About a week ago, on Facebook, I posted comments about Rachel learning words. While she could say "Mammy" and "Daddy", she couldn't say please or thank you. For thank you, she would say "no"
and for please she would rub her tummy. The gesture of rubbing her tummy made me laugh and I sited Ching's side of the family for that one.
While I was dropping her off at school, I jokingly referred to the gesture to the teacher. That gave me a look..that "you simpleton" look. "We taught your daughter how to sign the word 'please'. We do that first before teaching her the word so she understands the meaning prior to developing the verbal skills. She has been signing the word
for a couple of weeks"...My daughter is getting signing skills and I thought it was a quick tummy rub as if she were Baby Bear of the The Three Bears. As the prickly sensation of humiliation hit my armpits, I said "that's great", and got the hell out of there. Another notch in the belt of awesome motherhood.
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