Word of the Day
It's amazing the difference two years can make. Gone are the drama of respiratory emergencies, replaced by colds, runny noses and the occasional outburst -- in other words normal two-year-old stuff.
Mom's out tonight, and big sister knows that's a good opportunity to negotiate for a DVD. "You picked the last one, right dad?" she attempted. It went something like this...
Dad: No, you did. Remember, we watched Barbie Fairytopia?
Big Sister: Oooooh, can't I choose?
Dad: No, because you only want to watch Barbie Fairytopia or Barbie Island Princess, and we've seen them enough the last few weeks. Let's watch something that Emma would like, maybe something with animals in it.
Big Sister: How about Barbie Swan Lake? We haven't watched that in a long time.
Dad: No, that wouldn't be fair to Emma.
Big Sister: Emma likes Barbie.
Dad (stupidly): Emma, would you like to watch Barbie or something with animals?
Emma: Barbie no animals.
Dad: Barbie OR animals?
Emma: Bar-bie.
Dad: Wouldn't you...
Emma: Bar-bie! Bar-bie! Bar-bie!
Yes, folks, the new word of the day is Barbie. I'm in hell.
Mom's out tonight, and big sister knows that's a good opportunity to negotiate for a DVD. "You picked the last one, right dad?" she attempted. It went something like this...
Dad: No, you did. Remember, we watched Barbie Fairytopia?
Big Sister: Oooooh, can't I choose?
Dad: No, because you only want to watch Barbie Fairytopia or Barbie Island Princess, and we've seen them enough the last few weeks. Let's watch something that Emma would like, maybe something with animals in it.
Big Sister: How about Barbie Swan Lake? We haven't watched that in a long time.
Dad: No, that wouldn't be fair to Emma.
Big Sister: Emma likes Barbie.
Dad (stupidly): Emma, would you like to watch Barbie or something with animals?
Emma: Barbie no animals.
Dad: Barbie OR animals?
Emma: Bar-bie.
Dad: Wouldn't you...
Emma: Bar-bie! Bar-bie! Bar-bie!
Yes, folks, the new word of the day is Barbie. I'm in hell.
posted by Eric at 20:03
4 Comments:
It's ironic that I was actually at CHEO tonight, attending a parent information session for children about to start group speech therapy. I had to fill out several questionnaires (to quantify Emma's comprehension and vocabulary) and indicate the words that she is now saying...
I guess I'll be adding "Barbie" to the list ;-)
LOL! You may be in Barbie Hell Eric but I'm in Mighty Machines Hell. FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. Barbie will go with TIME.
Muahahahaha!
Sorry...I feel your pain... really I do.
Snicker.
So sorry to hear this. If Emma hangs out some with Hallie, I can assure you the choices will be Big Bird, Cookie, Ernie, Oscar, Telly, or Teddy (Baby Bear), in that order. I am so grateful she's still stuck on Sesame Street and Signing Time. And I am dreading, dreading, dreading the days of Barbie, and worse yet, Hannah Montana that are ahead.
Awesome... Eric outsmarted by a 4 year old.
I'll get some mileage out of that.
:)
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