What We Say and What They Hear

Ruthie was wanting to serve Lizzie coffee, and I said "no, it can stunt your growth". She says "oh... but it won't stain Daddy's throat."

Some time ago I caught Ruthie reading her nursery rhyme book to herself. She was reading the part that said "Says Simple Simon to the pieman, 'pray let me taste your ware'". Ruthie's rendition was "He met a pieman and said, 'let me smell your underwear.'"

She always calls Bandaids "Dandaids," and it amuses me so I haven't yet corrected her, I probably better.