| 1. |
You're
shocked when you find out that your child's
spontaneous language is actually a
collection of lines from ads, movies and
commercials. Then you marvel how he can
actually do this and make sense! |
| 2. |
Your child
is fascinated that your skin can actually
crawl and he lightly touches your bare arm
to witness this incredible event. |
| 3. |
You ask
your son if he's ready to go to the Park and
he doesn't answer right away because he's
thinking about the last time he was in the
park when he saw a toy car, which reminds
him of the Toy Store, which reminds him that
the Toy Store also sells dinosaur figures,
which reminds him of a museum he went to 6
years ago, which reminds him...... |
| 4. |
Your child
thinks there's nothing more fun than reading
about the mechanics of a fan, unless of
course he's explaining it to someone. |
| 5. |
He simply
does not see the point in making a car race
down a ramp when you can turn it upside down
and watch the wheels spin in unison. |
| 6. |
He finds
the word "ripple" hilarious, "dabble"
bothers his ears and he firmly believes the
word "tip-top" should be "top-tip" |
| 7. |
You're
late and you ask your child to please
hurry and find his shoes. He finds them but
doesn't put them on because you forgot to
mention that part. |
| 8. |
You ask
your child which book he borrowed from the
school library this week. He replies and
then proceeds to tell you the name of every
book and its author that he's borrowed from
the library the entire year - in the order
he borrowed them! |
| 9. |
You know
facts about things like the Homo erectus
species who lived in bamboo forests with
huge primates called Gigantopithecus and
that the very first Europeans were called
called Homo heidelbergensis. |
| 10. |
Not only
do you know these things but your child
makes sure you never forget by explaining
this era to you in detail, every moment he
can. |
| 11. |
His uncle
explains that it was just a figure of speech
when he said "My head is about to explode"
and your child is devastated because he
wanted to see what that would look like. |
| 12. |
You'll
never be silly enough to ask your child if
you look fat because you know you'll get the
truth. |
| 13. |
You assume
your six year old is mumbling to himself but
on closer listening, you realize that he
is actually reciting the Gettysburg Address. |
| 14. |
You have
no idea how your 6 year old even knows about the
Gettysburg Address and where he could have
possibly learned it. |
| 15. |
Your child
appears deep in thought when for no apparent
reason, he suddenly bursts into laughter. He
looks around surprised that no one else
found his thought funny. |
