Monday, August 13, 2007

Foreshadowing, I'm sure

So which should I be more concerned about? The fact that my 3-year old gave herself a mullet last night, or her explanation for doing so? [pix to come] She told me that she cut her hair so she could "get the music out of [her] ears."

Innocent toddler fantasy? Early onset schizophrenia? Bad fashion sense? Foreshadowing of a very interesting/challenging childhood?

We've been trying to wean Thing 3 from using the word "frickin", even though it causes everyone within earshot to belly laugh. (Come on, what is funnier than a 3 year old bellowing, "Patrick, get off the frickin' chair!") Lately I've been telling her to use nice language ("Patrick, please get off the chair.") and she's been reasonably receptive.

Yesterday, we're driving in the car and she's singing a song she made up about a green dog. "Green dog blah blah blah, green dog blah blah blah". I'm only dimly aware of it until I hear, "Green frickin' dog..."

And I say, "[Thing 3]! Use nice language!"

Without missing a beat, she deadpans, "It's the song."

1 Comments:

At 11:19 AM, Blogger Julie said...

3 cheers for toddler mullets! Did you put her in a lumberjack shirt and give her a can of beer/toy gun to hold and take a picture to embarrass her with in years to come?!

Nearly fell of my chair laughing!

 

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