So the Miss’ next show n tell was coming up, and given both Rockstars’ affinity to chain-yanking we kinda try to do “stealth-training”… Which doesn’t always work…
The “big word” we were trying to practice on this occasion was “Antartica”.
Me (to Rockstar): Oh Miss’ show n tell is coming up, d’you want to coach her? (Way to entertain both kids, right? <pats self on back>)
Rockstar: Oooh yes yes I want to! <hurries off to where the Miss is playing on my bed; fresh meat for my little toddler lion>
Rockstar: <holds up toy penguin> <authoritatively> Miss. What’s this?
Miss: Penguin!
Rockstar: <gushing> Good, good, and what is this?
Miss: Her wing!
Rockstar: <seriously gushing with high voice> Ve-ry good! And it’s… A girl? What’s her name?
Miss: <triumphantly> Ant-artica!
Rockstar: What? Not Sophie? (She’s been naming everything Sophie)
Miss: <happily> No! Ant-artica!
Rockstar: That’s not –
Miss: <happily> Ant-artica!
Rockstar: But –
Miss: <happily> Ant-artica!
Rockstar: Oh… ok, and where do penguins live?
Miss: <happily> TICATICATICATICA <gets up and starts jumping about>
Rockstar: It’s ANT-artica.
Miss: Issit?
Rockstar: YES. ANTARTICA.
Miss: Mummy. Ko-ko doesn’t know how to say TICA!
As Rockstar, being Rockstar, begins to turn purple…
Me: Um… I think it went off the rails around the time you made such a big deal about her knowing it was a penguin that had wings.
Hahaha, Rockstar always take the bait. 🙂
Yeah the two of them are so completely different ok…
Haha. Now i finally realise why she was saying Antarctica suddenly to me the other day 🙂
Oh. Wow then I really hope she knows what it means…