and had no idea what her mum was getting out.

So there you have it.

It's not weird to be bald. This little girl found it normal. Maybe I will also find it normal, one day too. If she wasn't shocked, then why would others be? 

Urged on and inspired by this little treasure, there is every chance, I may get to where I need to.

Thanks O-pants!