Conversation With A 20-Month-Old
Moosh: Phone, phone, phone.
Lisa: Do you want the phone?
M: No. [reaches for phone]
L: I see you want the phone. Can you say yes?
M: No. [continues to reach for phone]
L: Say yes. Yes, Mommy, I do want the phone.
M: [points at me] Phone.
L: I'm Mommy. Can you say mommy? [I point to myself] Mom-my.
M: [points to himself] Phone.
L: No, silly. You're Moosh.
M: [points to himself] Moosh.
L: Yes! And I'm Mommy. Say Mommy.
M: Moosh.
M: Phone. [points to me]
L: Sigh.
Lisa: Do you want the phone?
M: No. [reaches for phone]
L: I see you want the phone. Can you say yes?
M: No. [continues to reach for phone]
L: Say yes. Yes, Mommy, I do want the phone.
M: [points at me] Phone.
L: I'm Mommy. Can you say mommy? [I point to myself] Mom-my.
M: [points to himself] Phone.
L: No, silly. You're Moosh.
M: [points to himself] Moosh.
L: Yes! And I'm Mommy. Say Mommy.
M: Moosh.
M: Phone. [points to me]
L: Sigh.
posted by Lisa C. @ 5:56:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 8:16 PM,
s. said…
Make the most of it while it lasts!
Lisa: Did you have a nice day?
Moosh: (barely audible) hngh.
L: Is that a new pair of shoes? They look great!
M: (barely audible) hngh.
L: Hang on! Who paid for those? Where did you get the money for those shoes? etc.
M: (barely audible) hngh.
L: And where were you last night? You treat this house like a hotel, you know, and I'm sick of it!
M: (screams) LEAVE ME ALONE! YOU'RE ALWAYS EMBARASSING ME! I HATE YOU! I HATE MY LIFE-AND-I-WANT-TO-DIE!
etc.
At 8:34 PM,
Lisa C. said…
Thanks Stephen! Believe me, I try to make the most of it!
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