I’ve already established that my boy has an astounding vocabulary including words like “hepatitis” and “coincidentally“. Admittedly, they sound like “I like this” and “go see telly” but hey, close enough.
Just for kicks, I make him repeat ridiculously long words and he nails them every time. But there’s one word that is his archilles’ heel. That’s “grandma”.
Broken down, he has no problem with the syllables but joined together, his brain has an override mechanism that makes him say “mommy” instead.
I have no idea why that is so but suffice to say, there is a fair bit of confusion every time he calls mommy.
Elaine on Baby talk
San on Baby talk
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So cute la. One question… why does he close his eyes whenever he says the first syllable “mommy”?
It’s an automated mechanism inbuilt in him that’s called..acting cute.
Hiya!
Stumbled onto your site from Nuffnang.
Great video and I understand what u mean.
My children had problems understandin the concept that grandma was mummy’s mummy as well!
@ED, thanks for coming by! Hopefully he outgrows this phase before my small one gets equally confused.