Reverence.....

So as a parent reverence has taken on an entirely different meaning than I previously knew. I mean, they say it is more than just quietly sitting, but I would be happy with that! Now I consider chair banging to be fine as long as it is only a few times. Shrieks- fine as long as someone else's child is doing the same thing louder.

Today however, I discovered another noise that can cause a disturbance. Samantha and I were sitting in the back chairs and she had squatted down to pick up a yogurt bite that she had dropped on the floor. (keep in mind that they were passing the sacrament) Seconds later I heard a very "wet fart" and looked over to discover droplets of poop had come out and landed on the chapel carpet. Yep. An all time low as a mother. I wanted to die. I hurried and cleaned it up with a wipe while at the same time trying to make sure what hadn't come out stayed contained. As I fled in shame with my head down, my home teacher -who happened to be sitting behind me and had witnessed the entire thing- said, "Good Luck".

So next time Samantha hits a chair or climbs over some strangers legs, I'll just be grateful. After all, it could be worse.