Dobbing

We are always having lots of conversations about 'dobbing'.

Is it ok to dob?
Why do we dob?
When can we dob?
Who should we dob on?
Is it dobbing or is it being helpful?
Is it dobbing or is it being spiteful?
The list of questions go on and on and on.

So, we are in the car this particular afternoon and The Middle Man says: "I have dog poo on my shoe and it stinks" whilst waving it in the face of The Little Man.

After much giggling and squealing together The Little Man says: "You know, I thought that I trod in dog poo today too. But I didn't. I know that!" with quite a bit of force behind the statement.

"Oh. Really. How do you KNOW that you didn't?" says The Middle Man.

"Well... at first I smelt it on the mat at roll (roll call), and I thought it must be my shoe, so I went outside and cleaned my shoe. And when I came back inside the smell came too. I couldn't figure it out and then I remembered why, it was because Clare Bear was following me."

"WHAT has that got to do with anything pooey?" says The Middle Man indignantly.

"Clare Bare always does some poo in her pants, and so she always smells. Mum? Do you think it would be bad dobbing to tell Mrs P. that Clare has pooed her pants again?"

Lordy lordy lord! "Well, noooo... not really. I guess if you said it very quietly it would be ok. You wouldn't want to hurt poor Clare's feelings and embarrass her in front of everyone." I say diplomatically.

After a bit of thought..."Mmmm... Next time, I think I'll say 'Excuse me Mrs P. I think there is a bad smell following me, and I think it might be Clare.'"