Charley likes Curious George. Ok, maybe 'likes' is too tame a word. She's obsessed. She calls all monkeys 'Juju', because George is just too much, I guess. We recently watched a 'Juju' in which he and Allie, his neighbor 'in the country', make themselves an automatic car wash for toy cars. They have a sound for each phase, like 'splish, splish, splish' for the rinsing. They use 'blub, blub, blub' for the soap suds. My husband, as I was closing the dishwasher to sweep the floor, he says "Wait! We need the blub blub blub!"
You know you're a mother when you or your significant other repeatedly, and seriously uses words or phrases that you've heard one too many times from your child or their favorite character. We do, honestly, call all monkeys George, or Juju. If it helps her recognize a monkey, then so be it. We also say the generic things: I have to go potty, I need a drinky, whatever. I find it a bit sad that we make ourselves sound so, well, dumb, when our children are smarter than that. Sometimes I think Charley does these things just to see how pathetic mommy really is. Thank goodness I love being a child-speaking mama!
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