Parenting an Alien

Our church just started a new series, “The Creature from Another Planet.”  It’s all about parenting.  In honor ofthe new sereies, I’m starting a new blog.  Just to illustrate the point of kids being like alien life forms, I will now transcribe a recent conversation I had at dinner with my 3-year-old:

3-year-old (pointing to my plate): Is that your snake?

Me: My what?

3yo (pointing): Your snake.

Me: My snake?

3yo (giggling): No, snake.

Me: Snake?

3yo (a little frustrated): Snake! Snake!

Me: Snake?

5-year-old (translating for his sister, clearly exasperated): She meant is that your steak.

Me: Steak?

3yo: Yes!  Your snake!

I’m usually pretty good at speaking preschooler.  For some reason, the way she was speaking was just unintellgible.  Fortunately, when I get in a real bind, my son can easily translate for my daughter.   It helps to have an interpreter when landing on Planet Kid.

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  2. heh


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