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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Little Pitchers and Their Big Ears

For accuracy, this post should really be titled "In My Child's Ears." Or perhaps, "In My Child's Nose." No, not sniffing drugs, you naughty people, I'm talking about boogers.

Anyway, let's get back on topic: In my child's eyes, what I do and say is magnified and recorded.

Sometimes, I'm pleased with the reflection. When my two-year old son wraps his arms around my shoulders in preparation for a piggyback ride, he tells me, "Hold on! Be careful!" I can tell he's been hearing my safety advice. After I put him down, he says, "Good job, mama." He's hearing encouragement – I'm glad of that too.

Other times, I find that an offhand remark has been taken to heart. A couple of days ago, we were playing air guitar, and he requested "Killer Queen," a challenging Freddie Mercury tune. I must have said something about its complexity, because when we mention the song now, he always says, "Killer Queen is very hard."

Imagine if I had said, "Math is hard," like those infamous talking Barbie dolls and he'd ingested that instead. I don't imagine that he truly understands all that he's saying, but it can be surprising how repeating words can make things feel true.

Occasionally, I am quite chagrined to learn what must be the most common words out of my mouth. Yesterday, he sat on my lap and examined my face intently. I smiled back fondly at him. He took his blankie and rubbed in on my cheek. Awwww. Then he rubbed my nose and said, "Mama, you have boogers."

For the record, there was no mucus in my nose! But I guess we know what we've been talking about here.

Lady M works in high tech, directs a vintage dance performance group, and takes intermittently interesting photographs. She and her husband, SwingDaddy, spend most of their time chasing after their toddler,Q, and trying to stay one step ahead of his martial arts moves. While she is sharing what comes into Q's ears and out his mouth here as part of the Blog Exchange, Alex may be found on Lady M's blog, Nupboard Central, peeking out through OS's eyes.

Click here to check out the other posts this month, and to get more info on the blog exchange.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 11:01 PM   9 comments
9 Comments:

  • At 7/01/2007 7:17 AM, Blogger Jenn in Holland said…

    hehe, observant little guy, eh? I love it.
    Also love the air guitar sequence. That just completely rocks!

     

  • At 7/01/2007 10:34 AM, Blogger Cori@SAHMbles said…

    Oh so true, it's scary at times to hear my words coming out of such a little person but heartening most of the time.

     

  • At 7/01/2007 10:52 AM, Anonymous The Big Giraffe said…

    This is so true, Lady M. Sometimes they don't quite get the context right. Sometimes I ask OS, "What story would you like?" and he replies "You need to be polite Daddy. Say please!" Hmmm..."What story would you like please?" I don't see that happening.

     

  • At 7/01/2007 12:07 PM, Anonymous Dana said…

    I had a bit of de ja vu reading your entry! My little one tells me to be careful all the time. He repeats it from me because I'm always telling him to watch where he's going and to be careful!

     

  • At 7/01/2007 3:07 PM, Blogger Lara said…

    ha! very cute story, M. :) i'm glad you joined the blog exchange fun!

     

  • At 7/01/2007 4:16 PM, Blogger soccer mom in denial said…

    Well don't get defensive, maybe there were bogers but we won't judge you.

    Our daughter has been singing Prince's Let's Go Crazy, then getting down dramatically (recall the lyrics). Guess we've been watching the TiVo'd superbowl half-time show a bit much.

     

  • At 7/01/2007 10:37 PM, Anonymous mayberry said…

    at least he was concerned about your health. Sweet!

     

  • At 7/02/2007 9:34 AM, Blogger Damselfly said…

    Gotta love a boy who appreciates air guitar!

     

  • At 7/02/2007 10:08 PM, Blogger Alex Elliot said…

    It was great to have you here! I enjoyed your post. Today my son told me I had to be careful because I was drinking coffee and it's hot.

     
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