Comments on: who’s your daddy? http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: BHR http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/#comment-2367 BHR Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:42:09 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/20/speak-my-language/#comment-2367 Apropos nothing, I used to call my babysitter "mum" and mother by her first name until I was four or so. Apparently it distressed everyone else apart from my mother, who seemed pretty happy to be relieved of the maternal burden! Also, I'm with witho on the concern about having a cross-culutrally acceptable name. It's all I can do not to giggle when I hear a guy's called Michel. But that's just my infantile sense of humour... Apropos nothing, I used to call my babysitter “mum” and mother by her first name until I was four or so. Apparently it distressed everyone else apart from my mother, who seemed pretty happy to be relieved of the maternal burden!

Also, I’m with witho on the concern about having a cross-culutrally acceptable name. It’s all I can do not to giggle when I hear a guy’s called Michel. But that’s just my infantile sense of humour…

]]> By: Ria http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/#comment-2366 Ria Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:20:21 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/20/speak-my-language/#comment-2366 And now my contextual ad says "Say Thanks to Tony Blair" at thankyoutony.com Pleeeaase don't click on it. It'll only encourage him. :oops: And now my contextual ad says “Say Thanks to Tony Blair” at thankyoutony.com

Pleeeaase don’t click on it. It’ll only encourage him.

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]]> By: Bluegrass Mama http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/#comment-2364 Bluegrass Mama Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:12:32 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/20/speak-my-language/#comment-2364 Too funny! But I think you're right that Tadpole means "man" when she says "Daddy." Take heart in the fact that at least she can tell the genders apart. Too funny! But I think you’re right that Tadpole means “man” when she says “Daddy.” Take heart in the fact that at least she can tell the genders apart.

]]> By: Susan http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/#comment-2363 Susan Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:58:37 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/20/speak-my-language/#comment-2363 Both my little ones went through a phase of calling all men "Daddy" (and sometimes calling other women "mummy" which was much more upsetting!) I think it's pretty normal. I remember my nephew calling anyone with grey hair "grandmagrandpa". The language learning thing is really pretty interesting. I had a prof one time who was French, his wife was Taiwanese - their kid spoke French, English, Mandarin - and teddy bear. He figured if mum spoke one language, dad a different one, and everyone else another, then why not a language for teddy bears? My daughter (age 5, American English speaker, but I'm trying to teach her some real English too) often speaks in a made-up language to herself. I'm kicking myself that I didn't make a more serious effort to teach her some French. We did do a little bit of sign language (trendy thing here in the northeastern US) and she still uses it from time to time, as does her younger brother. My favorite phrase from when she started stringing words together: "Milk. Get it. NOW!" Both my little ones went through a phase of calling all men “Daddy” (and sometimes calling other women “mummy” which was much more upsetting!) I think it’s pretty normal. I remember my nephew calling anyone with grey hair “grandmagrandpa”.

The language learning thing is really pretty interesting. I had a prof one time who was French, his wife was Taiwanese - their kid spoke French, English, Mandarin - and teddy bear. He figured if mum spoke one language, dad a different one, and everyone else another, then why not a language for teddy bears? My daughter (age 5, American English speaker, but I’m trying to teach her some real English too) often speaks in a made-up language to herself. I’m kicking myself that I didn’t make a more serious effort to teach her some French. We did do a little bit of sign language (trendy thing here in the northeastern US) and she still uses it from time to time, as does her younger brother. My favorite phrase from when she started stringing words together: “Milk. Get it. NOW!”

]]> By: petite http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/21/whos-your-daddy/#comment-2358 petite Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:23:53 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/20/speak-my-language/#comment-2358 Ria, my gmail contextual ads have sites selling <a href="http://www.blackjungle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BJTS&Category_Code=AA" rel="nofollow">poison dart frogs</a> in! Ria, my gmail contextual ads have sites selling poison dart frogs in!

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