If you say so
Swee’Pea and TheMonk are talking like crazy. Literally. Crazy. I mean, while they are talking in full sentences – sometimes long, elaborate sentences – I can’t understand a single word they say.
Just today, TheMonk, pointing in the vicinity of the place where we hang our car keys, said something that sounded like this… “Ababdaada, eeeeuhhh ooooobidoooo ayiaaaaaah, keeeees.” My response? “Uh, yeah, Buddy. That sounds great. Whatever you want.”
That seemed to satisfy him and he went along his way.
I’m not sure, but I think I just promised him his own car.
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I would be hard pressed to deny him anything too.
Comment by Maria — February 12, 2007 @ 5:22 am
Be careful. They’re likely to remember anything you promise.
Comment by Clare's Dad — February 12, 2007 @ 10:59 am
It’s a good thing you guys haven’t taught him to write yet, or that would be on paper.
Comment by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — February 12, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
I love the long sentences like
“today I went to the park and went on the swing cause a birdy was flying in the air when a plane went over so we swinged and went up really high and it was really really fun daddy”
But you gotta love those other kind where you just go “uh huh sweetheart, that sounds great!”
Comment by Chocolate Makes It Better — February 12, 2007 @ 3:50 pm
At least your response satisfied him. I hate it when you have no clue what they are saying, but it’s obviously a question. And darn it if you can’t come up with the right answer–they get so exasperated!!
Comment by samantha jo campen — February 12, 2007 @ 6:41 pm
Allow me to translate. Clearly he was speaking Latin, not “baby.” He said:
Corpus omne perseverare in statu suo quiescendi vel movendi uniformiter in directum, nisi quatenus a viribus impressis cogitur statum illum mutare.
or
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external and unbalanced force. An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external and unbalanced force.
In other words, he wanted you to hand him the darn keys.
The kid is a genius!
Comment by Keith — February 12, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
I remember doing this with Ane, when all she would say to us was “no”… as a result, we are not letting her date, drive, we don’t have to buy her a car, pay for college, or pay for her wedding.
However, we do have to get her a kitty eventually, as that was the only thing she said “yes” to.
Comment by Deanna — February 13, 2007 @ 2:10 am
He was praising you for putting the car keys back where they belong. Good Daddy.
Comment by Grandmother — February 13, 2007 @ 2:29 pm