When I was little my parents used to spell things so I wouldn't know what they were talking about. As I grew they'd throw in an "xyz" at the end just to throw off my budding spelling skills and my suspicions.
But Man and I are too arrogantly brainy for that sort of thing. Besides that, we don't spell too good. This morning's conversation with all three kids in the room: (I am A)
Princess has been requesting to go to a swimming pool for two weeks. We even went to get her a swimming suit that fits and she's been asking about it every day.
A: So, will you be engaging in aquatic recreation today?
M: Perhaps. Let's see how certain weather elements play out. (it was raining at the time)
A: If enjoyment of aforementioned recreation is imminent, will you be taking a brace or a single?
D: A brace, of course.
A: Good, because I'm guessing that the second party of the brace would have a meltdown.
M: Yes, undoubtedly there would be repercussions.
Gosh, we think we're so smart. Here's what I recall from one of these incidences a few weeks ago:
M: When we go to a certain club warehouse establishment, should we get a victual originating from Sicily?
A: The sort that includes all four food groups? Let's see... veggies, grains, dairy... [pause]
M: Yes, since it itself comprises the fourth food group.
PB: What are you guys talking about??
A: We're talking in code. We're using really big words and meanings that you don't understand yet so we can talk in front of you.
M: Don't tell her that!!
A: What? What greater motivation can a child have to learn all of this stuff so quickly? TELL her it's a secret and she'll never put in a greater effort to understand so quickly.
M: [frowns]
A: Trust me. [grins]
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LOL. Yup, we do that too. We used to speak in Spanish to each other until the kids learned enough vocab that they thwarted our efforts to speak in code.
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