Monday, March 24, 2008

The Subtleties of Language

Okay, I don't have the Easter photos up yet (hopefully, will get to that within a few days), but wanted to jot this down while I was thinking of it...

The other night I was singing a bedtime song to Ella and I had already brushed my teeth and had on my retainer. Ella asked me, "Mommy, what that thing called in your mouth?"

"That's a retainer."

"Oh", she said. "Mommy, you sing beautifully with your... um... 'tainer' on."

I said, "Thank you, Honey" (very emphatically) and continued to sing.

A few seconds later she said, "But not VERY beautifully."

I guess she didn't want to give me the wrong impression...

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