Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Obeyment

This was a conversation I had with Butterfly today after we talked about how important it is to obey. (Especially in the parking lot.)

B: Mommy, the baby Bunny always obeys the Mama Bunny. It's called obeyment.

Me: Wow, that's a great made-up word, ButterflyB.

B: I didn't make it up.

Me: Where did you learn it?

B: I learned it from myself. It's not like a mint that you eat. It's like agreement or _____.

(It was some other word ending in 'ment' -- like agreement -- that perfectly fit, but since I apparently gave all my cognitive abilities to her, I forgot it.)*

Me: Oh, I understand.

Daddy (upon hearing the story): Maybe she won't need school.

*UPDATE: I asked Rob what the other 'ment' word was, and it was compliment. (He didn't have to give his brain away to make hers....)