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I love people watching; especially parents with small kids. You just never know what’s going pop out of their precious little mouths next.

This morning I was in the bathing suit section of a local department store. It was one of those frenetic “half-price sale until 11 a.m.” deals where everyone runs around like crazy gathering up as many garments as possible to try on and then do your best to get into the line in time to pay before the time is up.

Anyway, I was busy checking out various suits that might possibly disguise my *ahem* barely noticeable amount of excess natural padding in all the wrong places, when I happened to see a late thirties-looking Mom and her daughter of around five or so.

Mom was checking out a gorgeous red two-piece with the plunging neckline; the kind of thing I never consider, even though she wasn’t far behind me in the weight department.

As I reached for a tummy tamer one-piece, I heard the little girl yell, “Mommy, that bathing suit is not for your age!”

Quiet chuckles could be heard all around.