Saturday, February 27, 2021

Boys Will Be Boys

Conversations with Hillelly today:
Me:. Hillelly should we make a bracha?  Ba-
Hillelly: -ruch
Me: Ah-
Hillelly: -tah
Me: Ado-
Hillelly: burp!

Then...

Me: Hillelly, can you say "I love you"?
Hillelly: Burp!
Me: no Lelly.  Can you say "I love you"?
Hillelly: Fart!

He actually said those words.  I guess he really is a boy!
#להודותולהלל

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Car Safety

 Explaining to my daughter why she shouldn't put her hands near that part of the car, I said it will hurt.

Hodayah: and it might break.
Me: Right, and then you'll have to go to the hospital.
Hodayah: to get pregnant.
Me:. What? Do you know what that means?
Hodayah:. No.
Me:. It's when a mommy has a baby in her tummy.
Hodayah:. Well I'm gonna have a baby in my tummy soon. I'm almost a grown up. I'm almost 70.
Me:. I can't wait.
#להודותולהלל

Foil Balls

Actual conversations with my children: 1. One Shabbat, Moshe, Hodayah, and Hillel all had crumpled balls of foil and were planning to ambus...