Getting dressed for school this morning, Lauren suddenly piped up excitedly: “Daddy! Guess what my…” before being caught short by a sudden attack of memory loss. She turned to Nicola.
“Mummy, what are those round things called?”
“What round things?” asked Nicola, perplexed.
“You know, the ones that begin with C?” Another blank look from Nicola. I could see Lauren was beginning to get frustrated.
“Oh Mummy, you know! The things we had for breakfast!”
The penny dropped. “Oh, you mean Cheerios?”
“Yes!” Lauren spun back round with a big grin. “Daddy! Guess what my burp just tasted of? Cheerios and toothpaste!”