Monday, June 4, 2012

An Unconventional Question


I asked Amanda an unconventional question and I got an unconventional answer.

I’ll begin with the conventional question. As soon as Amanda got back from her Nanna’s, we all basically asked her the same thing, “Did you have a nice time with Nanna?” Of course, the answer was yes. She was very excited to tell us all about it.

Here are a few of the things she told me:

Her Nanna bought her small yoghurts with Barbie pictures on them. She got to pick out a squeeze bottle of honey at the store. She got to have treats all the time. Her Nanna let her to do anything she liked (I’m sure within reason). For dinner, they ate Gnocchi, which she struggled to pronounce. (It’s funny how a detail like that is important to a four-year-old, but I like it when she shares the details. I’m pretty sure she mentioned it because it was new for her.)

The part her Nanna told me was that they spent as much time at the beach as possible.

Not long after Amanda arrived home from her visit, I decided to ask her a less standard question. Instead of “Did you have a nice time with Nanna?” I asked her, “Did Nanna have a nice time with you?”

With barely a pause, Amanda replied, “No.” Then she looked straight at me and, with the voice of a teacher wanting to explain something to her pupil, said, “It’s hard work babysitting.”

For me, that was a remarkable answer, especially since she came up with it all by herself. I do know her Nanna had a nice time with her, she adores her grandkids, but I’m also sure it was hard work. This is the wisdom of a four-year-old.

I took this photo of Amanda in her Hello Kitty swimsuit running on the beach by her grandparents’ house at Britannia Bay, South Africa, December 2011.

Here are more posts on the funny and/or profound things that Amanda has said:


4 comments:

  1. Hello,
    I found your blog on the 99% Exposure Weekday blog hop. Hoping you will take a look at my blog and follow back.

    http://fabmom12.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Hi Iva!

      I checked out your blog and am now following through Pinterest. I read that you have four kids and that you and I are close in age.

      It's funny how you can meet new like-minded people with the internet. You're in Canada and I'm in South Africa. :)

      Have a great week!
      Tina

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  2. That's the one thing I hate about our kids growing up. They stop saying those great things. My son came out with some great ones when he was little. He still get's a bit confused with things but nothing as good as when he was younger.
    I love how Amanda knows that it's a hard job to babysit hehe cute.

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    1. Yes! And I don't always write them down. Life happens so fast that the kids say something funny and you're in the middle of things and that moment slips away. I'm hoping to capture more of those moments through this blog. It makes a great journal. :)

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