Submitted by me to Reader's Digest at http://www.rd.com/ for their funny family stories contest:
My two young children still have some minor speech issues. They have trouble making "th" sounds and combined consonants. But one day I overheard them challenging each other to try tongue twisters.
"Say, "woodchuck chuck wood" five times!" challenges sister.
"Say, "five fast" 10 times!" challenges brother.
Knowing their speaking issues and being slightly amused by their efforts, I challenged:
"Say 'Mother of the Month' three times!", knowing it would sound like "Muvver ov de mumpf".
My daughter looks at me steadily and says, "Mean Mom, Mean Mom, Mean Mom."
No award for this Mom!
(I hope reprinting it here doesn't violate their submission rules that I just skimmed through!)
1 comment:
Why do we adults think that we can outsmart the kids?
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