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Audrey—who is three—spent a good ten minutes this afternoon teaching Sadie—who is about eighteen months old—the American Sign Language sign for no. Because being able to simultaneously say the word and shake her head was not enough to get across the essential message of toddlerhood. I guess.
So far I’ve been told no shoes, no play outside, and no milk. They find themselves to be quite hilarious. I might find them to be more hilarious if they weren’t refusing things they actually want. Or maybe that is the funny part.
Toddlers are strange creatures.
Um… I can’t wait? Oh, dear… We’re only few months from 18…
Toddlers are strange creatures, I tell you. Strange.
And I will no longer be allowing K to spend unsupervised time with Audrey or Sadie. Because in addition to the verbal no and the shake of the head, we get a lot of kicking, frowning, and “pthbpthbpthb!” The last thing I need is sign language. Unless maybe that means I hear less of those other, more annoying responses. But that sounds a little too good to be true.
I hope we didn’t teach her the kicking and “pthbpthbpthb!” bit! Though I guess if we did and you knew we did, you would have stopped hanging out with us already. So I’m probably in the clear on that one. Phew!
I need to know the sign for “sun” – do you know it?
The baby knows moon but I guess my book was lazy (as am I, I guess i could look it up on the internet) and didn’t have sun.
Sari– try this.