Teamwork makes the dreamwork.
I said this once and my boys took it and ran with it. They say it to each other often - when it’s time to clean up, before going outside to play, when we come home with school things, after dinner, before baths… It’s applicable uses are endless. Yesterday as we pulled into the driveway, they asked if they could play with a friend down the street. “Sure thing,” I said. “Once your after school jobs are done, you are both free to go.” “Okay, Adam, let’s do our things really fast. Okay?” asked Nathan. “Yeah. We can─ We can do it together,” Adam answered. He sat contemplating in the obvious deep thinking way four-year-olds do. “And we can do teamwork. Right? Right, Nathan?” “Yes, Adam.” “Because… Because teamwork─ If we do teamwork─ Mommy, if we do teamwork, then..” he trailed off, trying the sentence out various ways in his mind’s eye. “If we do teamwork, then our dream will work.” I love the way his phrasing doesn’t quite fit standard English yet. I love when a gem like this comes out of his mouth. It harkens back to the days of “Pick you me up,” calling himself “A-yam,” and telling us, “I’m not comfy, I’m Adam!” without realizing the humor. It reminds me that for all his newfound independence, he gets to be my little boy for just a while longer. I don’t correct him, hoping this phrase variation will stick around for a little while as well.
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3/18/2022 10:56:55 am
Write these precious phrases down! (I know you have, right here!) I was just remembering today when my two children were small and believed in the tooth fairy. Time flies!
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3/18/2022 03:36:28 pm
I love the kid phrasing of things! A few years ago I blogged about Reese's phrases and sayings and it was so great to read about them again years later as some I forgot!
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