04-11-2003 22:11									#1
	No. No! MINE! MIIIIINE!!! NO! Huh? NO! Got spare money?

Take a guess who officially entered the verbal confrontation stage of the terrible twos around 8:00pm last Friday?

Sophie, get off the couch.

Huh?

I said, Get Off the Couch.

No!

Sophie, I'm not joking!

MINE! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! (as I'm grabbing her).

Repeat as needed, or 40 times a day, whichever is greater.

We have no idea where she got the "Huh?" thing, but it is more annoying than the "no's" - we expected blatant refusal, however we were completely unprepared for her acting deaf and dumb. Countermeasures are being swiftly drawn up though, with Mommy's glowering "You know what I said, Young Lady" proving effective in initial testing stages.

	04-11-2003 22:15									#2
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My neice is still in her terrible 2s, of course she's 4...

Have fun.

I think it was three when she started with the "you know what?" thing. Drove us crazy.

Though she wasn't as bad as my nephew is (he's really 2). He tore off all the wall paper in his room and has found really need things to do with his bugers

	04-11-2003 22:19									#3
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I guess Your and Laura's parents are having their vengeance from 30~ odd years ago now

	04-11-2003 22:22									#4
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[David Floyd Mode]

The use of your state granted monopoly as her recognised guardian is immoral. Her right to property is more important than anything else you might say. The couch is her property and your coercion to remove her is immoral. She has every right to resist you, up to and including the use of thermonuclear weapons provided she entered into a fair contract agreed by both sides to aquire them.

[/David Floyd Mode]

	04-11-2003 22:26									#5
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But conversely she says "thank you" quite a bit, as well as being a very friendly baby who says "hi" and "bye" to everybody.

	04-11-2003 22:27									#6
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Eh, she really isn't a baby any more. Gotta stop calling her that.

	04-11-2003 22:28									#7
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If you think "huh" is annoying now, just wait till she's 16.
Hormone induced attitude.

	04-11-2003 22:29									#8
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She'll always be your baby... but they do respond to being called a "big girl" at that age.

	04-11-2003 22:30									#9
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Still, how long until you teach her to type and she starts posting on Poly?

	04-11-2003 22:32									#10
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I just realised I "huh?"ed a colleague earlier about a question and said I'd talk to him later and never did, that was several hours ago.

	04-11-2003 22:33									#11
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Well, we just bought her first computer game the other day "Dora the Explorer's Animal Adventures", otherwise known as "fun with clicking."

Poly will probably be a couple of years, though she loves talking on the phone and will keep you entertained for hours if you let her.

	04-11-2003 22:33									#12
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huh?

	04-11-2003 22:33									#13
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You know what I said, young lady!

	04-11-2003 22:41									#14
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Huh? Is a "buying time" word. Like when I tell my 3 year old kid:" time for bed now." Huh? comes automaticly....just like, time to clean up your room, time to eat, time to go, time to get dressed....

I hear "huh?" atleast 3 times a day...It comes with the " I tell you what to do" after....well...around 3 and a half years old.

Spec.

	04-11-2003 22:43									#15
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No he's telling me to clean up MY room, put my shoes in the closet and so on....

What can I do, he's right!!

Sigh...

Spec.

	04-11-2003 23:25									#16
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kids are cute when they're not yours.

that said, Sophie was quite adorable when i met her at the varsity, although she did seem grumpy for a bit of it.

	05-11-2003 02:08									#17
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Take a guess who officially entered the verbal confrontation stage of the terrible twos around 8:00pm last Friday? Sophie, get off the couch. Huh? I said, Get Off the Couch. No! Sophie, I'm not joking! MINE! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! (as I'm grabbing her). Repeat as needed, or 40 times a day, whichever is greater. We have no idea where she got the "Huh?" thing, but it is more annoying than the "no's" - we expected blatant refusal, however we were completely unprepared for her acting deaf and dumb. Countermeasures are being swiftly drawn up though, with Mommy's glowering "You know what I said, Young Lady" proving effective in initial testing stages.

It's not "deaf and dumb" she just doesn't have the verbal skills yet to say "I think mommy and daddy are losing it, I hope it's not Alzheimers. They just don't have a clue how anything works around here. I hope I don't have to start changing their diapers before they stop having to change mine."

Welcome to Sophie's world.

	05-11-2003 02:27									#18
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Yah... and why are we supposed to want kids?

	05-11-2003 02:36									#19
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The son of a friend of mine has just turned 4, and he has suddenly developped a smart arse attitude that would make some people here proud.

On one occasion when his dad told him something, he looked at him, thinking deeply for a while, and said with all the aggrevated dignity of a tenured professor: "You know, I think mommy is right on this one."

You should have seen the young sir - I almost pissed my pants laughing.

	05-11-2003 02:59									#20
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Thing is, sometimes it's hard not to laugh.

	05-11-2003 03:17									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Lorizael Yah... and why are we supposed to want kids?

IMHO you are not "supposed" to want kids . .. either you do or you don't and either way is fine

Johnt-- are you saying I should enjoy the time I have while my little guy is pre-language-- Oh and here he is

	05-11-2003 03:21									#22
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Handsome chap.

Imho, whatever anybody does is fine as long as it doesn't hurt another. Ergo, "wanting" children is OK.

I wanted a child more than Laura did, but Laura is far gladder to have her than I am (and I am thrilled to have Sophie in my life, but for her mother the joy is something that I'll never be able to approach. Which is pretty cool.)

	05-11-2003 03:26									#23
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT Handsome chap. Imho, whatever anybody does is fine as long as it doesn't hurt another. Ergo, "wanting" children is OK. I wanted a child more than Laura did, but Laura is far gladder to have her than I am (and I am thrilled to have Sophie in my life, but for her mother the joy is something that I'll never be able to approach. Which is pretty cool.)

Wanting children is fine -- I just think that its also fine for people not to want them as long as those people take steps not to have them

Mrs Flubber and I wanted little Flub equally--


back to the saying no thing-- even pre-language they let you know what is or is not acceptable to them. At 6 months our little guycan be quite loud in letting us know what he does not like and its not possible to reason with a 6 month old

	05-11-2003 03:35									#24
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Next time, get a taperecorder with a microphone and say 'if you ever do this again, you put yourself through college, m'kay?', and when she does.. tape that moment.

When she is about that age, play that tape to her. With the money now on your hands, spend it on strippers and booze. Show no mercy.

	05-11-2003 03:46									#25
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Leave it to Pekka


Oh and Pekka, we checked around and the consnsus is that NO you can't move here

	05-11-2003 03:50									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Japher Though she wasn't as bad as my nephew is (he's really 2). He tore off all the wall paper in his room and has found really need things to do with his bugers

Neat things to do with his what?

	05-11-2003 03:52									#27
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I've had my nephew doing this before but he has realised the futility when I just pick him up and move him

	05-11-2003 03:56									#28
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quote: Neat things to do with his what?

The stuff that comes out of his nose...

	05-11-2003 05:41									#29
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The "intellectual" term would be dried nasal mucus.

And yeah, the "You know what I said" line is the best defense against this.
And once your little one enters the teenage years...."Huh?" "What?" "Whatever..." will probably be used more than any other words your teenager knows
It's actually a bit entertaining to watch mine go from doing whatever hes doing to a self-indueced confused/dumb state. It kind of looks like this:

	05-11-2003 06:38									#30
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Little kids can be SO MUCH FUN... and then they grow up and are even MORE FUN...

You better learn how to deal with HUH, because it only gets worse after that.