So, let me set this up for you all, to begin.... The other night we were at Chic-Fil-A eating dinner. First clue to the hilariousness of this story is that the only thing Chic-Fil-A serves is chicken, right?!... Well, as we're ordering, I ask Zion what he would like to eat. He informs me that he would like the "hang-u-ber" in the picture on the menu! I'm scrambling, trying to make sure I'm ordering enough for everyone and exactly what they'll want. So, I quickly reply, "Oh, honey, that's not a hamburger, it's a chicken sandwich. Do you want a chicken sandwich?" And the conversation continues like this....
Zion: No, mommy I don't want a sandwich, I want a hang-u-ber.
Mommy: (Not exactly sure where the break down in communication is yet...) Zion, it's not a hamburger, they don't have hamburgers. It's a chicken sandwich.
Daddy: (Wisely stepping in and basically cutting me off with a smile....) Just order it!
So, we order the "chicken sandwich," which by the way is not a kids meal, so it doesn't come with a toy... It ended up being no big deal for Zion, but I wanted to warn you all out there!....
And as we're sitting at the table, setting out the food, Zion asks for his "hang-u-ber." Daddy tries this time to explain....
And Zion replies, "Daddy, no, no, no... It's a hang-u-ber. HANG.......U.......BER....."
We were left only to laugh at our hilarious son, who was very set in his thinking.... Enough to sound out the word to us!!!
8 comments:
That makes me laugh out loud! I love that he thought you all just couldn't understand him. He knew exactly what he wanted, perhaps you just misunderstood!
I think that the ages between 2-5 are my favorite, just because of the cute mispronunciations and the logic and understanding that preschoolers have. It isn't always our logic, but it makes sense to them!
That is so funny! I have heard him say that so many times...I love that he is so confident and so sincere! The little things they say at this age! So Cute! XXooXoxo to the kids!
This is really cute! Don't you love their twist on words? This is such a great story!
He's a boy who knows exactly what he wants. It cracks me up that he sounded it out for you.
If we can't understand Noah he and then finally figure out what he's saying he always says, "I'm sorry Mommy." He actually apologizes for not saying it right. I'm just waiting for him to sound something out for me!
HILARIOUS! I love that you are capturing all of these moments with your kiddos! Love ya!
Well, if they're not getting it, speak very slowly... ;-)
Sara, what I think is funny about the mispronunciations is that pretty soon the parents start to pronounce the words the same as the children. For instance, Ava's binky is "ginky", we all call it that, and every morning Brian asks her, "Did you sleep in your gig girl bed?" I laugh everytime at him.
Kris just read this for the first time and laughed pretty hard. He walked around saying, "No Daddy, Hang - U - Ber!"
Too cute!
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