This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Family Conversations, Part 11
Jul
13
2010
Here are some things said in conversation with Beta recently:
Compound Words
It is fun when kids transpose the parts of compound words. The other one that I have heard is “rollersteam“.
And if you’ll excuse me for a moment, I have to go hide my toothbrush.
Half a Conversation
And now we’ve come to the part of the show where I write only one side of the conversation and you must imagine the other side of the conversation as well as the circumstances:
Me: No, we are NOT going to play baby tug-of-war. Just let go!
Beta likes to hug Gamma more than Gamma likes to be hugged. I sensed that Gamma was getting frustrated and I tried to rescue him. I forget exactly what Beta said, but he did use the phrase “baby tug-of-war“.
TV Shows
Don’t you just love Beta’s child-like faith? God is in control of everything.
My wife answered that people chose the shows’ times – a little appetizer for the youngster on the free-will/sovereignty discussion perhaps. How much freedom does God give man? Does man really get to choose things in this life? Maybe these people just think that they picked the show times. What about unbelievers who disobey God – does that mean they are thwarting God’s plans? Such heavy topics for a 4-year-old…
My answer would have been “Because God knows that kids should be in bed at night and should not be watching TV.” But that’s with the luxury of hindsight – I don’t know that I would have come up with that one on the spot.
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
1 Kings 3:25
