Bridgette Story

Bridgette Story
November 23, 2008

I was talking to Deb on the phone a week or so ago and she told me this story. Bridgette went to a community preschool for a few weeks. One day, about a week after Halloween, a friend, Monica picked up Bridgette and her daughter, Isabella from preschool. Then Deb picked Bridgette up at their house and took her home. On the way home, Bridgette asked if she could have a piece of candy when they arrived home. Deb told her she could after she ate her lunch. Then Bridgette said that she had already eaten her lunch at Monica’s house. Deb looked at her watch-11:45 a.m. “Ok, she could have had lunch already,” she thought, but she asked Bridgette, “What did you eat for lunch?” Bridgette replied, “Chicken nuggets.” “What else did you eat for lunch?” “Hot dogs.” “Did you have anything else?” Then silence and next, “I don’t know the name of it, but it was good.” Deb said, “I’ll call Monica and ask her.” Bridgette is silent, then says, “No, don’t call Monica, she knows what it was.” So, Deb asks Bridgette if she really did eat lunch and she told her mom no. Deb had the opportunity to teach her to tell what really happened. A three year old is pretty crafty but not crafty enough, thank goodness!