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8月14日 Como Se llama When I was a child it didn't take me long to discover that my parents spoke a totally different language than anyone else....mmm...on earth. But see they were sneaky about it....they spoke in English....but an English that no one understood except us kids.
I learned that they didn't want to come right out and say things easy for me to understand ....Nope, they wanted to say things in this weird language and then it was up to me to translate into what they really meant. How proud they must have been when I finally caught on and could communicate with them! A normal conversation at our house might go something like this:
"Mama....Wendy asked me if I can spend the night at her house can I? Can I? Can I?" Then I would get this smile and a
rub on the shoulder and this phrase, "We'll see.".....At first...I thought this meant Mama and Daddy were going to sit, think it over, weight the options...the pros and cons and 'see' if it was okay for me to trot on over to Wendy's house....But, um, nope that isn't quite what "We'll see" meant.
Like I've told you before I was a bright child, so it didn't take me long at all to figure out that "we'll see" really meant, "Hell no you can't, and now you're in trouble for asking in front of her."
Here's another: "Hey Tina.....do you love me baby?" Being young and sweet I would yell back, "Yes I love you!!" thinking that the overwhelming feeling of love for me had just come over my parents. NOW I know the question really meant, "Hey Tina...bring me a glass of tea!" When I think back, I think I loved the way we talked to each other. We had phrases, inside jokes and sayings that were a part of our family that no one else would 'get'....but thank goodness for them. No one I know would understand the humor of "What box?", but say that around my family and laughter will erupt. Ahh the beauty of being a part of a family.
One of the phrases I did NOT like however was the dreaded, "Maybe next time". I hated these words because that meant, "NO"....everytime, all the time....it meant 'NO'. I'll show you how it worked:
"Mama.....the other girls in school are going to the movies...can I go too?" Slight pause.......short sniff....and...."Maybe next time". Nope....I sat at home that night.
"Mama...I've never got to mix the cake batter before...can I try it now?"....Slight pause.....short sniff....and "Maybe next time." My cakes now suck because of 'maybe next time'.
Those words, without a doubt, always meant NO. Which reminds me..... I have a really great story to tell you about this....probably one of the funniest I have ever blogged. I think you'll enjoy it and maybe even tell it to your kids one day....you know what? *Sniff............"MAYBE NEXT TIME". 评论 (2)
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