The Man with the Big Tummy

We were walking along the sidewalk, going to church. An elderly man walked out of his lawn and started walking in the same direction just a few feet away from us.

After eyeing the man for a few moments, Domu exclaimed, loud enough for everyone to hear, 'Mommy, look at that man. He has a big tummy!' The man heard it, looked around, took it in stride, and just smiled.

Later that night, we spoke to the children about being discreet.

Me: When you are saying something not nice about someone, don't say it out loud. But if you are going to say something nice, you can say it out loud. For example, if you want to say 'that woman has a nice dress', then you can say that out loud. But if you want to say 'that man has a big tummy', or 'that man is very old,' then you should not speak it loud.'

Pia: How about 'that man has no ears?'