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My daughter's name, Danica, is often shortened by me to "D" when I write, so I thought D-isms would be a great way to categorize her funny one-liners.

So here are some I've heard lately:
"Mommy, my shirt is dirty. You can just put it in the dishwasher to clean it."

"I feel much more better."

"I look fablious"

"B starts with butterfly"

So my husband heard this joke on a podcast called Rawrcast (for those who love World of Warcraft beyond playing the game), and he decided to tell it to our 3 1/2 year old. I found her delivery funny - & hope you will, too - so I videotaped her. The subtitle on the punchline is a little hard to read so I've posted it below the video link.

Punchline - Brown Chicken, Brown Cow (sounds like Bow Chicka Wow Wow)

Lately my toddler has given me insight into just how the younger set tracks time and while different than my approach, there still is some logic to it.

The other day she asked me to help her dress her doll and I said "Just give me two seconds" and she promptly replied with "One, two. Now can you help me?"

So I've had to resort to saying "Give me a few minutes" which buys me some time because she doesn't fully grasp the concept. However, she gets it enough to say "That's a lot of minutes."

And today while we were leaving a playdate she wanted to see her friend again. I told her we'd see her friend again next week. She said, "That's a lot of days!"
Yeah, I guess for her, 7 days is a lot of days.