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Dear Jet Blue Friend in Seat 22B,
Mommy says that it’s proper etiquette to apologize when you make a mistake for which you are sorry. And I am sorry. Very sorry. I’m sorry for peeing all over our seat, not once but twice, during our long airplane ride to California. I guess you don’t have to know that I did it twice, but I’m terribly honest at two years old.
See, I’m not capable of sitting in one seat for six hours. I’m just a tot. A squirmy, curious, fidgety tot. And I guess that while wiggling from Mommy’s seat, to my seat, to Daddy’s seat, to my seat, to Mommy’s seat, my diaper shifted, just enough to . . . well, you know. Darn shifty diaper. Maybe Mommy and Daddy need to move me up to the next size, or maybe they should have put on a nite-nite diaper. Either way, I’m not quite at the age where I blame them for things.
To make matters worse, knowing my diaper’s saturation point is not my strong suit, although I must say that I felt a funny warm sensation between my thighs. It should have been a red flag, but I was engrossed in my ABC book at the time. To be honest, I think Mommy and Daddy were more startled and humiliated than I was. They both went into crisis mode. Mommy frantically dug into the diaper bag while Daddy lifted me from my warm puddle of pee. I’m not talking about a little trickle here. I was dangling from my armpits over Lake Erie. You probably didn’t have to know that either.
There is good news. You’ll be happy to know that they used Wet Ones to clean up the mess. They are anti-bacterial, disinfecting wipes, so I’m confident that the seat is just like new. Maybe even better. Just to be safe, though, Mommy says that you ought to wash your clothes before wearing them again. I say do whatever makes you happy.
Your Jet Blue Friend in Seat 22B
**This post is a part of the Moms’ 30-Minute Blog Challenge at Steady Mom**
Kim says:
Oh, you made me smile, Jet Blue Passenger!!
(& I needed that today!)
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January 5, 2010 at 12:45 pm
mir says:
HA! This is adorable! Thanks for the huge smile it brought to my face.
January 5, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Sarah Morris says:
oh my gosh! this is HYSTERICAL! i absolutely love you guys. thanks for the giggle MJ! have a good one.
January 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Faith says:
long day with the little tikes today….thanks for the giggle!
January 5, 2010 at 7:05 pm
renee @ FIMBY says:
Too cute. I rememberer long continental flights with little ones. I’m so glad those days are over.
January 5, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Rana says:
This was cute and from now on I will check my seat for stains before I sit down on a plane.
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January 5, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Catherine B says:
Very cute story! Made me smile – my two year old has not had the chance to travel yet but I can hardly wait to take him on an airplane (with an overnight diaper)!
January 5, 2010 at 11:46 pm
se7en says:
Very funny post – you have me chortling… not to mention glancing at my seat on any public transport from now on!!! You have a lovely day!!!
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January 6, 2010 at 3:59 am
Victoria says:
Hah! I love it!
Thank you for a different spin on things this morning.
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January 6, 2010 at 9:54 am
Heather says:
Oh my! Literally LOL on this one – too funny!
January 9, 2010 at 3:35 am
Kara says:
i know that the diaper fates will get me if I dare laugh out loud at this
But, I’m relieved to know that these sort of travel, um, hazards don’t happen only to our family 
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January 10, 2010 at 10:20 am