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Alligator Pie

Author: Dennis Lee
From: Alligator Pie. Toronto: Macmillan, 1974.

Alligator pie, alligator pie,
If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna die.
Give away the green grass, give away the sky,
But don’t give away my alligator pie.

Alligator stew, alligator stew,
If I don’t get some I don’t know what I’ll do.
Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe,
But don’t give away my alligator stew.

Alligator soup, alligator soup,
If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna droop.
Give away my hockey stick, give away my hoop,
But don’t give away my alligator soup.

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Although Wikipedia says that most Canadians know that poem, I had never heard of it until I received this video of Emily reciting it during her English Language Art.

As you watch Emily’s video, please remember, this is the same girl that the doctors said would never walk, talk or learn to eat enough to grow properly.

Emily’s Alligator Pie

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I know, that’s not my typical blog title

But recently, I saw 2 blogs who made me laugh and think about poop in bathtubs.

Just When Things Are Looking Up, Someone Always Shits In The Tub. This girl is awesome, go read her posts… unless you are easily offended, she’s not shy with words. I love her!

And here the second post: It’s all fun and games until someone poops in the bathtub

It’s poop week!

From day 1, Emily had serious tummy issues.

I have heard many parents over the years state that they would take a constipated baby over the poop machines they had.

Only a parent who has never seen their baby, the love of their life, suffers through constipation would say that. The cramps, the discomfort, the squirming, the cries, the screams…

A constipated baby is no jokes.

We gave our tiny baby many baths hoping that she would relax enough to make things move.

A poop in the bathtub was reason to celebrate!

Yes, you read that right.

We would be really quiet, let it happened, take Emily out of the tub, drain the tub, dispose of the poop, clean the tub and fill it again.

If we got a second poop, awesome. If not, at least we had a clean baby.

Yes, we washed the bathtub a lot but for us, a poop in the bathtub was awesome because it meant our baby felt a little bit better!

Perspective!

Is there anything in your world that makes you appreciate what others take for granted?

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