Mar 20 2008
I want 2 papa’s too!
About a month back we made a trip to Solvang[Santa Barbara], a vacation in the true sense. All we did was relax, eat, window shop in the beautiful danish style village downtown, sight seeing and partying all night after getting the kids to sleep.
We were all of 4 families, with 2 kids each and one adult who is here on a business trip. This one temporarily-bachelor adult is the twin brother of another person V. This conversation is the after effect of the trip. About a week after the trip.
I ask her, D, sometimes you call me Mummy, sometimes Mommy, sometimes Mumma. Could you pick one, please. Any one that you like?
Mumma, mumma replies D and this unintended conversation starts.
Me: That’s not funny D. I am your Mumma. I am Aunty for other kids, not you. Okay?
D: But R’s mommy is N Aunty, A’s Mommy is R Aunty. Right mumma?
Me: Yeah…
D: So you are R Aunty. [Laughs again]
Me: Yes, I am R Aunty. But for other kids. For you, I am mommy. Girl, you know that!
[Using this opportunity to see if she can relate the kids and their parents. With this set of friends, we almost always meet as a set. D has seen them all together, somehow she knows who is who' mommy but is confused about the dad's ]
D: R’s mommy is X and R’s papa is Y.
Me: Who is A’s mommy and papa.
D: X.. hmm.. I don’t know. Maybe Y..
And so on…
It was this twin brother families turn. So I ask, Who is P’s mommy and papa?
[Says mommy correctly and struggles with papa. Gets it after a starting hint.
And then suddenly she gets a bit excited.. ]
D: Mumma, you know what? There are 2 V uncles. One V uncle has glasses and his hair is funny funny like this.
[Funky hair with gel and all that... People returning to India seem to get younger by the day. Desh ki Mitti, I tell you!!]
Me: Oh, V is a twin brother of V. Twins are born at the same time, come out of their mummy’s tummy at the same time and most of the time they look same same.
D: [Pause]. Mumma, P has 2 papa’s. One with a glass and one without a glass. I want 2 papa’s too, Mumma.
Me: [Laughing...] Sweety, I think its time to nap now. We’ll talk when you wake up, okay.
D: Mumma, please mumma. I wan’t 2 papa’s. I like to have 2 papa’s. I will be so happy, like 100, if I have 2 papa’s.
[ Yes, our measuring scale is 1 to 100. Not 1 to 10. ]
Me: Na, beta. Your papa loves you very much. Like 100.. We are a happy family with one Mommy and one papa. Lets sleep now.
Someone explain this girl!!!!! I am just glad she did not remember a thing when she woke up, which is so unlike her.
I wonder if she is too young to understand the concept of twins. Should pick up books on this topic in the next library visit.
That is hilarious. Only D can come up with these things. This girl is wise beyond her years!
Ha ha ha.. 2 papa indeed.. Go girl, find the other one…
Thank God she did not further ask for 2 mamas as well!!!
LOL! Thank Goodness she didn’t remember the episode in the morning. For M and N all children who are siblings has to be either twins or triplets
(They think that everyone are born a twin or triplet or multiples) Did she say this in front of everyone, or was it only you and her that were having the conversation?
Does Papa know of this demand?
hahahahaa…2 papas!! wonder waht Papa’s reaction to this request was?
D is the best! with her questions and demands, she has you running around in circles forever, doesnt she!
I say, deflect the question to poor Papa and let him explain why there’s only one of him
You can tease THE PAPA by telling what the kid want ..and ofcourse how can you say NO to the little girl …LOL!!!
Horror or horrors ! Managing with one Papa (Hubby) at home is terrible enough, but two at the same time??
But twins is an interesting concept for kids to understand na? Doesnt she know any peer who has twins? Now that would probably help!
Like everyone asked, what was Papa’s reaction! LOL
You could be talking about me and my twin sis and the way kids get confused.
My neighbour who is all of 5 years old calls both of us A aunty
The first time my nephew (on my hubby’s side) saw the two of us, he burst our crying.
Initially, KT could not differentiate between the 2 of us. Thank god she does now
And this is not just limited to kids - adults too have a difficult time !
LOL! What was the Papa’s reaction to this bundle of intelligence?
hello? long time no sound…disappeared into fluffy idlis again?
Kodi’s mom: LOL!! No! Am catching up with the blogs and lazing around. Just finished a software release this weekend. The next release coming up in a month. Will be back soon before I go into hibernation again
All: What the papa said? We’ll, at this stage he too wishes for another papa - solely for the purpose of baby-sitting and baby-sitting ONLY !!
Hillarious. The kinds of thing we have to explain … aren’t we busy just with that
Sunita: This is your first time here I think. Welcome. Tell me about it, many a times I am at loss of words on how to translate things to a three year olds comprehension.