Thursday, February 2, 2012

Actually is not a word

       I bet you don't really care why(: But I'll tell you whether you do or don't(:
One glorious and long awaited day, my little Jig leared how to talk. That's just the beggining of how this happened. She was blabbing and blabbing and blabbing some more(: So cute at that age right? Silly silly me had, I mean just HAD to teach her a few words. I taught her "actually". Few minutes later,
 "Actually . . bla Henry bla. Bla actually mommy . . bla bla. Bla? Actually is bla and bla. Bla! Actually. Actually bla and actually! Sissy actually bla!" Adorable right!?(:
Well it was until she continued this for a week and always used "actually:" Always! It's like that was the only word in the world. And it HAD to be said. . constantly ): Then I had to fix what I had done wrong. Soo. . . I lied(:
"Jigger, actually isn't really a word"
"Really" as my Jigger's mouth is on the floor!
"Yes really. So you can't say it anymore"
And she completly believed me! Then a few days later- "Actually mom this hypothesis is completly irrelevent to the question at hand that is concerning the square mile feeding. . Bla bla bla." Whatever I said that day. And straight quick my Jig nearly chopped my head off!
"Actually isn't a word!" I stared at her. And remembered. Oh yeah. . I told her actually wasn't a word anymore. I forgot. .
And this continues to this day- I learned not to say actually, because it's not a word and my Jig learned more words to replace "actually" So years later- Kindergarden! She learns words right(: And my Jig hasn't quite figured out that I tricked her. . Oops!
So moma gets all mad(: "You need to tell Jig that actually is a word otherwise the teacher will think she's a looney!" So I did.
"Jigger. Actually is a-"
"Actually is not a word sissy! You can't say that!"
This is when I figured out. . I messed up
How in the world do I fix this? Well turns out- All through Kindergarden and a good portion of 1st grade. She really believed that "actually" wasn't a word eventhough me and moma continued trying to tell her that it was a word (: She eventually figured it out by the end of 1st grade(: By the End of 1st grade(:
But to my Jig and I. . Actually still isn't a word(:

2 comments:

  1. wow ive done something like that (with help from my brothers) before and to this day my 6 year old neice thinks that a portion of the english language doesnt exitst.

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  2. :D I sorta feel bad about how I scarred her

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