With an almost-4-year old, there are plenty of opportunities for communication problems.\u00a0 Different terminology is a frequent cause.\u00a0 What most people would call a \u201cwrapper\u201d or \u201cpeeling\u201d, Titus used to call a \u201cspacklus\u201d (for reasons still unknown to us).<\/p>\n
A little background: when Titus visits the bathroom, he uses a \u201cstool\u201d (step-stool) to get up on the toilet.\u00a0 Grandpa and Grandma use the word \u201cstool\u201d for toilet.\u00a0 Now here\u2019s the story about a post-bathroom visit conversation:<\/p>\n
Grandpa: Who’s going to flush the stool?<\/p>\n
Titus: Nobody’s going to flush the stool?<\/p>\n
Grandpa: Who’s suppose to flush the stool?<\/p>\n
Titus: Nobody.<\/p>\n
Grandpa: I mean, who’s going to flush the toilet?<\/p>\n
Titus: I will flush the toilet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With an almost-4-year old, there are plenty of opportunities for communication problems.\u00a0 Different terminology is a frequent cause.\u00a0 What most people would call a \u201cwrapper\u201d or \u201cpeeling\u201d, Titus used to call a \u201cspacklus\u201d (for reasons still unknown to us). A … Continue reading