S: On the left. On the left! (Regarding the whereabouts of Huntleigh's shoes.)
J: Where?!
S: On the left, hon. [with slight exasperation]
J: I'm looking on the left, but there's nothing there.
S: On the left of the bench, babe. [increased exasperation]
J: Oh....Well, if you had just told me where in the first place, but you just kept repeating the same words, "On the left...on the left." [with matching exasperation]
S: That's because you didn't listen to me when I first said they were on the bench.
J: Well, repeating the same words wasn't helping anything.
S: That's because you didn't listen to me in the first place!
H: Mommy, Daddy! Mommy, Daddy! Do not be fus-ter-ated. Calm down!
J and S share a look and just laugh. Daddy kisses Huntleigh on the forehead and we all head out the door to our favorite cheeseburger house, The Fatted Calf.
Leave it to our two-year old, who was very clearly acting more mature than her 30-some year-old parents. We love you.
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I had to comment because you used J&S, which just so happens to be the name of our business (www.jandscoffee.com) and also because we have this same issue in our house. It helps that now when I'm directing I use every descriptor possible in stream of consciousness until my husband finds the item; i.e. The brown shoes that are on the floor next to the bench that's to the left of the couch... I just keep talking and adding a new detail each time. Works like a charm and contributes to a "language-rich environment" for our one year olds!
Sarah,
All I had to do in this illustration is change the letter's from S and J to B and P, and then, Elijah or Noah would proclaim "Speak in Love"!
I love how the little people so easily put things in perspective for us big people!!
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