so mom took me to the zoo on friday, and we sang "goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo" most of the way there. about five minutes away, i started squirming in the back seat. i had to pee! the whining commenced as mom raced over the speedbumps down Randolph, saying 'you can do it, Roc! we're almost there!' the squiggling continued until we parked, got out, and briefly thought about going right next to the car. however, there's a bathroom just inside the ticket counter, so we ran through massive groups of elementary school kids on a field trip right up to the counter. i continued to whine and mom mentioned the problem to the lady issuing us a ticket, who said "Oooooh. Our water main broke and the only working toilet is at the far end of the zoo," as she handed us a map and circled said bathroom. we looked at each other and started running. mom kept saying sorry, and i tried to hold it. we finally arrived, and sure enough you wouldn't believe the line of moms, kids and teachers streaming behind the women's restroom. i grabbed mom's hand and said, 'let's go in this one,' pulling her inside the men's room before she could protest. she said we were lucky no one was in there, and we ran into the only stall to take care of business! there was an empty water bottle floating in the toilet and when i asked mom why, she said, 'cause boys are gross!' feeling much better, we ran past all the animals straight to my favorite spot, the bulldozer.
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