We watched an episode of Little Bear last night. If you were at my house, you would know that we watch quite a few Little Bear episodes – or the same ones over and over if we’re not vigilant about recording new ones – as it is Reid’s most favourite show right now.
In this particular episode, the characters are jumping rope and singing various rhymes. Mitzi, the monkey, arrives and has some new rhymes to sing. The first was:
I see London,
I see France
I see Emily’s
Underpants.
Reid giggled when she heard it and commented in a semi-shocked tone, “She’s talking about her underwear!” Emily, the little girl in the series, was shocked at the mention of her underpants but the other characters laughed. Emily declared Mitzi to be rude for the rhyme. Reid found it outrageous and, while Ken and I missed out on the shock value, we didn’t think it was rude.
All things “poop” are once again funny to Reid and I much prefer “underpants” references although I suppose they’re both potty humour. What do you think, is it rude to discuss underwear or include them in a rhyme?
And as a postscript, I’m looking forward to Reid playing skipping games. I hope that she is more coordinated than I was/am. If kids even play skipping games anymore, that is.