Unlike some of his contemporaries, the Caspi-Man has not (as yet) entered the stage of constantly questioning "WHY?" that all the books say is a normal phase of development.
Actually, it must be stated that the Caspi-Man has not read most of the baby & toddler development books and has therefore (to date) been woefully ignorant and neglectful of how he is 'supposed' to behave.
So, although he has not yet embraced the "WHY?" - the Caspi-Man has recently become master of the (not so well documented) "WHAT IS IT? AND WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?" stage of development. (Most recently asked in regard to a feminine hygiene product - I defy anyone to be able to muster a plausible explanation that's easily understandable to a 3 year-old. I certainly failed miserably.)
He is also working hard on the "WHAT IS IT? AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?" stage. (And I'm afraid that "the shop", will not suffice as an answer for the Caspi-man. This will merely prompt further "AND THEN WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?" s - with most products requiring description back to primary elements. )
And just recently he has added the "WHO IS HE? AND WHAT IS HE DOING?". (Often loudly, in full earshot of the said "HE").
Perhaps it's all just part of the parental development phase preparing us for the inevitable "WHY"s (mostly our own!) to come...?
über me!
- pyjamamel
- Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
- Of antipodean origin, currently living in Germany with the "Ger-Man", not-nearly-as-little-as-he used-to-be "Caspi-Man" , "The Cheeky Monkey", and four-legged "Banjo". Dream is to have a permanent place in both hemispheres and the means to travel betweeen. Am lucky to have family & friends in far-flung corners of the globe but, where ever I am, I'm missing someone terribly. Prone to procrastination and to wearing pajamas and animal ears - I often find myself outside my comfort zone...life seems to be a continually- vertical learning curve...
3 comments:
Ahummm, perhaps one could console oneself by understanding that it seems a very intelligent thing for a 3 years' young mind to be asking such questions. The hard thing is for parents to be able to answer them.
Never forget that in years to come he will undoubtedly hold you to ransome for replies you give.
Chuckle, chuckle.
And how long will it be before you give in to the old ....because I said so, I'm your mother .....Hmmmm, chuckle.
Well we have hit the terribly terrific or terrifically terrible twos....everything is "WOZAT?", "WOZ UP DERE", "WOZ IN DERE" and so it goes on. My favourite though is the excited outburst when we see a truck, except she doesn't say "tr" but "f". Yes many raised eyebrows here, especially when we see a big truck, a crazy truck, a fast truck or a noisy truck.
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