Martina: Look, Tita Eng! I have a medal! (It was a Mother Mary medallion pinned to her dress)
Me: Wow! Is it Mother Mary day?
Martina: No, it's give-everyone-a-medal day.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
A giant exception
While Martina and I were watching TV, she saw a bigger-than-average guy and shouted, "That man is so fat!"
"Martina," I explained, "you shouldn't say that about people. It's not polite."
"But he has a big tummy."
"It's not nice to point it out, Marteens."
"But what if we see a giant? Can we say, (at this point, Martina raised her hands in the air, as though she was panicking) 'GIAAAANT!!!'?"
"Yes, Marteens, if we see a giant, we can say 'giant'."
"OK."
As long as I got the message across.
"Martina," I explained, "you shouldn't say that about people. It's not polite."
"But he has a big tummy."
"It's not nice to point it out, Marteens."
"But what if we see a giant? Can we say, (at this point, Martina raised her hands in the air, as though she was panicking) 'GIAAAANT!!!'?"
"Yes, Marteens, if we see a giant, we can say 'giant'."
"OK."
As long as I got the message across.
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