Sunday night family dinner.
The 2-year-old had listened in on the dinner conversation and quietly asked her mommy for ribena and chocolate. Her preggie mommy proceeded to get only half of what she requested. The ribena half.
With the preggie mommy in the kitchen getting the ribena, her daddy decided to teach her new words.
“Wenyin, you should say this. ‘Can I have some ribena please?’ “
The little girl gave it some thought, and said, “Okay!”
Everyone burst out laughing. Her daddy was stunned.
“No no, wenyin. You say, ‘Can I have some ribena please?’ “
“Yes!”
More laughter. And Wenyin was feeling rather clever.
“Repeat this after me, wenyin. ‘Can I have some ribena please?’
“Yes!”
Everyone at the table roared with laughter. Her daddy decided to try one more time.
“Wenyin, say ‘Can I…’ “
The 2-year-old looks at her daddy suspiciously, refusing to say a word.
At this moment, preggie mommy comes back in waving the little girl’s bottle with ribena.
“Wenyin, do you want ribena?”
“YES!”
- End of lesson -