Sempi and I are playing with a marble run game. I just built a pretty complex structure. I was quite proud of my creation. Me: Sempi, look at this run that I built. Is it pretty cool or is it pretty cool? Sempi: Appa, pretty cool and pretty cool are the same thing. Tread carefully when fishing for compliments from a toddler.
Sempi and I are at the swap n' play (an indoor play area). He’s playing with a crane toy and I’m sitting on a chair staring at my phone. He deicides to rescue me from my boredom and brings three dinosaur toys to me and says “Appa, here, play with me”. So I join him at the table with three dinosaurs. Here’s the ensuing conversation: Me: Here’s a Triceratops, it says, “Woof, Woof”....
This is a continuation of our previous story. Sempi and I are still at the Swap n Play. He’s still playing with his cranes and trucks and I’m still playing with three dinosaurs. Sempi: Appa my crane is going to help build a fence around the dinosaurs. Me: Oh yeah? Sempi: Yeah people can come and milk the dinosaurs. Me: Milk the dinosaurs? Sempi: Yeah, like milking a cow, they can milk a dinosaur and drink it....
Sempi and I are playing with Legos. I’m building a small mars rover for him, which he has tasked me to redo for the fifth time because it didn’t quite measure up to his satisfaction. In a desperate attempt to impress him, I started building yet again. I noticed I only had one of the 6 hole blocks and needed a matching pair to finish my model. I asked Sempi if he could find me the matching pair....
I am a big fan of Nina Simone. I like singing her songs out loud. Particularly this song with the following lyrics: I put a spell on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I sing this song to Sempi with a twist. I sit him on the dining table for his breakfast and I sing I put a bib on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I’ve been singing this to him ever since he could sit straight....