Eveloution of Understanding

This is a cute story that I simply have to share. It is the evolution of Sophie's understanding of Mat's job as a carpenter.

As you know, Sophie can talk in a tank full of water, immersed in wet cement and with a mouthful of marbles, so it's no surprise that she was talking in full sentences quite early on. At around the age of 2, she would say that Daddy goes to work to have chippy's. It took me some time to work out what she meant by this. I mean, I know I would harp on at Mat about taking lunch instead of buying rubbish take away food, but surely she didn't have the insight to assume Mat was buying chips at work! Then it dawned on me...we refer to Mat as a "Chippy", the slang term for carpenter. It all made sense after that light bulb moment!

Then there is Sophie's understanding of Mat's work now. She proudly declares that he builds houses but she brought a new piece of information to the table just the other day. We were driving along and Sophie starts talking about Mat. "Daddy's at work darling, he'll be home later" she informs her imaginary friend, Munchkin. There was a bit of mumbling from the back seat then Sophie pipes up "Does Daddy shit houses?"....."What?!? What did you say" I asked. "Does Daddy shit houses?" she repeated in slow well pronounced words. I got the giggles on then, visualising Mat pooping little monopoly houses but composed myself long enough to clarify what Sophie meant. She was a little tongue tied but eventually managed to correct herself by saying "Shift houses. Does Daddy shift houses?" Through fits of laughter I confirmed her understanding of Mat's job and she carried on proudly talking to Munchkin about her Daddy.

Quite frankly, I don't care if Mate eats chips and shits houses, as long as he enjoys his work and it pays the bills, he can do whatever he pleases :)