a possesive pronoun
March 1, 2006
I thought quite a bit about my girls today. Rayli is beginning to use such big words…stringing them together as though she had planned all day to use a big word and hoping too that I would notice. I’m sure she doesn’t quite care—but complete sentences for a two-year-old who uses correct tense in her verbs is indeed quite impressive. I pulled into the driveway today and Jaime and the girls were outside in the driveway. “My daddy’s home.” she said. It was the first time, that I can remember, that she used the 1st person possesive pronoun in reference to me..I was ’something’ to ‘her.’
I have long called her, “my little mocha,” or “daddy’s girl.” She has never said that I am “Rayli’s daddy” or “my big hero.” For some reason, two-year-olds only use possesives for stickers and blankies…but I made the cut today…entered into something special to her…something she wanted to label as belonging to her.
I felt the weight of fatherhood in all of this.
March 2, 2006 at 9:15 am
She’ll remember who her daddy is when she want’s the car keys and some gas money.
March 2, 2006 at 9:24 am
I am sure she will….which, at that point I will teach her the second person possesive pronoun when I say, “where are YOUR keys…and where is YOUR money.”
March 2, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Yeah, and just wait until the third-person pronouns enter the picture, as in “No, you cannot spend the night at his house,” and “He did what?” Life is full of grammatical challenges.
March 2, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Haha! Jared, I liked your response to Mark K’s comment.
I scrolled down to see that pic you posted earlier of your girls…they are so beautiful…and very smart!!
March 4, 2006 at 5:02 pm
That’s cool.–>