Thursday, January 31, 2008

Who Me? Yes you !! Could'nt Be

These were the days when Tiny was a little over a year or so. She used to be watched by her grandparents, paternal and maternal making trips one after the other. She had a great time through out the day but used to wait for us to get back home. One should watch the excitement on her face when she sees either of us coming back from work. The moment i opened the door and entered in, she would drag my laptop bag and take it to the living room making an announcement "Amma vandha" (mom is here). Coming home was a ritual to see her happy smiling face.
Couple of days back, i heard Tiny telling her Appa(dad) not to pretend. I thought she must have just picked it up somewhere and she would hardly know the meaning of it. When we drop or pick Tiny from school, she addresses us as Mommy/daddy in the midst of all her friends. I was a little surprised. Once i just chided her while making her wear her jacket, as to what was the reason behind calling amma at home and mommy in school. She murmurs in my ears "I am just pretending amma". As it is i do not mind to be called amma or mommy by her but was curious to know her reasoning behind it.
So finally who was the pretending queen here, i wondered to myself. I remember playing the game Who me? Yes you ... in our short break/intervals at school, and now am into practically playing this with my daughter....

15 comments:

  1. :) oh.. you just ask on.. and you will find out a lot more... Nantu sometimes gives me lessons on Imagination!!! :P I wonder when we learnt about pretending and imagination.. definitely not at 3.. :)

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  2. hey I remember that game? Its been so long and now since the sons have out grown such games I'm left forgetting all these dear games...
    so cute...
    and let her just call you whatever....cos when they grow, you'll wish you hadn't changed them...

    My older one used to call me 'amma pathitha' and it would sound so cute...but he chanegd over time, "sigh" that would have been nicer than the Mom, mamma etc

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  3. @preethi: :)kids these days are our masters
    @prats: hmm, i remember Tiny, when her calls were not heard or we busy doing something, she addresses me as Amma sumana, that definitely draws attention.

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  4. Hey Sumana...I followed your link from Wondernoon's blog and was pleasantly surprised to learn that you are from Naperville. I live so close, in Aurora. Just wanted to say hello! :)

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  5. @tharini: Nice to know you stay close by. The virtual world is small and sweet.

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  6. Amma at home becomes mommy in school eh?
    Sweet :)
    Its amazing how little kids figure out ways to ‘fit in’ in school !!

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  7. @DD: True, it makes me surprised too.

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  8. mine called/calls me "mamma" after going to school and i always long for the "amma". somehow i associate the word "amma" to motherhood more than any other word

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  9. Nice kids :o) I guess all your tiredness would disappear in a giffy :o)

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  10. the kids still call me amma...everywhere...it raises a few eyebrows in teh north, 'cos to them amma is an old lady...but i love it...

    but i do remember my elder sis being annoyed if we called her 'akka' in school...:)

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  11. Sumana, why don't you leave me a contact id on my blog,.. I'll mail you instead!

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  12. These days the kids are ahead by a generation ! Very cute to hear the words from Tiny.

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