Comments on: The Briefness of Baby Talk http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1427 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Tue, 12 May 2026 03:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1427&cpage=1#comment-11985 girldetective Thu, 01 May 2008 02:02:23 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1427#comment-11985 I find that parenting little kids is such an immediate, visceral experience that I can't imagine forgetting anything, yet I am always so wrapped up in whatever the current age/stage is that the ones of the past do disappear. It's funny to see Guppy doing so many of the same things Drake did--like, oh, yeah, he used to insist on holding the garage door handle as it went down, too. I find that parenting little kids is such an immediate, visceral experience that I can’t imagine forgetting anything, yet I am always so wrapped up in whatever the current age/stage is that the ones of the past do disappear. It’s funny to see Guppy doing so many of the same things Drake did–like, oh, yeah, he used to insist on holding the garage door handle as it went down, too.

]]> By: weirleader http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1427&cpage=1#comment-11976 weirleader Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:49:40 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1427#comment-11976 yeah, our "baby" is nearly 6 and just about all the baby talk is gone. Boy, do I miss it! I'm also dreadfully afraid of the day I realize that he's not small and cuddly anymore! As for the memorable words, I can think of "momminoos" (vitamins) and "nunex" (kleenex). I'm sure there were more, but alas... they slip away. yeah, our “baby” is nearly 6 and just about all the baby talk is gone. Boy, do I miss it! I’m also dreadfully afraid of the day I realize that he’s not small and cuddly anymore!

As for the memorable words, I can think of “momminoos” (vitamins) and “nunex” (kleenex). I’m sure there were more, but alas… they slip away.

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