Friday, April 25, 2008

Who's Who in the Family

T does not call me a name. He expects me to do his bidding without addressing me properly. This cannot continue.

I have been practicing with him. I point at him and say "T...". I point at myself and say "Mama"( I have even gone with the term "Mama" to make things easier for him). I take his hand and point at his chest and say "T..." and I take his hand and point at my chest and say "Mama".

One of these teaching methods did not work as expected.

In response to, "What's your name?", my son points at himself, cocks his head to the side confidently and says, in a high womanish (and slightly patronizing) voice that is exact mimicry of the "teaching" tone I use with him, "Ma-Ma".

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It was so funny when I heard Taran do that over the phone. I guess he knows who's really in charge.

Anonymous said...

What does he call Frank?

Jennifer said...

I liked it best when be called you "Bob." And I just watched the laundry basket video. That looks like fun.