Comments on: They’re Onwy Maked Once (No, Those Aren’t Typos)

By: Katie in MA

Katie in MA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:13 +0000

Ooooh – you’ve outed the double standard in me. A confession: I constantly correct Bee (3 yrs) because her speech sounds so mushy to me still. I really have to pay attention to understand what she’s saying. Her big sister Gracie (5 yrs) on the other hand, I never correct because only once in a blue moon will she say something wrong. Her vocab and pronunciation is better than most adults! So I treasure each “lellow” I get to hear because any day now, they’ll be gone. Tell me I’m not scarring my kids!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:53:52 +0000

Yeah, my son is 4 and most of his L’s are sometimes W’s. For instance, he doesn’t say I LOVE YOU, he says I WUV YOU! But he can pronounce the L if it is in the middle of a word, as in JELLY. I don’t get it.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:49:56 +0000

My daughter developed the word, “Poiked”. “He poiked me.” That means her brother pointed his finger at her. Even better, “He put his breath on me.” Usually good for a car ride. And haven’t we all heard, “She’s looking at me!” Oh, I miss this stuff. So glad you are writing it down.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:25:45 +0000

How cute! I really enjoyed reading this.

By: Upstatemomof3

Upstatemomof3 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:23:19 +0000

It is so cute when they are learning to talk. My son used to call our dog (whose name is Buster) hmm-hmm in this kind of high pitched voice. I was so said the first time her called out Buster for the dog.

By: heather

heather — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:59:03 +0000

lol my daughter started saying “you cracker me up!” aaand now we all say it. lol. some things are just cute.

By: jb

jb — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:53:17 +0000

When my sister was little, she once announced that she was “flustrated.” This word has stuck firmly in my vocabulary, because it is the perfect hybrid to describe being both flustered and frustrated [which, as a graduate student, I often am!].