My niece – whom for the purposes of this blog I will refer to as “Klubnikis” – is very smart. She is only 21 months old but she operates an iPad like a pro, can count to six, knows more songs than I do, and understands almost everything (including quite complex sentences) in 3 languages.
She also must have realized what most people don’t, namely, that I don’t like my name and don’t perceive it as in any way descriptive of me onomatopoeically. So Klubnikis came up with a much better sounding version of my name. She calls me “Lola” (pronounced in a Spanish manner with soft “l”s and a short “o”). I like that.
Klubnikis also calls the elevator “elvie” and says “armies” for arms. You have to agree that “elvie” sounds so much better than just some stupid elevator.
At a garden party we had in Montreal, Klubnikis spied me going into the bathroom. Then, she went outside, approached every single guest and informed them in a conspiratorial tone, “Lola piss piss.” When I came back, I was greeted by everybody staring at me and the host asking, “So how did you like the work I did on the bathroom design?”
OK, I promise there will be no cutesy baby stories for a while. I just needed to get this off my chest. 🙂
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Awwww!
21 months old and already speaking like that is an early sign of Asperger’s! I have high hopes for your niece, especially since she obviously gets such an intellectually and emotionally nurturing environment.
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Thank you, friend!
She is very opposed to people touching her head, which makes cutting her hair very complicated.
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What about her coming to me with a phone and saying: Call Lola! After you did not pick up she said: Not working! And then: Lola seeps . Only because you slept every afternoon when she came home from daycare. ;))
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🙂 This wasn’t what I wanted to be remembered for necessarily, but it’s good to be remembered at all. 🙂
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