My World… In My Own Words

While he was doing #2 on the throne, my wonderful son proudly exclaimed,

“Look, Mommy! Ang gwapo ng poopoo ko!”

A Poem About A Horse…Bow

Mommy: Let’s make up a poem. What animal do you want to make a poem about?

Enzo: A horse!

Mommy: Okay. Now repeat after me. “I have a horse…”

Enzo: “You have a horse…”

Mommy: No, repeat after me. “I have a horse…”

Enzo: “You have ahorse…”

Mommy: Bakit sinasabi mo “you” eh sabi ko “I…I have a horse.”

Enzo: “You” Mommy kasi sabi mo sa iyo yung horse.

Mommy: Hmph. Sige na nga. O, repeat after me: “His name is Gulee”

Enzo: “His name is Gulee…”

Mommy: Very good! Next… “He runs so fast…”

Enzo: Ay, huwag Mommy. baka mapilay sya!

Mommy: Hindi sya mapipilay. Horses really run fast.

Enzo: Pero mas fast yung rabbit. Run yung rabbit tapos maabutan nya yung horse, mababasa nya yung horse!”

*Duh?* My son lost me there for a while, and after a few more exchanges about the rabbit and why he runs faster, I figured it’s pointless debating with a 3 year old with an over-active imagination. I ended our lesson on poetry and just thought up different endings to our story ala-Choose Your Own Adventure. It was fun!

Simple Dreams

He came into the room with a roll of cartolina in hand.

Mommy: What’s that, sweetie?

Enzo: It’s a h

ose. I’m spraying water.

Mommy: Oh, you’re a fireman!

Enzo: No, Mommy. I’m just a gardener.

A Conversation with Hello Kitty The Puppet

I realized after hearing this conversation that my son is very observant. He knows things even if I don’t tell him.

Kitty: What work does your Mommy do?

Enzo: In school.

Kitty: What does she do in school?

Enzo: Play!

Kitty: What is she called in school?

Enzo: Peecher.

Kitty: What does Daddy do?

Enzo: Classes. Court (Dad is a lawyer and law professor)

Kitty: What about Ela’s (grandma) work?

Enzo: In San Beda. She has classes. Peecher din.

Kitty: What do her students call her?

Enzo: Mrs. Cabbab.

Kitty: What’s your Tito Ninong’s work?

Enzo: Peecher din.