Accosted

It happened at 7:40am. I was dropping off TinyTuna at school. Things were running a bit late, so I opted for the hug at the car door. Off she scooted into school. I put my seatbelt back on and was about to go when the woman who runs her before and after (B & A) school program comes running out of the school waving me down. Uh oh. This can't be good. A million bad-news scenarios rush through my brain while I lean over to open the passenger door.

Is it true that you are a famous opera singer, and you have sung all over the world?

Ahhhhhh. And Heeeeeee. Well.....
Before I continue, I have to backtrack three years. I walk into school to pick up a first grade TinyTuna from her B & A program. The director (same woman) says she has to talk to me. Uh oh. This can't be good. She asks, "Do you still have puppies?" "Puppies?" I ask. She says, "TinyTuna told me your dog just had ten puppies." "Ten Puppies?" I ask. I start laughing. TinyTuna is practically animal phobic. Why on earth would she say we had a dog with ten puppies? I explain that no, we have neither dog nor puppies. The woman says "Oh. She told everyone in sharing time today that her dog had puppies." The woman also says, "I asked her what the dog's name was, but TinyTuna said the dog didn't really have a name...we just called her 'pretty'." I'm cracking up by this time. No, no dog. No puppies. And a name of "Pretty"?? That should have been a pretty big clue that TinyTuna was crafting a very tall tale. Unfortunately, this was not the end of this particular episode. What followed was a heated argument the next day over whether or not TinyTuna was a "liar". My position was TinyTuna was an imaginative seven-year old, it was obvious that it was a story (Yeah. It didn't have a name and we just called her "Pretty"...heh), and the director was a Gulli-bull BDI.

Is it true that you are a famous opera singer, and you have sung all over the world?

This question has come up due to a conversation TinyTuna had with Uber-AuntieTuna on Sunday when she drove her to lunch. In an effort to bolster my approval ratings (actually my "cool" ratings) with the TinyTuna, Uber-AuntieTuna told her I was a famous opera singer and sang all over the world. What followed was the classic "Nuh-uh!" "Nuh-HUH!!" argument. When I got to lunch, TinyTuna was determined find out who was right.

Is it true that you are a famous opera singer, and you have sung all over the world?

TinyTuna just wanted to know, and the B & A director is spoiling for a rematch, three years later. I smile and say "Well, yes I sing opera. And yes, I have in several different countries. I have sung in Germany and Austria and Montreal as well as in the United States. So, yes, I suppose it's true." As for being famous, I'll leave that to Pretty and her ten puppies.