On our commute back home Ro shouted: “Daddy, EXCAVATOR!” (Schaufelbagger)

Me: “Yes, a *big* excavator!

Ro: I want to drive an excavator – I crush you.

Me (shocked): No, Ro, we don’t crush people, you have to be very careful when driving an excavator.

Ro: Will you come, too?

Me: Yes, then I’ll watch you.

Ro (pleased): Then I crush you – beep, beep, beep! <that’s the sound construction equipment makes when in use>

Me: We don’t crush people, we crush stones, Ro!

Ro: Then I go up like this <pointing up with his shovel> and I *dig* you!

(For my German readers: digging someone means “anmachen” )

At that point I decided that my baby had gone officially mad…