For the record, I am not a home-wrecking skank!

[LadyJag]

I am chuckling as I write this, because a scene from earlier today keeps replaying itself in my head.

I was at a really great party today (thanks again, Lisa!) with my hubby and toddler. There were clowns there, and face-painting, and I thought Alyssa would like to have her face painted. Well, Alyssa freaked a little when we sat down next to the clown, so to show her it was fun, I had my face painted like her favorite animal - a pink cat. Yeah, Alyssa thought it was great that MOMMY was a cat, but she did NOT in any way, shape or form want that clown touching her with even a dot of paint!

So there I was, a shy, 35-year-old pink cat at a party where I didn't really know a whole lot of the guests well, but hey! 'Ya gotta come out of your shell sometime, right? And what better icebreaker than "Don't you just hate hairballs?"

Anyway, I was playing with Alyssa and her newest little friend at one of the games, while my hubby played Wii with HIS newest little friend. LOL! I noticed one of the dads was wearing a balloon hat from one of the clowns, so I smiled knowingly, tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you so much for wearing that hat!"

He looked totally confused to be addressed by a 5'7" talking cat. Laughing, I tried to explain that we were both sort of in the same awkward boat, so I pointed to my face and said "From the lady with the cat face!"

Now, I should also mention that there was music, and it was pretty loud, and my hearing, well... it isn't all that great. So it is quite possible that what I HEARD and what this guy SAID were completely different things. But what I HEARD before he made his hasty exit was
"Thanks, but I have a wife!"

Ummmm...yeah! At the time, I really didn't think much of it, because I'm a little slow on the uptake, and like I said, my hearing can be pretty crumby and I just didn't really get it.

But now that I've had time to reflect on it, I keep thinking "Wow! He actually thought I was hitting on him in front of both our kids and spouses!" Like a pink cat face is such a hot way to pick guys up! HA!

So which is worse - the fact that this guy thought I was coming on to him like a painted cat in heat, or the fact that he couldn't get away from me fast enough?!?

[pinkcalla721]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 12:40 AM He obviously had no sense of humor is all I can say. What a dweeb! I can see myself getting painted like that to encourage my daughter and then also doing what you did when you spoke to that guy. He must be a goose, or really has had thoughts of cheating, I dont know, just plain goofy is all. I wouldnt worry about it much more though.

[amystephan]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 7:31 AM

More adults SHOULD get their face painted, even if their kids are willing or even if they're grown!  It's nice to let down the hair and have a good time. : )

Maybe he felt goofy in his hat and wasn't comfortable with someone SO comfortable in their "cat" skin. lol. : )

[ZacsMom]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 8:26 AM

Note to self:  Never, ever, let a pink cat near husband.

Just kidding!  What a strange thing to say!  I think I'd assume there were some serious issues in his marriage and not worry about it. 

 

 

[mommiesquid]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 9:59 AM That story along withall your others cracked me up.  I can just picture you walking around with this pretty pink cat face."hitting" on this married man.  Oh boy priceless.  What did your husband think of the whole thing?

[mommy2twisters]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 10:57 AM

That's pretty funny!  Sounds like the guy was clueless.  Some guys just don't know what to do with female attention that is NOT sexual, you know?!?!

Glad you guys had fun!

[xiemoon]

Jun. 23, 2008 at 5:30 PM Oh funny! 

[mommynlovinit]

Jun. 24, 2008 at 6:12 AM LOL... what did the guy look like??? And who was Alyssa's new friend (what did he/she look like)?  Just curious ;-)

[getupsteph]

Jun. 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM LOL that is too funny.

[alainas_mom428]

Jun. 25, 2008 at 3:07 PM Really! Was his wife there? He might've misunderstood you like you said, or might've been intentionally overreacting for the sake of other people seeing it. That's a weird response from a man.

[Rockenmooki]

Jun. 25, 2008 at 4:07 PM Bwahahahaaaaahahaaaaa!!!!!    OMG!  That was MY husband and after reading this I asked him if you tapped him on the shoulder and made a comment about his balloon hat and he said yeah and what he said when he was walking away (to chase after our 20 month old) was "Thanks! I'm gonna have a spider man face."   He was going to get his face painted like spider man but the clowns left shortly after.  It was a mis-understanding :o)  If someone had hit on him, he would have been so excited  LOLOL