Jamie’s extremely adept at piecing his surroundings together. But for every time he pulls out a new word we weren’t aware he knew, or every time he learns a concept, there is an equal misinterpretation.
I’m not talking about something simple or benign. I’m talking about piecing your world together in a way only a 2-year-old could. Toddlers are a resourceful bunch, and they work with the information that’s been presented to them. But sometimes that information is simply not enough.
Following are six of the most awkward, strangest or scariest things my 2-year-old has said in his short time.
“Chip and Dales” – This is how Jamie refers to chips. Meg and I thought it was so funny the first time we heard it that we haven’t made a strong effort to correct it. I believe it comes from a cartoon. But try explaining that when you have company over.
“Is that a dinosaur?” – Kudos to you, kid, for trying to make sense of your surroundings. But I don’t think the woman you pointed at in the grocery store would appreciate your question. Even though she was a stranger, and it wasn’t me there, it was Meg, I can definitively answer. No, she was not a dinosaur.
“There’s a spider on your back.” – You could probably tell mommy this an infinite number of times, and never be labeled as the boy who cried spider. This is because mommy is terrified of spiders. Trust me, she’ll take you seriously. For everyone’s sake though, you might want to make sure it’s an actual spider and not just a tag on the back of her sweater while she’s driving. Next time she’s liable to put the car in the ditch.
“Look, it’s a spider in the sky!” – No buddy, that’s a ceiling fan. And for reasons stated above, a ceiling fan is how you should refer to it.
“It’s a sky monster!” – Ok so this one is a pretty adorable way to refer to the loudest jet we’ve heard coming out of our local airport. He followed this up with “It goes ROOOOAAARRR!” A logical connection to a 2-year-old, but strange all the same.
“That’s not a lady!!” – Another comment made about a stranger while grocery shopping. Again, I wasn’t there, but I am pretty sure he was wrong. Another shining example of our 2-year-old making friends.
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