Me: Okay.
Her: Howdy, pardner!
Me: Howdy, ma'am.
Her: MAN? Mommy, no, I'm not a man. I'm a girl cowboy.
Me: Then you're a cowgirl?
Her: You knew that? Then why did you call me a man?
Me: No, love, MA'AM. It's a polite way of addressing a woman.
Her: Addressing? Mommy. Pardner Mommy, no. We're not playing post office, we're playing cowboys.
Me: Sorry, ma'am.
Her: Maybe we should just play robots. Because they're not girls or boys. So you won't be so confused.
6 comments:
It is all quite confusing, isn't it, man? I mean ma'am.
(thanks for the giggle!)
Knowing the linguistic patterns in your household, I would have bet on at least one "dude" in that discussion.
Lol Matt!! So true.
Being from Texas (which is still solidly ma'am territory), this cracked me up more than I explain. I reposted to Facebook - I love it sooooo much!
Also, last week, one of my friends reported this conversation with her 4.5 year old, which may prove that robots solve everything:
Girl: (showing wand) I'm magic, like the Fairy Godmother! Make a wish!
Mommy: I wish you would wave your magic wand and make the house clean!
Girl: (waving wand) I make you a robot. Clean the house, robot!
Niiiice! I'm also laughing because my tot says "ma'am" as "man".
Happy weekend,
Tina
Just hope she doesn't get into Dr. Who.
:-D
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