conversations with the kid and other good stuff
1. Leif was sitting on my lap at his grandparents on Saturday, talking about how he can't just go running out the door by himself. (Yeah. A house full of adults, and no one noticed until he was halfway down the driveway!) Leif starts pushing my chin and neck up. I asked what he was doing.
"Trying to get it off," he says.
"Trying to get what off?" I ask.
"Your head."
"My head won't come off, honey."
"I have to cut your head off with scissors."
2. A few days ago, Leif, Caveman and I were in the car talking. At some point, I asked Leif if he could spell "bunny" (he can read this word). He says, "Buh, Uh, Nnn, nnn, eee." I asked if he knew the letters and he said "Buh -- B, Uh -- U, nnnnnn - Ns, Eeee-- Y!" [Note: "Ns" is the letter N, plural.]
3. Yesterday, Leif and I were talking about body parts that are private. He said, "Mama, you have a penis?"
"No, Leif. I'm a girl -- a woman. I have a vulva."
"Papa has a penis."
"Yes."
"Grandma Annie have a penis?"
"Nope. She's a woman too, she has a vulva."
"But she has to buy a penis." This he said very matter-of-fact-ly.
"I don't think she's going to do that."
He thinks for a minute. "Grandma Karen has a vulva?"
"Yes."
I look forward to how this new information plays out in public. In particular, there's a cashier at the co-op that Leif always likes to mention that she's a woman. I'm sure you can see where this is going to get entertaining.
4. Today is Leif's 2nd day in big boy underwear -- no diapers! (except at night -- you can't expect everything.)
"Trying to get it off," he says.
"Trying to get what off?" I ask.
"Your head."
"My head won't come off, honey."
"I have to cut your head off with scissors."
2. A few days ago, Leif, Caveman and I were in the car talking. At some point, I asked Leif if he could spell "bunny" (he can read this word). He says, "Buh, Uh, Nnn, nnn, eee." I asked if he knew the letters and he said "Buh -- B, Uh -- U, nnnnnn - Ns, Eeee-- Y!" [Note: "Ns" is the letter N, plural.]
3. Yesterday, Leif and I were talking about body parts that are private. He said, "Mama, you have a penis?"
"No, Leif. I'm a girl -- a woman. I have a vulva."
"Papa has a penis."
"Yes."
"Grandma Annie have a penis?"
"Nope. She's a woman too, she has a vulva."
"But she has to buy a penis." This he said very matter-of-fact-ly.
"I don't think she's going to do that."
He thinks for a minute. "Grandma Karen has a vulva?"
"Yes."
I look forward to how this new information plays out in public. In particular, there's a cashier at the co-op that Leif always likes to mention that she's a woman. I'm sure you can see where this is going to get entertaining.
4. Today is Leif's 2nd day in big boy underwear -- no diapers! (except at night -- you can't expect everything.)