Midweek Confessions, Wrong Pronunciation and Shoe Size
It's that time again! I can't believe it's already Wednesday. So without further ado, let's hook up with Elizabeth and get to confessing!
What to say
With E being all of 5 years old, he sometimes says certain words wrong. Being the adult, It's my job to correct this. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Don't judge me. I have a measurement scale of appropriateness. If it's cute and I know he will only be using the word at home, you can bet I'm not correcting him. For instance "handcups", do you know how stinkin cute it is to hear his little voice say that he's going to put the "handcups" on his teenage mutant ninja turtle? Why must I ruin my fun so soon? It's not like the word handcuffs is used in everyday conversation. However, the other day when he was telling me all about the planet "Cupiter" I knew I had to intervene.
What to wear
I've finally taken my yoga pants out for a spin in the past few weeks and I noticed a funny thing was occurring. I was getting some blisters. L ike bleeding through my socks, into my shoes blisters. To the point that John wouldn't even take a pic of it and said that it was disgusting. Now if there's one thing to know in regards to me and tennis shoes, it's that I don't wear them. I can count on my hands how many times I've worn them in the past ten years, until the past month that is. And I am now proudly a convert. So I finally looked at my running shoes and realized they were a size 9. Gulp, at 5'9 1/2 I wear a size 9.5 to 10 on a regular basis. So I went and got my feet sized for running shoes. I am supposed to be in a TEN AND A HALF! That's a huge difference! They didn't have either of the shoes that I wanted in that size, so I did the obv. I bought matching shoes to John's. I've been in love with his new ones since he brought them home, but was looking for them in the ladies pink version. However, the ladies version seemed so much bulkier, not a good look. Esp. when you have sasquatch sized feet, so my boo and I will be rocking matching shoes. How lame are we. What's even more lame, he didn't even seem to care. Love that man.
Haha! Sometimes when you refer to E, I think it is me at first! :) And, OUCH to squeezing your foot into those "tiny" shoes. I also do not wear tennis shoes like most normal people do! Thanks for linking up! You are such a great blog friend! :)
ReplyDeletewhats so funny is after I posted, I almost went back and said E(not that E) hahah! : )
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I didn't always correct my kids, either! And then I was really sad every time they figured out how to say it the right way. Although I worry I did a little damage with my older one - he still says "merote" instead of "remote"!
ReplyDeleteAnd I had my kids in shoes two sizes too small! A couple weeks ago we went to get them new tennis shoes and measured their feet. They both needed two sizes bigger than what they wore in the store!! (And I have Sasquatch feet, too - size 10!! Hated it as a teenager!)
ugh, wasn't it the worst in high school?!!? esp being so tall and wanting to wear heels to dances lol. merote is in our house too!
Deletei love handcups.
ReplyDeletehaha, me too!
DeleteTori says "Hobstibal" for Hospital and I love it. I agree that there is a time to correct a child's pronunciation, but it should be obvious to anyone (parent or not) that there are words clearly more difficult for children to pronounce and it's only a matter of time before they get it! It's the little things we'll get to look back on as parents and embarrass our children and get a fun giggle over when they're long gone. I love hearing the sophisticated speech of a child who's 5! It makes me laugh <3
ReplyDeleteit's so cute!!!
DeleteMy son used to say DERICULOUS - we still say it as a joke and he's 29 years old.
ReplyDeleteSome words are meant to be misspoken for as long a time as they can be :)
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my family does the same!!!!
DeleteMy girls are always talking about the boy band "One Direction", but when my 5 y/o says it, it sounds like "one erection"...I've been working diligently to correct that. I can only imagine what his Kindergarten teacher is thinking if he talks about it at school. I'm expecting to hear from Social Services at any time :/
ReplyDeletelol, oh my!
DeleteI always sit on the fence about what words to correct in my kids and which words not to as well. I love hearing them say certain words but like you said, sometimes I have to correct them!
ReplyDeletedef, but sometimes you can let it slip for a little while : P
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