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I'm looking at my teeth as I brush them in the morning. I'm thinking, "I'm overdue for a dental cleaning; my teeth ARE kind of yellow." But I'm busy so I put it off. That morning at preschool, I'm sitting on the floor. A smiling four-year-old girl comes up to me, looking right into my face. She says, "Vinnie, I love your beautiful golden teeth!" I made a dentist appointment that afternoon.It was my fiftieth birthday. Another five-year-old girl asks, "How old ARE you now?" I answer, "Fifty." She looks up at me, smiles sincerely, and says, "Oh, you're going to die soon."
I'm pulling my sweatshirt off over my head. My tee shirt rides up a bit to expose my midsection. A four-year-old boy looks at me and says matter-of-factly and without judgment, "Vinnie, I never knew you were fat before."
We had a three-year-old who was pretty mean at times. We had a four-year-old who was big, strong, and gentle. The four-year-old felt sick. He threw up. I gave HIM a little bucket to use if he needed it while I called his parents. He threw up in the bucket and held onto it. Just about that time the three-year-old spied ...