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Mad Scientist #1 previously Baby Logic

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Since Ro is now 7 it’s about time to rename this column to something more appropriate than “BabyLogic”. He’s surprised me with his joy for math and logic and I enjoy his explorations of his curious mind.

We do chain math a lot, something like:

1+7 +3+4-3+6+8+9+2=?

We take turns in constructing the riddle and he takes great joy to torture me.

One good day he wanted to make it particularly hard for me so he did:

1+17+17-17-17+13-13+71-71=?

And since he knew that he would subtract the same number in the next move he didn’t have to actually do the difficult math himself. He was very proud when he came up with this system!

I was stunned.

 

Baby Logic #78 – Baby Steps

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Ro has recently tried to wean himself off sucking his thumb. But he’s struggling with this old habit:

Ro <can’t sleep, coming out of his bed room after 45min>: I’m sad

me: Poor you. What makes you feel sad?

Ro: I feel lonely.

me: !?!!!?

Ro:  I feel lonely without my Lovies. <“Lovies” is his word for his special stuffed toys that he sleeps with – namely Pluto (also see “Pluto Song”), Sebbi (short for Sebastian, his cat), Waddles the Penguin and a nameless small dog.

me: But all your Lovies are in your room.

Ro: I know, but every time I hug them I suck my thumb!

me: Hmm. That’s hard. I understand. But you can put them on your bottom bunk bed in your room, so you’re not lonely.

Ro <crying>: I can’t – I feel lonely.

me: Then take them and just hug them.

Ro: But then I want to suck my thumb – it feels so good.

me: I know. <in fact I do, I myself still have a bite mark from sucking my thumb from when I was a child> – Let’s make an exception today. It was a long week-end. You can suck your thumb today. Just today. I allow it. It won’t be bad.

Ro: OK. Maybe I can suck it once a week?

<Negotiator!>

me: We’ll see. Now go back to bed. Hug your stuffies. I love you.

Ro: I love you, too, daddy.

<Awwww>.

 

Baby Logic #77 – Too big!

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While driving from the campsite back home, I became a silent witness of 1 hour of 6-year olds conversations between Ro and Gee.

They were playing out fighting scenes all day long so they continued playing in the car with shooting things using the “super trigger”.

Ro: I touch the seat with both feet, hold the arm handle and touch the safety belt with the ellbow for super trigger!

Gee: No, I touch all that and touch the window with my chin to shoot the house.

Ro, No, I touch the window also, and also the door with my knee. Super trigger! I shoot the plane!

Gee: No, I also touch the door, and, and, <very excited, now almost rolling over backwards in his seat>, and touch the roof with the right foot to shoot the moon! Super trigger!!

Ro: No, I touch the roof, super trigger to shoot the universe!

Gee: <in disbelief and outraged> you can’t shoot the universe !!!- That’s too big! That would be shooting *everything* You can shoot a galaxy or the milky way, but not the universe!

Aha!

 

 

Baby Logic #75 – Mutation

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Ro and MrsM were discussing eating habits in the car, and how people from different religions and countries have different diets. In passing, MrsM said, “You know, I used to be a vegetarian till I was 15.  I only became a meat eater after that.”

Ro: “WHAT?! That’s not possible. Did you change your DNA?!”

A brief discussion on choice vs. DNA followed, though MrsM says she would much rather have lied and projected herself as the latest mutant from X-Men.

 

Baby Logic #74 – dog names

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Ro: Can two different dog types make a pure dog?
me: No, they would be mixes. But there are mixes that have their own names, like Labradoodle, when you mix a Labrador with a Poodle. Remember auntie has one, with th e long curly hair?
Ro: What is a mix between a Labrador and a Greyhound called?
Ro: Gray-Door!!!