Conversation with a one-year old
March 2nd, 2009 | by admin |
I just got back from a weekend at home with the family. Remember that show called, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” or something like that? Yeah, I remember. It sucked. Of course, now that I have kids… well, it doesn’t change anything. It still sucked. But I did have the following conversation with my one-year old daughter today.
Me: Maggie Belle, please get out of the pantry. What are you doing in there??
What Maggie Belle said: ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. (What she meant: What does it look like I’m doing? I’m looking for something to put in my mouth.)
Me: Stop- No, no, no. Don’t put dog food in your mouth.
MB: ba ba ba ba ba.
Me: Okay, go ahead. You’re not going to like it. Well okay, don’t eat any more then. No, no, no. Okay, now I’m putting the dog food away.
MB: ba ba ba (Oh, something shiny.)
Me: Put the can of tomatoes away Maggie. Stop… no, don’t put it in the trash.
MB: Waaaaaaaaaaa. Ba ba ba ba. (Okay then, I think the dog is sleeping. I’ll just go drop this can on her head.)
Me: No Maggie Belle, no. Leave the dog alone.
MB: Waaaaaaaaa. Ba ba ba ba. (Okay, I’ll just go find some scissors to run with.)
Me: Maggie Belle, stop. Put those away! Go play with your can of tomatoes. I need a nap.
So this is what it’s like when I’m taking care of my youngest kid. And I only had her for about an hour while my wife and son were at the grocery store. I don’t know how my wife does it. If I had the kids alone full time, they would probably be blind, have been electrocuted several times and missing a limb or two by now. It’s a good thing my wife is the greatest wife and mother in the world. More pictures of Maggie Belle and the family here.
