“Mommy I’m pretending this scorpion bitted me,” Sean says from the back seat. I look in my rear view mirror to see him stretch a sticky rubbery scorpion the length of his reach.
“No, Sean,” I correct him, “I’m pretending this scorpion BIT me — not bitted.”
“This scorpion bitted you too?!”
Oh never mind.
Antique Mommy says:
This comment is from Trista. I had to delete the original post (don’t ask) and she had already made this comment, so I am transferring it. Because I treasure each and every comment y’all. I really really do.
“hahahaa! I love those moments when nothing we say is going to make them understand. ”
Trista
April 19th, 2007 at 7:32 am
maggie says:
Beautiful – I’ve had many of those same moments. And wow, English really is tricky to explain, isn’t it?
April 19th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Beck says:
But most importantly – did you both get medical treatment for those scorpion bites?
April 19th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Shalee says:
Only in Texas would a child have a pet rubber scorpion and his mother would let him keep it without comment, well – except for his grammar that is…
April 19th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Antique Mommy says:
Beck, Medical treatment, yes. I applied alcohol to the affected area and then I drank the rest.
April 19th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Kara says:
LOL that is precious
April 19th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Susan says:
ROFL! I knew that was coming!!!
I have a 7-yr-old who still uses words in the wrong context from time to time, no matter how often I try to gently (or even not-so-gently) correct her. She couldn’t seem to care less.
Oh, the grey hairs (along with the laughs)!
April 19th, 2007 at 10:33 am
wordgirl says:
Oh… the misunderstandings that come from talking to a 3-year old!
April 19th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Susan J. says:
Love it. I am going to miss those days. Jackson still says “callapidder” and I love it. I try to correct him sometimes, but it is so cute.
April 19th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Kelley says:
I know I was so mad at whoever taught my daughter the proper way to pronounce “wizard a-boz”!!
April 19th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Mrs. Nehemiah says:
just today we were talking about my son and his love for the “mocha patroller/ed” that is the remote controll, and its remote controlled items.
April 19th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Roxanne says:
What a coincidence. . .both of you being bitten by the same gelatinous scorpion that lives in your vehicle.
April 20th, 2007 at 10:02 am