Antonia in the nursery

So as part of my paediatrics attachment I spent the day in a nursery/play-group...

I decided to be pro-active and play with children...so I walked up to a toddler, whose mother was sitting nearby and rocking her other baby to sleep in its' push-chair.



Antonia to toddler: Hello there! What's your name?

Toddler: *mumbles something incomprehensible*

Mother: *repeats name but is muffled out by loud noise of other toddlers playing*

Antonia: *Not quite sure what child's name is, but carries on anyway*

Antonia: Are these your toys? What nice toys you have!

Toddler: *smiling picks up car and hand it to Antonia*

A: *drives car along the ground* Vrrrrroooom....beep beeep!

Toddler: *grins, giggles and laughs*

Antonia: *What a beautiful smile you have! You're a cute little boy aren't you?!

Mother: ...she's a girl..

Antonia: *blushing* oh...whoops! sorry!!

Mother: ...it's okay!

Mother: *picks up her other baby who is making pre-crying noises, and says to toddler* Com'on, it's time to go, Charlie's starting to cry and wants to go home.

Antonia to toddler: Oh, is Charlie your new baby brother?

Mother: ...Charlie is also a girl...



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aaaargghhhhhhh!! Two gaffs in the space of 10 seconds!!! How embarrassing! I was glad that they were leaving!!!

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(in my defence, the toddler totally looked like a boy and was dressed like a boy, and to me, Charlie is a boy's name!!!)

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