{"id":1200,"date":"2016-04-19T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T07:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2016-04-19T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T07:35:49","slug":"eating-my-own-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/eating-my-own-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating my own words"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday when I reached home, I was shocked when i took off my socks.\u00a0My left foot was so red, as if it’s bitten by something big. Before sleeping, i applied the cream on my foot. That’s when my daughter saw it and began our conversation.<\/p>\n

Girl: “Papa, what happened? What bite you? Is it black ants? Is it red ants?<\/p>\n

Papa: “No”<\/p>\n

Girl: “I thought you’re strong”<\/p>\n

That’s it. When she asked me questions about insect bites, “why insect bite her and bite my wife and not me”, i told her because i’m strong. She really believed it. And now she’s asking me how come i was bitten so badly if i was strong.<\/p>\n

A lesson to speak truthfully, and not boasting of something which i’m not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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