From the Start, Call It Something Else - ZEFRANK.COM

TinaBina · 08-14-2005, 03:32 AM

The man from the window replacement company was in my living room, drawing up our contract.

My 16-month old toddler waddled around the room, wanting my attention.

She climbed up onto the chaise where we usually nurse. She lay flat on her back.

The window man continued to scratch away at the contract, his concentration breaking only when my daughter raised her head to look at me and innocently, but loudly demand:

BOOoooo-BIEEEEeeeee!

zenbabe · 08-14-2005, 05:04 AM

funkytuba · 08-14-2005, 06:30 AM

In our house it's buh-BAAAH!

but other people call it "noo-noo" for "nursing"

Brynn · 08-14-2005, 10:20 PM

With our first child, my husband made the mistake of always asking me "Is it time to give her THE BREAST now?" "Are you going to give her the BREAST?" "Did you pump some BREAST milk for her?" Don't ask me why, I have no idea. We were both sleep-deprived, language was difficult.
So of course my daughter, who nursed until she was two and a half (yes, I was brain washed by La Leche League) immediately picked up on it and started asking for it by name when she was hungry.
On a visit to in-laws, one Sunday I found myself sitting in the service of an extremely soft-spoken, slightly stuck-up Episcopalian church. I was trying to discreetly entertain my toddler and listen to the message at the same time. She got bored and kept trying to lift my shirt, getting more and more frustrated. The priest began endlessly intoning some very ornate, elaborate prayer, and in the middle of a very long pause in which we were to silently sit there and meditate, my daughter's voice suddenly echoed around the large room: "BWEST! I WANT BWEST!" All eyes turned.

Thereafter, we made a point of saying things like "Would you like to eat now?" and "Is it time to feed her?" So much better.

red · 08-16-2005, 03:42 PM

If you have seen "Meet the Fockers" you know the ASL sign for milk. That's how we ask Harrison.
You want milk? *ASL sign for milk*

Brynn · 08-16-2005, 07:11 PM

That's brilliant.

08-14-2005, 03:32 AM	#1
TinaBina Mooooooooo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Over here! Posts: 355	From the Start, Call It Something Else The man from the window replacement company was in my living room, drawing up our contract. My 16-month old toddler waddled around the room, wanting my attention. She climbed up onto the chaise where we usually nurse. She lay flat on her back. The window man continued to scratch away at the contract, his concentration breaking only when my daughter raised her head to look at me and innocently, but loudly demand: BOOoooo-BIEEEEeeeee! __________________ If you asked me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you, I came to live out loud. – Zola

08-14-2005, 05:04 AM	#2
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	__________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

08-14-2005, 06:30 AM	#3
funkytuba Spone to Proonerisms Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Left Coast Posts: 4,531	In our house it's buh-BAAAH! but other people call it "noo-noo" for "nursing" __________________ ...and another handful of almonds

08-16-2005, 03:42 PM	#5
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	If you have seen "Meet the Fockers" you know the ASL sign for milk. That's how we ask Harrison. You want milk? ASL sign for milk __________________ Just because you keep talking doesn't mean you are communicating

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08-14-2005, 10:20 PM	#4
Brynn constantly amazed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in the labyrinth of shared happiness Posts: 6,206	With our first child, my husband made the mistake of always asking me "Is it time to give her THE BREAST now?" "Are you going to give her the BREAST?" "Did you pump some BREAST milk for her?" Don't ask me why, I have no idea. We were both sleep-deprived, language was difficult. So of course my daughter, who nursed until she was two and a half (yes, I was brain washed by La Leche League) immediately picked up on it and started asking for it by name when she was hungry. On a visit to in-laws, one Sunday I found myself sitting in the service of an extremely soft-spoken, slightly stuck-up Episcopalian church. I was trying to discreetly entertain my toddler and listen to the message at the same time. She got bored and kept trying to lift my shirt, getting more and more frustrated. The priest began endlessly intoning some very ornate, elaborate prayer, and in the middle of a very long pause in which we were to silently sit there and meditate, my daughter's voice suddenly echoed around the large room: "BWEST! I WANT BWEST!" All eyes turned. Thereafter, we made a point of saying things like "Would you like to eat now?" and "Is it time to feed her?" So much better.

08-16-2005, 07:11 PM	#6
Brynn constantly amazed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in the labyrinth of shared happiness Posts: 6,206	That's brilliant.