Yesterday on my nightly walk I ran into a woman, a mother of many ranging from 3 - young adult. I see her frequently and she met Ember just after we brought her home. Anyway, yesterday she saw me walking alone and we had a short rather strange conversation.
woman: How's your daughter? How's the English coming along?
me: Oh, she's doing great! She just turned a year old a few weeks ago. (Thinking that would answer the question about English.)
woman: So, what does she say? Does she speak English or Ethiopian?
me: (Huh?!) Well, you know...she's only a year old. She isn't saying many words yet. She says bye-bye and that's about it.
woman: So, is she still speaking Ethiopian?
me: (Huh?!) She was only 4 months when we got her. She was born in Ethiopia, but she wasn't speaking yet. Not Amharic or English. She was just a little baby. Why? When did your kids start to talk?
woman: Oh, they were all talking by 3 months.
me: (Huh?! Not sure what to say at this point since I'm thinking she's either crazy or seriously confused. I just wished her a pleasant evening and was on my way. A little strange if you ask me.
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Actually, I think John has some students in his classes who tend to think that way (about other topics, not babies), so it is strange but not all that unusual.
Huh??? I bet they could read too. They do have those Your Baby Can Read videos.
yeah and probably potty trained at 3 months aswell! lol - what a silly woman!
I would like to note that she also says "DaDa" quite clearly!
I LOL at this...are you serious? Confused is the key word here..is it even possible that kids(babies is more like it) talk at that age?!
Wow.
what can i add to this - yes, she is completely insane or completely misguided, but then, so many are!
Hey, Emme; I resemble that remark.
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