Tag: children
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Questions from my son
I had a couple of questions from Daniel – who is 6-years-old – yesterday afternoon. One of the questions is quite profound, the other, profane. I’ll let you guess which is which. NB: Freud is our dog. Question 1: What would happen if I put my finger in Freud’s bottom and took it out and…
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How to use toilet paper
My 3-year-old showed me a novel way of using toilet paper yesterday. After completing her business, she grabbed the entire roll of toilet paper from the holder, wiped her bum with the entire roll, then returned it to the holder.
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Goodies vs baddies
Our six-year-old son has been talking a lot about baddies recently, so Ben decided to probe him on it. Ben: What’s the difference between a baddy and a goody? Daniel: Baddies are always fighting goodies. Ben: But if you see two people fighting, how do you know who is the baddy and who is the…
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Dolls' house versus aliens
Daniel and Elizabeth were intently focused on their play this morning. Me: What are you playing? Daniel: Dolls’ house versus aliens. Me: Who are the aliens? Daniel: My cuddly toys. They do mean things to the dolls’ house animals. Me: What sort of mean things do they do? Daniel: They squash them. It is true…
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Make a wish
Elizabeth has just discovered how much fun it is to make a wish on fluffy dandelion seeds, spreading the invasive weed far and wide. Me: What did you wish for? Elizabeth: Coins. That’s a bit materialistic for a 3-year-old, isn’t it? Elizabeth: Chocolate coins. Phew. She’s more interested in chocolate coins than metal ones. That’s…
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Unique and eccentric = good
Daniel is better this week. The tics are still there but less pronounced and with longer periods of relaxation between them. I told him late last week that it was absolutely fine for him to have his tics and that he could do them as often as he wanted at home and I think this…
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Making money
Daniel and Elizabeth have lately been playing with the little girl who lives next door. She’s about Daniel’s age and she comes to our house and the three of them play mummies and daddies. Yesterday during their game, Daniel went off to the play area and left his friend alone in the bedroom. We naturally…
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Elizabeth and her accessories
Elizabeth loves accessories. In particular, she loves her hat and “sunnies” – as she likes to call them – and never leaves home without them. She always wears her goggles at the pool, even though she never puts her head under water and is often seen decorated with an assorted mix of necklaces, bangles, rings…
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Conversations with Elizabeth and I want an iphone
Me: I love you Elizabeth. And we love Daniel. And we love Daddy. And we love Freud.Elizabeth: And we love the computer. That’s my girl. She’ll be programming iphone apps in no time. Speaking of iphone apps. I desperately *need* an iphone. It’s tricky learning how to program for the iphone when one is not…
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The evolving rug and conversations with Daniel
My rug is growing. It now has some colour and I like it. I almost wish I hadn’t used the cream-coloured sheets at all because I can see it’s not such a practical colour for a rug. Still, I can throw it in the washing machine which is the main thing. So far it consists…
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I need…
Elizabeth has discovered the word “need”, as in “I need an Easter Egg”. Today she reached her hand into the pocket of Ben’s trousers (where he keeps his wallet) and said, “I need wallet”. We weren’t expecting this to happen for at least another twelve years. Be afraid, be very afraid. Ben took Daniel to…
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Not fat…
Daniel: You’re fat ElizabethElizabeth: I not fat, I bewtiful!
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