How much credibility do you grant to those Old Wives Tales
and suggestions from days gone by?
Let me tell you something:
I was always one to say nay when told to wave a threaded needle over my pregnant belly,
but wouldn’t you know that that darn thing spun around in a circle over the little girl in my womb?
And, I carried wide, my face changed and I craved sweets.
So yeah, those old wives were wise.
And, when my baby girl hiccuped?
Don’t you know, she was growing up a storm.
All of these tales and tips I heard from my Mommom,
all had at least a kernel of truth.
So tonight, when I thought I spotted a little fleck of white popping through my daughter’s upper gum,
what did I do?
I listened to the words of my Mommom.
I took out a metal spoon,
stuck it in my daughter’s mouth and listened for the clink.
And clink, it did.
Mommom was right, once again.
What did I tell ya?
Those wives, man.
They were sure wise.