July 29, 2004
The Princess Speaks!
Amália (sitting on the couch, holding a slinky up to her eyes): Look! I have knock ears!
Erik: Knock ears?
Amália: No, mu-knock-u-ears.
Erik: Ah, binoculars!
Amália (looking at me like I’m from outer space): yeah, mu-knock-u-ears.
Then, there was the other night, when we were teaching Amália some anatomy terms.
Melanie: This is the gluteus maximus. Can you say “gluteus?”
Amália: Gluteus
Melanie: Maximus
Amália: Masochist
Melanie: Hmmm. Gluteus Masochist. Must be the Stairmaster from hell.
And, finally, along the same lines:
Erik: Anterior
Amália: Anteater
2nd wing ding in a week from my daughter Elizabeth (almost 5 yrs.):
"Mama, when we die, do we take our toys with us?"
Answer: No we don't meja
Thoughts:
#1 > Egyptians took their prized material items to the grave with them and pets too.
#2 > Our relationship with objects and how we confuse human relationships with objects.
i.e., materialism
#3 > circa late 80's slogan common to BMW's license plates > "He with the most toys - WINS!"
#4 > it's all a matter of choice of coarse, yes
you can take your toys with you if that makes you feel good.
Marc
Posted by: marc at July 30, 2004 12:16 PM