Out of the Mouths of Babes

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

24 Aug 2006 05:00 AM

I love getting humorous emails - especially those that offer jokes, insights or other amusements that don't require a lot of thoughts. The one benefit of the Internet is that you get so many of these dopey emails with their one-liners and more. So what does that have to do with babies? Well, first thing this morning - I woke up to this little gem in my email box and I wanted to share it, because when it comes to speaking parentese - we're all still learning the terms.

• FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when a baby doesn't appreciate the mashed carrots
• HEARSAY: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word
• PRENATAL: When your life was still somewhat your own
• PUDDLE: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes
• STERILIZE: What you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it
• TOP BUNK: Where you should never put a child wearing Superman pajamas
• WHOOPS: An exclamation that translates roughly into "get a washrag."

Any other gems you can think of that translate to parentese?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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