I have a little-blond-headed sound recording that follows me around all day absorbing the things I say and then repeating them back to his sister, friends, and stuffed animals.
I have come to realize a few things about myself, like how I say "oh my goodness" drawing the "oo" out and inflecting my voice up at the end, how many times I send my kids to time-out, and how I often yell "What?!"
But what I really can't figure out is where he has picked-up his newest phrase.
Me: "Samuel, you want to eat dinner?"
Samuel: "Why not?"
Me: "Samuel, let's clean up your toys."
Samuel: "Okay, why not?"
Me: "Hey, should we bake some cookies?"
Samuel: "Why not?"
He also uses it when he wants to suggest something. "Mommy, why not take a bath?" "Mommy, why not play trains?"
So I close this ramble with one simple question - Why not?
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- A wife, a Mormon, a daugther, a sister, a friend... but mostly, a Mother. These are our adventures and this is my story.
From the Mouth of Babes
Samuel (after Carlin spilled water on his shirt): "Daddy, you disgust yourself."
July 2013
Me: "You guys need to clean-up the play-doh."
Samuel: "Mommy, you just need to control yourself."
Me: "What? - Why do I need to control myself?"
Samuel: "You just need to control yourself Mommy, we are playing."
January 2013
Me: "Lillian, you're such a pretty girl."
Lillian: "No!"
Me: "Yes you are!"
Lillian: "No, I a child of God!"
June 2012
Samuel: "Mommy, I need a haircut."
Me: "You do?"
Samuel: "Yes. My hair is freaking me out!"
May 2012
Lillian: "I hear a gog!"
Me: "I hear a dog too!"
Samuel: "I hear a dog one!"
Feb. 21, 2012
Samuel: "Mommy, I have hiccups in my mouth."
Feb. 20, 2012
July 2013
Me: "You guys need to clean-up the play-doh."
Samuel: "Mommy, you just need to control yourself."
Me: "What? - Why do I need to control myself?"
Samuel: "You just need to control yourself Mommy, we are playing."
January 2013
Me: "Lillian, you're such a pretty girl."
Lillian: "No!"
Me: "Yes you are!"
Lillian: "No, I a child of God!"
June 2012
Samuel: "Mommy, I need a haircut."
Me: "You do?"
Samuel: "Yes. My hair is freaking me out!"
May 2012
Lillian: "I hear a gog!"
Me: "I hear a dog too!"
Samuel: "I hear a dog one!"
Feb. 21, 2012
Samuel: "Mommy, I have hiccups in my mouth."
Feb. 20, 2012
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2 comments:
He's such a cute philisophical little boy. Just like his daddy. There's always a good explanation and a great answer. nourish it and he will turn out to be a great writer. Love you Samuel Bear, your growing up way to fast for grandma to keep up with.
If I can't figure out where one of the kiddos get a phrase, I usually just listen a little closer to my husband to figure it out ;)
...and what a cute phrase it is, too!
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