#293
Rockstar: Mum! Come! <indignant> Listen to what Little Miss just called me.
Me: What now?
Rockstar: She called me a monkey.
Little Miss: Mmungg-key. Mmungg-key.
Rockstar: See? <hands folded> Naughty girl! Tsk! <extremely scandalized expression>
Me: <trying not to laugh> And who taught her the word? She was calling cats and goats monkeys and you and Daddy thought it was so funny. I don’t even have a single picture of a monkey in her books to show her and somehow you guys taught her “monkey”. It was only a matter of time, and anyway you look more like a monkey than a kitten does.
Little Miss: <happily> Mmungg-key! Mmungg-key! Mmungg-key!
Rockstar: <indignantly> No! “Ko-ko”! Naughty girl!
Me: She could just be saying the word cos it’s the latest word she learned. Maybe she’s just saying the word over and over and you got in the way of her addressing something as a monkey. (To Miss) Who’s that?
Little Miss: <apparently trying very hard> Monkey.
Rockstar: NNNNOOO!
Little Miss: Nnnnnoo!
Me: No –
Little Miss: No
Me: No, I mean –
Little Miss: <happily, cos she’s got this one down perfectly> No!
Me: (Careful not to say any other word because Rockstar is about to have a fit at the inappropriateness of it all) <pointing at Rockstar> Ko-Ko. Ko-Ko. Who’s that?
<pause>
Little Miss: <carefully> Ko-Ko monkey.
That Thing About Books And Covers Part II
ps: What d’you think Rockstar’s reaction to “Ko-ko Monkey” was?
I think Rockstar reaction is to say, No, No, say Ko Ko say Ko Ko.
Miss Rockstar looks so happy playing with the cash register toy.
He’s… Very surprisingly ok with that. He said “as long as there’s Ko-Ko in there she’s Little Miss Monkey. Without it she’s just calling me a monkey. That’s like being cheeky.”
It appears “Ko-Ko” is going to diffuse more prickly situations in future…
Miss is wearing an angel wing tee by a local designer meant for a 4yr old. Cos the line is mostly from 4 and up I’m using that as a dress. And it’s like I kinda have to do girly stuff behind her back 😀
Ya, I was just wondering about the golden little wings on her back and her cute “pig tail” hairstyle.