The Girl Child, aged 4.5, just blows me away with the sophistication of her vocabulary and I wanted to note some of the things she said today before I forget them:
Me: Mamma, did you see that the Boy Child ate all of his mango with his fork?GC (to me): Hey, so did I.
Me: Yeah, but his was a bigger accomplishment, it seems to me.
GC: But then why was mine a smaller accomplishment?
I explained, I promise, that it was because the Boy Child and the fork were but recent acquaintances.
GC: Pappa, where are the rest of the pieces of my puzzle?Me: Well, did you leave them on the table?
GC: Yes, I did, but someone must have come along and removed them!
I don't know how special or different this makes her to anyone else, but to me, it seems quite remarkable.
Posted by Random Penseur at August 20, 2005 09:08 PM | TrackBackShe is definitely an old soul!!!
Posted by: Mark at August 20, 2005 09:37 PMWow...she speaks better than quite a few adults that I know...possibly even me.
Posted by: Howard at August 21, 2005 10:49 AMI would tack this on two things:
1) She's a remarkable child. (period); and,
2) She's at least bilingual. I am of the opinion that another language helps the vocabulary immensely. I so wanted my boys to be bilingual but alas, my ex didn't know enough Spanish. Darnit.
They are just so adorable! I'm so glad you're posting these for posterity. They will get such a kick from reading these posts as they grow older.
Well, at least my son has.
Posted by: Michele at August 24, 2005 11:51 PM