Peanuts not Penises: you had me with the title.

Because I come from a family who misunderstands words with regularity, this post by Leila at Don’t Speak Whinese spoke to me immediately.

My husband wondered aloud why Madonna was singing about Iranians with her song “Like A Persian, Touched For the Very First Time”.  My grandson thought the Star Spangled Banner was being sung for his friend (“Jose can you see, by the dawn’s early light”).   When I read this post I laughed aloud and recognized the ground truth of the matter.  Kids can be hysterically funny.

Added to the overall humor, there is a sense of sorrow for a little two-year-old girl who must be taught to be afraid of things that could harm her if ingested.  That made me sad because it’s quite a burden to carry for a child.  Still, any little girl of that age who knows the word “vulva” is wise beyond her years, obviously.

Leila knocked it out of the park with this one.  I think the length of the post was perfect, it didn’t waste a word, and it didn’t drag at any point. I actually smirked at the end where she wonders if she should have let her daughter think she had an allergy to penises. This was funny, sweet, and totally charming!  Very nicely done.

I had a very difficult time choosing my favorite because I can honestly say I enjoyed every one of the offerings.  I’m so glad that Erica of free fringes put this “Lovelinks” program together so that we all get to read posts we might not have seen otherwise.

Linda’s picks:

• Don’t Speak Whinese first pick: 40 points
• MannaHatta Mamma second pick: 20 points
• Motherhood Truth third pick: 10 points

Lovelinks leaderboard:

• Chosen Chaos: 40
• Don’t Speak Whinese: 40
• MannaHatta Mamma: 20 points
• Momalog: 20 points
• Peek-a-berry: 20 points
• Bitches: 10 points
• Motherhood Truth: 10 points
• Peter De Wolf: 10 points
• Sweaty: 5 points

Congrats, Leila! Congrats, MannaHatta Mamma and Motherhood Truth! Alison’s judges’ post coming tomorrow. Keep an eye on the leaderboard; we’re getting there. Plus, the list of prizes and donors now has something for all 14 finalists. Cookies and pralines and text ads, oh my.