Mama (after realizing she forgot the toast and it was very brown): "Mary's toast!"
Peter (age 5, while sitting on the potty): "God did not make Mary out of toast!"
Mama: ???
Mama: "OH!"
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...I had the ??? for a long moment there too. Then I realized that the possessive (the toast belonging to Mary) was being converted into a contraction (Mary is toast).
ReplyDeleteWhat made it worse is that I am familiar with the colloquialism where when someone "is toast" they are in trouble. This made the "Mary is toast" = "Mary is made of toast" jump even harder for me.
I really enjoyed that mental exercise. Thanks for sharing!
~Luke
I actually had the same thought at the time (and am sure my
ReplyDelete10-year-old would have, too), I think it took my Mommy brain a full
couple of minutes to realize what he was getting at. He is too clever
for me. Thank you for stopping by. :0)
Very Cute! We often have these conversations - and I have to stop an turn around too! ;)
ReplyDeleteLol, cute! I love the things little ones say!
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