One of those hilarious instances that happen all the time that I don't always manage to note down...
D is 7 and a half years old, and a voracious reader to boot. Once in a while I read something "with" her just to see she's understanding all the words, you guessed it - she surprizes me with knowing a lot of the elaborate words too.
This happened last evening - S has some allergy in his eyes, so in trying to keep him from doing anything to strain it, we had a long story session. I read 2 stories, D read 1, then D wanted to tell her "own" made-up story. I started walking around and doing something else by now, but suddenly heard her use the word "butted" in the story - about a cow butting somebody.
S: What's the meaning of butted?
D: It's when you push somebody with your bum.
5 seconds of "Hunh?!" from me, and then it struck!!! My perfect little monster did have a few doubts after all :)
P.S: For Day 6 of Marathon Bloggers, I think this challenge has made me note down more embarassing stuff than I ever used to, my kids are not going to thank you ;).
P.P.S: I hope the kids are going to say/do something funny tomorrow!
D is 7 and a half years old, and a voracious reader to boot. Once in a while I read something "with" her just to see she's understanding all the words, you guessed it - she surprizes me with knowing a lot of the elaborate words too.
This happened last evening - S has some allergy in his eyes, so in trying to keep him from doing anything to strain it, we had a long story session. I read 2 stories, D read 1, then D wanted to tell her "own" made-up story. I started walking around and doing something else by now, but suddenly heard her use the word "butted" in the story - about a cow butting somebody.
S: What's the meaning of butted?
D: It's when you push somebody with your bum.
5 seconds of "Hunh?!" from me, and then it struck!!! My perfect little monster did have a few doubts after all :)
P.S: For Day 6 of Marathon Bloggers, I think this challenge has made me note down more embarassing stuff than I ever used to, my kids are not going to thank you ;).
P.P.S: I hope the kids are going to say/do something funny tomorrow!
hahaha..not fair, I give it to D..At her age, am not sure I knew about even simple words :-0
ReplyDeleteBut Uma, I had this image of a bull pushing someone with its backside in my head for the longest time !! Not as scary as actually being butted is it :) ?!
DeleteThis is hilarious! the things children say these days.. I remember our 3 yr old niece using the "F" word in front of my MIL!! Oh my god what a drama it was at home.. we then had to tell her it was " Frog" and not otherwise.. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL that must have had quite an effect :).
DeleteEach one of posts are such "awww" inspiring, Aparna. If possible,please do try and get your kids to the potluck, it would be a treat talking to them. :)
ReplyDeleteSo sweet of you to say that Aparna. Spend too much time around them, and I'm not sure you'll be awwwing though ;).
DeleteHa ha ha! The visual is so funny! My son uses a lot of new words and invents them too... for example he started calling 8 a 'follecting' number. We still don't know what it means!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cuckoo/Meerah.. that sounds like quite a mystery, let me know when it gets solved ;).
DeleteSo funny! BUt she's right u know...:) kids are pretty logical!
ReplyDeleteYeah Aparna, that is what absolutely got me! How kids think so logically and find hilarities in the English language I had never thought about twice :).
DeleteIt did butted you to get through Day 6.
ReplyDeleteTrue Pinksocks, I hadn't seen that angle ;).
DeleteI agree with D completely. Butting should have everything to do with the 'butt' and nothing to do with the 'horns'. English Vinglish!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it Jane? And it's good to get surprizes in English as adults too once in a while ;).
DeleteKeeping 'butting' away at it ...the kids will be all right :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks TypeWriterMom :)!
Deletethe challenge wont take you down fight!
ReplyDeletehaha Will do Aaron, thank you :)
DeleteThat was wonderful i woudl say ;)
ReplyDeleteI would make suer to carry along a dictionary if I ever get to meet those kids. No idea where thy would catch me :)
Have to agree Life Begins, the time is not far away when I won't be able to answer their doubts anymore !!
DeleteD sounds like such a sweetheart, reading a story for her brother!! N has been having a chinese fixation. He's bee saying some stuff and passing it off as chinese, no way for me to authenticate that. I am one perplexed mom right now!
ReplyDeleteSimz, have to admit that's not always, in this case reading was the deciding factor ;). Chinese?! Wow, I can only imagine!! You should start learning it on the side too ;).
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