What are the Cookies Doing?

They say that English is the hardest language to learn.

Over the past couple of years, since moving beyond 2-word phrases, I've been intrigued by many a sentence that Big Brother has uttered. As he continues to "learn how to talk", his syntax and phrasing (particularly for requests) seems to reflect his personality--observant, imaginative, and reserved (well, mostly).

I'll share two of my recent favorite phrases:

1. "What is _____ doing?"

Yesterday we bought some Girl Scout cookies, and he spotted them on the kitchen counter at lunch. With a bashful grin and batting of eyelashes, he asked,

"What are the cookies doing?"

Enjoying a party in the box about which I am unaware? Trying to run away from the hand that's about to grab and eat them? Deciding which of my coronary arteries to lodge into?

Of course, this is his convoluted way of asking, "Can a cookie come out of the box and disappear into my belly?"

Nope, that's still convoluted, I mean "Can I have a cookie, please?"

He repeats this mantra for many things that he wants (but suspects that he probably won't get) or thinks about, breathing life and vigor into inanimate objects and philisophy alike.

"What's that lollipop doing?", "What's Mount Rushmore doing?", "What's evil doing?", "What's Christmas doing", "What's my birthday party when I'm 5 doing?"

Of course, each of these requires very carefully thought out answers.

2. "My Playdoh is sick with a fever. I have to play with it so that it feels better."

I guess we got a batch of Playdoh with a bad immune system?

He loves to ask to do this about 5 minutes before we have to leave for church. I guess Big Brother has picked up on our empathy towards him when he gets a "bug", and is "using" it against us. How could Mom-E or I refuse to let him care for a sick toy?

Again, his creativity in the way he phrases this request makes me chuckle.


And so, now I'd love to hear from YOU! Tell me about the fun ways your children have asked for or phrase things. These should be fun to share.

Gotta go for now. Time to go eat my cookie.

Cheers,
Busy-Dad-E

Move Over Mr Webster

There's a new dictionary in town:
Busy-Dad-E's Guide to Toddler-Speak.

Beyond the classic bisketti = spaghetti, anyone with kids has heard children 1. call things by some pretty funny names as their vocabulary expands, 2. tried to repeat something dad-e or mom-e said, and didn't get it quite right. As little brother is talking more everyday, we were reminiscing a little last night about some of the funny words big brother has created (and still occasionally uses). In fact, my wife and I liked some of them so much, that we continue to use them, too.

So, I propose that we start a "dictionary" of sorts for these funny words/phrases. I'll kick things off with a few of my favorites. Please, please, reply share some of yours, too. I'd love to hear them, and I hope it gives everyone something to laugh about while we wait for the weekend to arrive.

Word (Translation)
Bita barn (Granola bar)
Blubberdub (Blood work done)
Chia (Cereal)
Chicken (Kitchen)
Chocka-juice (Chocolate milk)
Hos-i-pital (Hospital)
Pepper and patties (Peppermint patties)
Polar Press (Polar Express)
Truck-in (Construction)

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