"Ma?" (That's what he calls me now, Ma.)
"Yes, son?"
"Do you have an eye for me?"
"What?"
"I need you to give me an eye."
(Sure I must be misunderstanding him...) "What did you say?"
(Getting frustrated) "In case I have a bad dream! I need you to have an eye for me."
"Oh! You want me to keep an eye out for you in case you have a bad dream?"
"Yes, Ma. You gonna do that?"
"Of course."
Another new case of word confusion: K brought me a toy the other day and asked me if I would put a 'commercial' on it.
"A commercial?"
"Yes. You need to get your marker and put my commercial (AKA initial) on there. You know, my K?"
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The very reason I loved having a three-year-old around, every single time. They are so much fun in conversation : )
LOL You must have been peeking in at my house lately. Just posted about my two-yr-old's "Koo, Momma" (aka thanK yOO, Momma)
And, it's so funny that my eldest and your three are only two months apart! Her newest "word confusion" is "alienance" for ambulance! LOL
No matter how many times I say "honey, it's am-BUL-lance" she'll annunciated back to me "I know Momma...a-LEE-ance" LOL
I love stories about little ones misusing words.
Our son pulled a doozy when he was about TEN. Our doctor had just started him on Allegra for his allergies. A few weeks later he came into the kitchen and said "Mom, Dad, I think I need VIAGRA." My mind was racing..."what can he mean by THIS?" Turns out, he had just seen a major league baseball player advertising it. He thought it was another allergy medicine and he wanted to use it instead of Allegra. I had to go upstairs to laugh my head off. Now that he is 16, we can tease him about it.
Several years ago my oldest son came in from outside crying that his foot hurt. I asked him where because I didn't see any blood. He proceeded to point and say, "it hurts right here on my toe-thumb" He was pointing to his BIG TOE! We still ask him if his toe-thumb hurts!
My little guy likes to ask me to "keep my eyes peeled" for whatever it is he is desiring that day. As far as bad dreams go, he thinks that sleeping with a dream catcher is the answer. His sister made one at scouts and he has taken it over. What would we do without the minds and mouths of kids?
~~Kelley
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