While Kellen was out of the house, Bonnie and I started working on reading chapter books. She liked the one I'm reading right now, and I had trouble getting her to stop reading so we could work on her multiplication tables. Of course, she is the daughter of the mother who got the "Bookworm Award" at the end of the year awards ceremony in fifth grade. What that means is that I was always sneaking The Babysitters Club or The Nancy Drew Files under my desk while the teacher was talking.
When I looked at these pictures, I thought maybe I should clean up a little more before I take photos to post for everyone to see. Oh, well.
I wonder if we are the only parents who assume their children's made-up words/phrases. First it was the "Hungry House." I don't think either Josh or I has used the word "restaurant" in months. Now it is "circus cereal." Kellen really likes the circus cereal. (In case you don't get that, it's because the food pyramid looks like a circus tent. Imaginative, huh?) Oh, and we won't even get started on me finding myself saying, "I have to go potty."
So, I noticed there are a lot of quotation marks in this post. Lesley, are there any that are misused?
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I don't know, ask the person who runs that quote blog. I'm pretty sure y'all are in good company of parents who have taken on the vocabulary of their kids, and I'm hoping that's why husbands and wives often call each other "mommy" and "daddy." Otherwise, that's just creepy.
They also call each other mommy and daddy so the kids won't call them by their first names. Ask Josh.
Fun post, and I totally agree about the made up phrases--sometimes it's just easier to get them to understand if we use "their" words...not that we'll stop trying to teach them the "proper" ones too. And for the record, we Robinsons don't have any chapter books in our house that aren't "Bible"s.
Speaking of feeling the urge to clean before you take post photos...check out the Oct. 3 post at blueyonder.typepad.com/my_weblog/ I loved it.
Aw come on...you have to admit it's cute when a little two year old calls their dad by his first name.
And I have a question for the parents. Does there come a point when you feel the need to tell your kid what the actual word is, or do they eventually just figure it out on their own? It seems like most kids figure it out, because I don't have a lot of students asking me if they can go potty. Sometimes I wish they would, instead of the other phrases they use...I guess they think if they're not graphic enough then I won't think they really have to go.
Everybody but the parent thinks it's cute. Ask Josh.
As for the question, I don't know. Kellen does know the term "use the bathroom" but doesn't apply it to himself.
What I WANTED to ask Josh was what is the inside dope on when Coach Fran is leaving? Before or after he gets whacked with a lawsuit for revealing confidential medical records? And sounds like a good way to place bets (if one was cynical about what those high rollers did with the inside info).
But I don't remember so many made up words when you guys were growing up. Maybe I have my own lexiconological problems.
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