Wednesday, June 01, 2005
How's THAT for a terrific idea?
My 3-year-old daughter appears to have developed a catch phrase. I like it, mostly because she has a good delivery. As a plus, her use of it is sometimes only borderline appropriate, at best.
For example, yesterday when I got home from work, I noticed a pair of her pants on the bathroom floor. She's toilet trained, but has fairly frequent accidents. I asked about the pants on the floor, and she explained that she had had a small accident, so she changed her pants. She followed up with "How's THAT . . . for a terrific idea?"
I'd like to encourage her to use it, but not overdo it. That's probably asking too much. She's smart, but she's also three. And when you're three, and you have a reliable laugh line, you don't only trot it out once in a while.
For example, yesterday when I got home from work, I noticed a pair of her pants on the bathroom floor. She's toilet trained, but has fairly frequent accidents. I asked about the pants on the floor, and she explained that she had had a small accident, so she changed her pants. She followed up with "How's THAT . . . for a terrific idea?"
I'd like to encourage her to use it, but not overdo it. That's probably asking too much. She's smart, but she's also three. And when you're three, and you have a reliable laugh line, you don't only trot it out once in a while.
