About 10 days ago, Mia missed the bus. First time ever. I was convinced it must have left early because I send her outside in plenty of time to get there - the bus leaves at 8:15. She came back in the door at 8:17 and said she had missed the bus. WHAT? That bus must have left early.
"Did you even SEE the bus?" I asked as I pulled on pants and shoes to drive her to school.
"No, it was gone."
"Were there grown-ups still standing at the bus stop? Did they tell you the bus left?"
"Yeah, Pierce's mom told me it was gone."
I was still confused because she was back so soon after the bus should've left - so I guessed it had left early and drove her to school.
This morning Craig was getting ready and Mia was about to eat cereal, and Craig said, "Oh - did Mia tell you why she missed the bus that day??"
You can imagine the expression on my face.
"Yeah - there were some Japanese tourists out there that wanted to take her picture. They asked her and she said, "Hai!" and was busy being a little paparazzi hound for the tourists. That's why." He turns to Mia, "Sorry I dimed ya out, kid."
She looked at me and grinned sheepishly and let a little laugh out.. like, it's all good, right? Bygones....
I admit, it was hard not to laugh. But next time, she's gonna walk to school on her own. Gotta love living in a hotel!
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That is so funny. In the states, if someone asks your kid to take a picture you tell them to run away... fast! In Japan you say, Hai, and smile.
Please tell me she did the total kawaii pose with the peace sign.
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