Monday, January 02, 2006
Mouths of Babes
What phrases carry special meaning in your family? I'll start with examples from my family:
1. "Would anyone like something to read?" That one means, roughly, "Let's pretend the recent uproar didn't happen at all." It comes direct from "A Child's Christmas in Wales," right after the fire department hoses down an entire living room.
2. "I put it in a nice safe place." That means, I haven't the faintest idea what the place is.
3. "Hannah in charge!" That's newly minted, from my toddler niece. Her mother started out trying to assert her own authority with the phrase "Mommy's in charge here," but it backfired. Both of my teenagers have used it in the last 24 hours.
4. "Supper trash" means "succotash" and "cucununu" means both cucumber and loony person, because small family members long ago pronounced the words that way.
What phrases float that way in other folks' homes?
1. "Would anyone like something to read?" That one means, roughly, "Let's pretend the recent uproar didn't happen at all." It comes direct from "A Child's Christmas in Wales," right after the fire department hoses down an entire living room.
2. "I put it in a nice safe place." That means, I haven't the faintest idea what the place is.
3. "Hannah in charge!" That's newly minted, from my toddler niece. Her mother started out trying to assert her own authority with the phrase "Mommy's in charge here," but it backfired. Both of my teenagers have used it in the last 24 hours.
4. "Supper trash" means "succotash" and "cucununu" means both cucumber and loony person, because small family members long ago pronounced the words that way.
What phrases float that way in other folks' homes?
# posted by SPorcupine @ 2:51 PM 
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YAY for you. Will you explain what you did step by step for Barely and Young at Heart.
Re great family sayings, Tina and I have one that came from her counseling experience. It's when somebody goes into an extended rant or much ado about nothing, and you smile politely and say, "I can tell that you've given this a lot of thought."
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Re great family sayings, Tina and I have one that came from her counseling experience. It's when somebody goes into an extended rant or much ado about nothing, and you smile politely and say, "I can tell that you've given this a lot of thought."
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