Sammy is very headstrong and always wants to get his way. Still, sometimes he doesn’t give us too much trouble.
Mummy: Sammy, turn that TV off, it’s time to eat.
Sammy: I’m watching
Mummy: Turn it off now. We will eat.
Sammy: Alright, stinky butt!
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Sammy always refers to events occuring on ‘Wednesday’. He’s very headstrong and always wants to get his way.
Today he needs to take a bath but he doesn’t want to:
Daddy: Sammy, take your clothes off. We’ll take a bath.
Sammy: I don’t want to take a bath.
Daddy: Come on now, hurry.
Sammy: But I don’t want to take a bath!
Daddy: You have to take a bath. You’re stinky!
Sammy: I’m not stinky! I already take a bath on Wednesday!
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Daddy and the children are talking about what they would wish for if a genie gave them 3 wishes:
Daddy: Sammy, what will you wish for?
Sammy: A leaf!
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Daddy and Sammy are working through a picture book.
Daddy: (pointing to a cat') ‘C’, Kuh…Kuh…Cat
Sammy: (pointing to a pair of pants) ‘P’, Uhh…uhh..underwear
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Daddy and Sammy are looking at a picture book.
Daddy: (pointing to an apple) ‘A’, Ah..Ah…Apple.
Sammy: (pointing to a boat) ‘B’, Buh…Buh…Ship
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Mummy hates it when the children play with water and wet the floor.
The children know this and avoid playing with water. Except Pia.
One day while playing with her toys at the sink, Pia spills water all over the kitchen floor.
Pia: (quick glance at Mummy) Oops!
Pia: (running away) I’m doomed!
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Sammy likes experimenting with expressions that he picks up around him. One day while eating in the kitchen:
Sammy: Mmmm. This is good! It tases like something!
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It is summer and often very hot. Sammy has gotten to drinking iced water. He frequently asks for water with ice cubes.
Sammy: Daddy, can I have water with ice please?
Daddy puts a couple of ice cubes in Sammy’s cup.
Sammy: Daddy, I said I want four ice cubes
Daddy: How many do you have?
Sammy: (counts) One…two!
Daddy puts a couple more in.
Sammy: (counts) One…two…three…four. Good job Daddy!
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Pia is in grade 1. One day, Pia approaches Daddy:
Pia: Daddy, I’m pregnant!
(She stuffed a balloon inside the back of her pyjamas, so that her butt looks very big.)
Daddy: When you’re pregnant your bum doesn’t get big. Your tummy does.
Pia: Yes it does!
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Mummy is taking a nap. Sammy tiptoes to Mummy and softly whispers in her ear:
Sammy: Mummy…I need to poo
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It has only been recently become apparent to us that Sammy uses ‘sl’ when pronouncing a word that begins with ‘fl’.
After making poo:
Sammy: I want to slush the toilet.
Seeing a cartoon character fly:
Sammy: Look! He can sly!
Holding a flower:
Sammy: Look Daddy, a slahwer!
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Sammy likes eating ‘chocolate’. This is hazelnut spread which he likes to eat direct from a spoon. One day he scooped an extra large serving, ate it all up messily, with the brown stuff all over his mouth.
Mummy: Come Sammy, let’s wash your face.
Sammy: (always the contrarian) I don’t need to wash my face!
Mummy: Your mouth is so messy. Look at yourself in the mirror.
Sammy goes to the mirror and considers his appearance.
Sammy: Mummy, I look like a werewolf!
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