(Sera's using the bathroom. Her 18-month old sister is in there with her. I'm in the kitchen. I didn't hear how the conversation started, but it ended with this:)
Sera: "That's not a bum! It's a vagina, silly!"
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Splashing and Yelling
(During her bath this morning, Sera was succeeding in emptying the the tub onto the bathroom floor with her energetic splashing and kicking. I yelled at her to stop only when the previous two normal-voice requests were ignored. Sera brought up the incident during an afternoon snack few hours later.)
Sera: "Dad, you need to stop yelling at me."
Me: "You mean like I did during your bath this morning?"
Sera: "Yeah."
Me: "I'll make a deal with you. I promise to stop yelling, if you promise to listen to me when I ask you to do something."
Sera: "OK.... But Dad? I couldn't hear you asking over all that noise from splashing!"
(Perry Mason moment: If you couldn't hear me, how did you know that I was asking you to stop? Ha! The prosecution rests!)
Though inspired, Sera's defense is similar to somebody explaining to a cop, "But officer, how do expect me to see a speed limit sign when I'm going that fast?
Sera: "Dad, you need to stop yelling at me."
Me: "You mean like I did during your bath this morning?"
Sera: "Yeah."
Me: "I'll make a deal with you. I promise to stop yelling, if you promise to listen to me when I ask you to do something."
Sera: "OK.... But Dad? I couldn't hear you asking over all that noise from splashing!"
(Perry Mason moment: If you couldn't hear me, how did you know that I was asking you to stop? Ha! The prosecution rests!)
Though inspired, Sera's defense is similar to somebody explaining to a cop, "But officer, how do expect me to see a speed limit sign when I'm going that fast?
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