Awkward!

If this newspaper clip is too small for you to read, please enlarge it and then read. Trust me, it is too funny not to read.

I know, classy, right?!

And speaking of classy...I have to share a conversation between myself and another mom at the mall play area this afternoon. Whenever I see a mom with a little one close to Libby's age, naturally my first question is "how old?". So, that is how our conversation began (her little girl was 2, by the way). We continued with the small talk for a few minutes and her sweet little girl, as shy as could be, stood right beside her momma the whole time, too timid to go play on her own. Libby walks over, very interested in this dark skinned, dark, curly headed little girl. About that time, the mom points out how small Libby's feet are, especially compared to her little girl's size 6 feet. I laughed and suggested maybe that meant her little girl would be tall one day. To this, she replies "Well, her daddy is tall....well, truth be told, I'm not real sure if he is. There are several possibilities for who her real daddy is. I never got it figured out for sure. But, her step-daddy is tall."....awkward silence...I mean, really?! How in the world was I supposed to respond to that. After a few seconds of processing what she had just said, I sheepishly said "oh, really?". Seriously, what was I supposed to say to that? Uh..."I'm sorry" or "Well, ya know, it happens."??? Come on people, stick to the social rules of conversation with a stranger!