This is a somewhat unsatisfying post, as to it doesn’t have a conclusion, because Ro continued to struggle with the past time concept.<\/p>\n
Ro <pointing to Kuttu’s eye>: Daddy, how did Kuttu get this bubu?<\/p>\n
Me: Charlie bit him, because Kuttu made a bad choice – he stole Charlie’s food.<\/p>\n
Ro: Biting is bad. Did Charlie get a timeout?<\/p>\n
Me: Yes, he did. We don’t bite .We use our words, or bark.<\/p>\n
Ro: Was Charlie having his timeout there? <pointing to the wall where Ro usually gets his timeouts><\/p>\n
At this point I had to get creative, because this whole incident happened in our previous house, where Ro has never been because he wasn’t born yet. So I moved the story to our house…<\/p>\n
Me: No, Charlie had his time out in the breakfast area.<\/p>\n
Ro: At the green wall?<\/p>\n
Me: No, the wall was white. We had not painted it yet.<\/p>\n
<Ooops, I should have left out that detail.><\/p>\n
Ro: White? Why is the wall green now?<\/p>\n
Me: Because mommy likes colors. She made it green.<\/p>\n
<Phew, dodged that detail.><\/p>\n
Ro: Was Charlie good in his time-out?<\/p>\n
Me: Yes, he was very good.<\/p>\n
Ro: Was he three?<\/p>\n
Me: No he was five and Kuttu was three.<\/p>\n
Ro: Was I three?<\/p>\n
Me: No you weren’t born yet.<\/p>\n
Ro: <blank stare><\/p>\n
Me: … you weren’t here yet. Not even in mommy’s belly.<\/p>\n
Ro: was I zero?<\/p>\n
Me: <Impressed> yes, you weren’t here yet, like zero, nil, zilch.<\/p>\n
Ro: No, I mean not one, – zero<\/p>\n
Me: Ahhh! – No, you weren’t born yet, not just younger than one. You weren’t \u00a0 \u00a0c o n c e i v e d. <big smile on my face><\/p>\n
Ro: < blank stare><\/p>\n
Me: Never mind. Charlie was good in his time out. Do you want to play with the silver car?<\/p>\n
Ro: Yes, the silver car is my *favorite*!<\/p>\n
From there we left the time before he was born alone…<\/p>\n
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This is a somewhat unsatisfying post, as to it doesn’t have a conclusion, because Ro continued to struggle with the past time concept. Ro <pointing to Kuttu’s eye>: Daddy, how did Kuttu get this bubu? Me: Charlie bit him, because Kuttu made a bad choice – he stole Charlie’s food. Ro: Biting is bad. Did … Continue reading Baby Logic #32 – About things that happened before he was born<\/span>