How Much They Observe!

John understands the possessive form of a noun, but doesn't add the apostrophe-S sound yet. So, he'll say, "Dada car, Mama car," as he points to Chris' SUV and my van.

Well, imagine my mixed pride and chagrin just now as John was digging around in Chris' (old) office. He pointed to a screwdriver and said, "Wow! Dada!" I replied, "Yes, that is Daddy's screwdriver." Then he turned and pointed to the vacuum and said, "Wow! Mama!" Yes, I guess that is my vacuum cleaner . . . .

I do take some offense (you know, I do know how to use a screw driver and did plenty of furniture assembly and minor repairs in my single days), but overall I guess I'm glad to be modeling gender roles to him!