Modelmom, I think EVERY kid who has ever met a little person has done this. Most little people accept that kids don't mean any harm and are approaching them in a friendly manner. And given the way adults can act sometimes, that friendly manner may be welcome.

I know it's mortifying, but I wouldn't sweat it.

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My son is very verbal and pretty outgoing, so I'm preparing myself for major embarassments. So far, I've been lucky. The only thing he's commented on was a woman with no teeth and he did it privately rather than publicly. We caught a glimpse of this woman and her dog (both old) before we went into the bathroom and in the bathroom he said, "Does she have teeth?" I hadn't gotten a good look at said woman so I said, "The woman or the dog?" He said, "The woman." I said, "Well, I think so, but if she doesn't we aren't going to say anything about it." We left the bathroom and sure enough, this chick has like one tooth in the front. But he never said a word. Whew!

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Brenna, I think you could not have handled that ANY better. I mean, that was the perfect thing to tell him.

My daughter started telling my son's teacher about her two grandmas. She has an "old grandma and a young grandma," which is true. One is old enough to be the other's mom. Not seeing the disaster that was coming, she tells the teacher that her hair looks like the "old grandma's." Ugh. The teacher smiled and said that she loves the ways kids are honest and will just say anything on their mind. And then my daughter begins following her around talking about it, which leaves the teacher defending her hairstyle. I kinda stammer to my daughter that yes, both of them have very pretty hair, RIGHT?!? My daughter says yes, but still...

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