This is a perfect example of oversharing

I recently did harm to my internal organs by eating my weight in jalapeno nachos at a baseball game.

The next morning, well, let’s just say I was lucky to make it out of the bathroom alive.

In our family, we tend to overshare and describe our bathroom events and this trip to the bathroom was no exception.  After I gave my gruesome recount, Tate scowled at me and pointed to our son.  “You know, you really should watch what you say in front of him.”

Later that afternoon on a family outing, I took Carson into a public bathroom stall with me.  I carefully squatted over the bowl.  Carson looked at me with great concern.

“MOMMY?”  he yelled.  “IS FIRE STILL COMING OUT OF YOUR BUTT?”

You know, I really should watch what I say in front of him.

Smokies Game

Smokies Game

Smokies Game

48 Responses to This is a perfect example of oversharing
  1. Scary Mommy
    June 11, 2009 | 5:24 am

    I’m glad to hear that we aren’t the only family who feels the need to share every detail of our bathroom adventures.

    And that last photo is too precious!!
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  2. Chantelle @ photomommy
    June 11, 2009 | 5:57 am

    Wow…that’s too funny. :)

  3. Cathy
    June 11, 2009 | 6:10 am

    Love those pictures… and since we’re oversharing in the potty department…

    The other day Quinn was taking an unusually long time in the bathroom, so I went in to see if he was finished yet. His response? “Nope. Not yet. I’m getting almost as big as daddy and it takes daddy forever to make his poops, so it’s going to take me forever too.” And then he sat there for literally five more minutes.

    I’ve been wanting to do a post about this, but I’m not sure my husband would appreciate it. =)
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  4. Shanna
    June 11, 2009 | 6:36 am

    Thanks for the early morning laugh!!
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  5. Amo
    June 11, 2009 | 6:38 am

    Oversharing is expected in my house.

    Especially for those family members with IBS…
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  6. Maria
    June 11, 2009 | 7:01 am

    That is amazing. Chipmunk is three and is definitely in that danger zone too.
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  7. Beth
    June 11, 2009 | 7:30 am

    Hilarious. I love you….this totally made my day…maybe my week.

  8. Jen
    June 11, 2009 | 7:31 am

    LOL wow that’s hilarious. And don’t worry, it’s not just you who overshares bathroom experiences, we do it too. And DUÐE, been there with the jalepeno overload, argh I’m so sorry!!!

  9. Crystal
    June 11, 2009 | 8:13 am

    That is definitely something my son would say! Too funny!
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  10. Juliet
    June 11, 2009 | 8:13 am
  11. Mrs. Schmitty
    June 11, 2009 | 8:26 am

    Oh we over-share completely! That’s what keeps us laughing! I think that was totally priceless!
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  12. Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt
    June 11, 2009 | 8:29 am

    Um, yeah. We tend to be a little blunt around here, too. Although most of my come-back-to-haunt me experiences have been trying on bras in the dressing room.
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  13. AndreAnna
    June 11, 2009 | 8:30 am

    Too damn funny.

    The other day, my three-year old daughter yelled from the bathroom and announced “Mommy! come wipe me! I just dropped a huge deuce”

    Sigh.
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  14. Sue @ My Party of 6
    June 11, 2009 | 10:43 am

    Ouch!
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  15. Tara R.
    June 11, 2009 | 10:47 am

    One of my favorite quotes:
    “Children seldom misquote you. They usually repeat word-for-word what you should not have said.”

    I’m been busted by my kids many, many times before too. They are like parrots. This was too funny.
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  16. Maggie
    June 11, 2009 | 11:15 am

    Ha ha ha!

    Love the Cards hat — and Carson is getting so big…gah! When did that happen?!
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  17. lceel
    June 11, 2009 | 3:15 pm

    Do you .. like .. KNOW Jeff Foxworthy? Because, as I recall, one of his jokes is … “If your Mama has ever come out of the bathroom and said, ‘Y’all come look at this before I flush it’, you might be a RedNeck.”
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  18. Formerly Gracie
    June 11, 2009 | 3:20 pm

    (sigh!) I don’t even remember what it’s like to go to the bathroom all by myself. My kid likes to provide a play-by-play…

    “Mommy, you’re not pooping. You’re peeing.”

    “Uh… thanks?”
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  19. DesignHER Momma
    June 11, 2009 | 5:27 pm

    oh man –
    you just gave me a good giggle…

    fire in the hole!
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  20. rachel-asouthernfairytale
    June 11, 2009 | 6:02 pm

    That is my favorite quote of the day!

    LOVE it!!! We have been known to overshare, too. I <3 jalapenos. They, however, don’t always <3 me.
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  21. Krista
    June 11, 2009 | 7:09 pm

    Ha ha ha ha! Thanks for reminding me that I need to watch it soon… my son always picks the most inappropriate words out of a totally normal conversations. Joy!
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  22. Carolina John
    June 11, 2009 | 7:33 pm

    that’s a really cute story, and nice pics!
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  23. MommyNamedApril
    June 11, 2009 | 8:20 pm

    you make some seriously good looking kids :-)
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  24. Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama
    June 11, 2009 | 8:57 pm

    We tend to overshare here too. That is too funny. My son is currently in the bathroom, where he says he is “taking the bomb” (not dropping it).

  25. Domestic Extraordinaire
    June 11, 2009 | 9:02 pm

    laughing my arse off over here.
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  26. Jillian
    June 11, 2009 | 10:21 pm

    Oh my gosh, this happens to me all the time. Mine is 8 and I still haven’t figured out how to stop talking in front of him. However, I have found that threatening him within an inch of his life to not repeat it is highly effective. He asked me, once, if I still had diarrhea. In front of my clients when I took him to work with me one day. And my boss was standing right there as well.
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  27. The Informal Matriarch
    June 11, 2009 | 11:40 pm

    I’m not the only one who shares her bathroom experiences?? Do you text about them?? I do.

    Seeing as though you have a boy, I’m pretty sure you’re going to constantly be hearing potty talk from him so I wouldn’t worry too muh ha ha/
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  28. Kim, Rambling Family Manager
    June 11, 2009 | 11:43 pm

    Hi: I stumbled onto your site and have enjoyed an evening’s computer time poking around reading stuff. The Alabama stories were great; I’m sorry you had such a rough start there but it sure made for some funny posts! I learned from the etiquette tips, too; stuff I didn’t know I needed to know! I look forward to return visits. :)
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  29. Juliet
    June 12, 2009 | 11:59 am

    My husband dropped some food on the table during dinner the other night and my daughter hauled off and yelled ” Jesus Christ Josh!”. Too funny.
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  30. amy
    June 12, 2009 | 12:57 pm

    ZOMG – that is hilarious!!!!!

    And these pictures are super cute.
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  31. Lisa (Jonnysmommy)
    June 12, 2009 | 1:00 pm

    Kids can be so hilarious! So…you don’t still have fire coming out of your butt, right?

  32. Erin
    June 12, 2009 | 2:19 pm

    Love it!

  33. Heather
    June 12, 2009 | 4:05 pm

    Awesome.
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  34. Not Just Any Jen
    June 12, 2009 | 9:01 pm

    Too funny1 i had a similar experience this week at Target. I got the “ARE YOU POOPING, Mom??!?!?!” Nice.
    Jen
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  35. mountainmomma18
    June 12, 2009 | 10:00 pm

    HAHA! I am actually convinced that my daughters first curse word will come in the middle of church, when everything is quiet. She will yell out “shit” very loudly and clap her hands pleased she has learned a word that mommy says all the time.
    .-= mountainmomma18´s last blog ..I was going to throw my Starbucks at her, but I like coffee too much. =-.

  36. Julie @ the calm before the stork
    June 12, 2009 | 11:18 pm

    The pics are ADORABLE. Yes, everything I say in front of Jonah comes back at me. At least I’m learning to curb some of my salty vocabulary. So now the boy is only toddling around shouting “Oh Crud!”
    .-= Julie @ the calm before the stork´s last blog ..book review: everything changes =-.

  37. Secret Agent Mama
    June 13, 2009 | 10:06 am

    It is my firm belief that the family that shares “the love” is a family that is full of…well shit…or love.. you decide?! LOL

  38. Lynn
    June 13, 2009 | 1:25 pm

    OMG It has been forever since I have been online… and Carson has grown into such a handsome little boy.

  39. patois
    June 13, 2009 | 2:25 pm

    Has been awhile that I’ve laughed aloud while sitting at my computer.
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  40. Lisa
    June 13, 2009 | 4:04 pm

    AHHHH! I love this! What an amazing thing jalapenos are – teeny little things that make your head – and butt – explode! A true example of how the “power of small” can make fire come out of your rear!!

    Lisa

  41. Corinne
    June 13, 2009 | 11:32 pm

    I needed a laugh, thank you!! That’s hysterical… and a good reminder on the oversharing front…
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  42. Bec
    June 13, 2009 | 11:42 pm

    Oh dear! That’s going to be me very soon I can just feel it.

  43. Leslie
    June 15, 2009 | 11:57 am

    We refer to our big, bad poops as “doo doo heartbreakers.” Try explaining that to the preschool teacher.
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  44. the planet of janet
    June 16, 2009 | 1:13 am

    sponges. they’re sponges.

    which, now that i think about it, could be kinda gross in this case…
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  45. NGS
    June 16, 2009 | 12:57 pm

    We have no children, but poop talk is a favorite around the dinner table. I poop a lot. My husband does not. We share exasperation at each other’s habits. Because we are hilarious (ha!) like that.
    .-= NGS´s last blog ..Letters to the Universe =-.

  46. UrbanVox
    June 17, 2009 | 6:48 am

    what can I say but…
    huahuahuahuahuahu ahuahuah uahuahuahuahuahuahuahua :)
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  47. Binks
    June 17, 2009 | 4:52 pm

    Who doesn’t love a good poop story?

  48. Michelle
    June 17, 2009 | 7:00 pm

    How funny!