I noticed today, that DD2 doesn't seem to use language as I expect. I don't know what is normal.
She has a tummy bug. She can't even keep water down, so food is out of the question. She doesn't want food, but was anxious about it.
She said 'Mum, why can't I have the thing that you and Daddy and DD1 and DD3 are having?' I replied 'do you mean food?' and she said 'yes'.
Why didn't she just say 'food' or 'something to eat'? Why did she list each of our names, and call the food 'the thing that you are having'?
Is that what a 5 year old normally does?
I know that DD3 (3.7) would just say 'why can't I have something to eat?' In fact, so would DD1.
There's something I can't put my finger on, but it just sounds so...formal but wrong.
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Ok, another question about DD2
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Lougle · 18/11/2012 13:38
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