Mothers and millstones

Hurtling along at 65 mph in the car on holiday:-

“Is it…?”
“Is what dear?”
“It is…unusual?”
“Is what unusual?”
“It is ….unusual dirt behind your ears?”
“Yes it is. Most people have a shower every day and scrub behind their ears. Especially if they live in a hot country like California.”
“That’s a lie.”
“!”
“California is not a country it’s a State.”
“How true.”

**

Later, when we’ve trucked back home after a quiet and productive afternoon.

“My! That’s very sophisticated.”
“I am made it with my Legos.”
“I can see. It’s taken you a long time to make that articulated lorry. Very patient. Well done.”
“What it is?”
“What is what dear?”
“Dah word that you are saying of?”
“Articulated. Sorry, I meant…”
“No.”
“No?”
“Dah other word?”
“Er…lorry?”
“Yes. It is being your English word isn’t it.”
“Sorry I forgot. I meant truck – honestly.”

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All this technology makes my head hurt but I can’t allow such triflings to stifle their creativity.

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Posted on August 15th, 2010.
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14 Comments

  1. jams O'Donnell:
    August 15th, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    Not just two ntions but a case of one family divided by a common language!
    .-= jams O’Donnell´s last blog ..Mr Crowley =-.

  2. Ro:
    August 16th, 2010 at 12:17 am

    How confusing for you both ;)
    .-= Ro´s last blog ..How to get ones kid to join in the silly games =-.

  3. And Miles To Go...:
    August 16th, 2010 at 5:04 am

    I think California SHOULD be a country. Very articulate mind.
    .-= And Miles To Go…´s last blog ..Slater- Slater- The Alligator =-.

  4. Barbara:
    August 16th, 2010 at 6:01 am

    His awareness of the differences in language is noteworthy. Not easily won either, I suspect, considering the annual visits to the UK.
    .-= Barbara´s last blog ..Meet me at the World Congress on Disabilities! =-.

  5. Fi:
    August 17th, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    OMgosh, how adorable!
    I LOVE the little differences in languages. They must be really confusing to our kids though!

  6. Tanya @ TeenAutism:
    August 20th, 2010 at 12:55 am

    I love when they start correcting US. xoxo

  7. Casdok:
    August 23rd, 2010 at 11:16 am

    Dirt ‘in’ ears is more usual than behind in our house!
    .-= Casdok´s last blog ..Without Alice =-.

  8. Bad Mommy:
    August 26th, 2010 at 1:56 am

    Dirt behind the ears and elaborate lego exploits? Summer!

    I love how vocabulary seems to gravely outpace syntax. They are clever boys, indeed!

  9. Marita:
    August 27th, 2010 at 4:26 am

    :D Gotta be precise with those words. :D
    .-= Marita´s last blog ..New Playroom =-.

  10. Lynn:
    September 2nd, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    Yeah, stop speaking English!

    I used to live in Northern Cali and I agree on the different country thing….
    .-= Lynn´s last blog ..I Love the Piano =-.

  11. Justthisguy:
    September 7th, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    Dang! You Limeys!

  12. Justthisguy:
    September 7th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    P.s. I am listening to my Kenneth Alford CD at the moment, which has just started playing “The Thin Red Line.” I loves me some English folks, though they do seem to vote for very bad politicians.

  13. rhemashope:
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    oh, i’ve missed reading the dialog between you and your boys!
    .-= rhemashope´s last blog ..A Good Game =-.

  14. Alison Golden:
    September 28th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Ah yes, lorries, biscuits, whittering :-) I get it. And so do the kids.
    .-= Alison Golden´s last blog ..Is Money Your BFF =-.