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what you talking about girl?
I love my Summer lovin’. I really really do.
But I can’t understand a damn thing that girl is saying.
Summer used to have like 20 words that I could understand perfectly and then dramatic arm movements to explain the rest of her life vision. But now she’s got like 435 words, except they all sound like she’s a slurring, drunk college freshman at 4 am. Summer would be a very short college freshman.
Here’s a recent conversation between 2 year-old Summer and me….
“Jai vont shinkernell jaras,” she says to me with pleading eyes.
“What honey? I didn’t quite catch that last part,” I say.
“Jai vont shinkernell jaras!” she repeats.
“Ok honey,” I reply hoping she’ll just forget all about this “jai vont shinkernell jaras.” But apparently not. Whatever it is – it must be awesome.
“Jai vont shinkernell jaras,” she begs again.
“Dylan! What is your sister saying?” I yell out. Siblings have this secret language. They can understand each other when no one else can.
“Jai vont shinkernell jaras,” Dylan says, laughing.
Yes, Dylan, I appoint you the Queen of Helpfulness. That really clarifies things for me.
I look back at Summer who’s getting more than a little frustrated that her mother can’t fulfill a simple request.
“Oh honey, I love you so much. You are such a wonderful little girl. Maybe not so great with the diction right now. But no one can be good at everything. You know?”
Shinkernell jaras, shinkernell jaras, hmmm…
And then I have a moment of unexplainable brilliance.
“Wait… Do you want your Tinkerbell pajamas?” I guess.
YES!!! That’s it. The two of us smoke some celebratory cigars, put on our Tinkerbell pajamas and spend the rest of the evening laughing about our endless miscommunications.
The above is all true.
Except the part about the cigars and me owning Tinkerbell pajamas and us laughing long into the night.
Summer just went to sleep.
Happily.
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Such a beauty cutie!
And, I think I see some Tom in her face in the pajama pic.
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she is so darn cute!
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i am in the same exact boat. luckily my frass is so darn cute as well as summer that it never upsets me, just makes me laugh
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My son was famous for saying I want ‘bavanas’. Nobody could figure that out?! I mean, comeon?! baVANa’s? baNANa’s!
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i am so happy that you figured this out b/c that picture makes it all worth it!!!!! adorable!
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Ah….that is the story of my life right now! I try really hard to distract her, in the hopes she will forget and not realize I don’t understand what she is asking for. Almost never works! I thought moms were supposed to understand the “language” their child uses?!?! Was there a class and I forgot to take it?!?! Summer really is pretty darn cute!
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You\\\’ll be interpreting dolphin talk in no time.
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I know of what you write.
And she is oh-so-cute!
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Oy. So btdt… Though, really? Shinkersnell jaras is perfectly clear…
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Oh man… thanks for making me laugh out loud. Its all very sweet, even the cigars.
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I thought she was clear as a (Tinker)bell! So, so cute.
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I do that “hope they forget about it” trick, too. Sometimes it even works.
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This is the CUTEST!
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Adorable. My youngest had her own language when she was two. “Goowa” was “girl.” “Eee en” was “the end” and “Ola hola!” meant that the TV show she was watching was over. When Hubby and I went away, I had to leave a translation sheet for my mother.
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I had a guess on what she was saying, but I guess I was wrong. I thought she was asking for Fingernail Polish!!! I would have been laboriously painting the girls nails, and all she wanted was some Jammies!
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Man. I’m goin out to buy me a pair of those jammies tomorrow! Whata smile!! Just remember, as far as the language development goes, if you or Rick happen to slip and say an expletive in earshot of Summer, THAT she will repeat with perfect diction!!! I guaran-f-ing-tee it!
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Excellent translating mom! You could be the UN toddler ambassador. Could she be any cuter in those Sinkersnell jaras?
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I thought it was “fingernail polish!” Good thing she lives with YOU.
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oh we so went through this now, now we are on to her describing what she wants and me having no idea what she is talking about…she is 3…tonight it was…Mom where is that blue and pink and yellow thing that I got a couple years ago?
OMG…30 minutes later and several 3 year old tears we figured it out, she got it about 6 months ago not 2 years ago it was blue and pink and gold and it was a chineese checkers set…but it was like pulling teeth to figure it out.
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OMG–she is so adorable!! I go through the same thing with James and he’s 3. He just slurs and talks quietly–drives me crazy.
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Adorable! This happens all the time at my house.
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OMG…same thing with The Little Man…what I heard “I am prehistoric” What he said “I am three years old” Go figure?
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Adorable Tink pjs. I remember when my sons both went through this stage. It totally cracked me up. They look at you and are trying to communicate so earnestly…but it’s all GREEK to me.
Very cute though.
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So adorable! We are still at the grunt and point stage (not me, my baby), unless she knows the “word” for what she wants… and usually I am the only one that can interpret her “words”.
But I never knew I could speak a foreign language, it’s fun!
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Lord have mercy that child is beautiful!
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I had an amazingly similar experience when Tess was two. We’re in the car. I tell her we’re going to the store. She stays, “I wan a go inna ca.” ”We are in the car, honey.” “No, ocean hopping!” ”You wanna go ocean hopping?” “NO, Yotion popping!” “You wanna go yotion popping? I’m sorry honey. I just don’t understand what you’re saying.” Then, clear as day, she belts out “W-E-G-M-A-N’S!!!” (Wegman’s – that’s the grocery store) ”OOOHHH, you want to ride in the car when we go GROCERY SHOPPING!!!” (That means she wants to ride in the cart with the car on the front). We’re still laughing about this.
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Yeah, I remember those days…now Emma talks SO MUCH that I wish for the days she couldn’t.
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oh my goodness…. she is beautiful. You totally had me laughing!
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That’s one gorgeous child!
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P. is five and I still can’t understand all that she says and now she looks at me like a defiant 16 year old, rolls her eyes and looks like she wants to punch a wall.
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LOL!
Haven’t we all been there? Charming!
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That is adorable! My son knows a few words in Spanish and totally confused my parents over Christmas when he’d insert them randomally. It was hysterical!
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Oh, I so totally understood that!
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She is just precious..look at her beautiful smile!!!!
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I am LOLing right now. Too funny! I don’t use the forget about it trick, but I find myself saying this a LOT “honey I know you are saying something really important, but I just don’t understand you. What are you saying?” This only infuriates my daughter even more as she has to repeat herself 3 and 4 times before I get it. Then I always feel like an idiot not being able to understand my own child! Summer is just adorable!
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I am rendered temporarily commentless by too much cuteitude.
I’ll be back.
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lol…I was just complaining about my son’s mushmouth today. He has an ear infection and it makes his speech so unintelligible.
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I love the kid speak…so much that for a while, my husband and I find ourselves using it in place of the real words. Like “Please pass the dep-up” (which, of course, means ketchup). What is WRONG with us???
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That was so great! Thanks for the laugh… I needed it.
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Brilliantly told. I admit to trying to decipher it, but I was utterly lost without the final translation.
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Only a mom (or sibling) speaks the toddler german jibberish that you described! Adorable pic!
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Bear speaks so well that when we DON’T understand him it’s frustrating on both sides. And, he NEVER drops it, just keeps repeating it like Summer.
What a little darling!
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GOD she’s cute!!!
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I was SURE it was “Cinderella dress!” But man, she’s cute. Just give her whatever she wants.
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First time here and I loved that! So cute. I also aks my older kids what my three year son is trying to say. I just hand him a cookie when I just can’t understand, works every time. Mostly.
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Summer is soooo cute! I need a translator for the twins too. . . (I am thinking once I can understand what they are saying I will wish for the days when I didn’t). Great post!!
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Hey Mommies; I don’t have kids but I know all you have to say to them is, ‘SHOW ME’…when you don’t understand…and Summer probably would have gone into the bedroom, opened a drawer and pulled out TINKERBELLE P.J.’S…Who’s the 2 year old NOW???
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yes – the yart on the slore conversation – i remember them well…
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