I pray your son's interest/ fascination for animals keeps being nurtured such that he might become an awesome vet or environmentalist. Hopefully school will give him great projects :-)
That is so precious on so many levels. When my little brother was a child, I used to record him saying my favorite versions of words. I wish I still had that recording! Although it was on a cassette which are now obsolete !
There is something about little kids and the way they pronounce words, I think precious is just the right adjective. My husband used to have all these cassette recordings of him, and his sister doing pretend radio shows. Sadly, those have also been lost to time, but what fun memories.
If your husband still has the cassettes somewhere, you can get a machine that ‘digitizes ‘ them now. I have done that with old radio shows I did in the 90s when I was a DJ at a station in my town (WTJU).
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful moment with us, as well as your insightful rejection. “The best we can do is meet it where it is, pay attention, and love what shows up while it’s still showing up.” Beautifully put!
So sweet. My four year old says “cleam” for “clean” and I can’t correct her. Also: a friend’s kid is also pangolin obsessed because of that show! She was at our house and wrote an essay about them while here and put it on our fridge. 🤣
My oldest grandson referred to places where narrow roads are overhung with trees as “tree-tuttels”. And my younger son to tractors as “a-uhs”. I love the way these become part of a family's way of being in the world.
It is amazing how it becomes part of the family world. My oldest used to pronounce helicopter as “helicopitopiter” And even though he is 19, we all still pronounce it that way.
When I was going into the office before Covid I would switch the N and the M on peoples keyboards. Some people would say I’m a monster, others would say I’m a nomster.
Oh. My heart. My eldest daughter tried on her dress for the upcoming high school formal last night and I am experiencing so much anticipatory loss, whilst trying to stay present to these moments while she’s still under our roof 💗
Reading this took me straight back to those tiny moments that parents recognise but rarely say out loud — the ones where time pauses for a second and you realise something is quietly passing.
That look between you and your husband said everything. Children move forward so steadily we often only notice the change in these small flashes: a word they still say the old way, a phrase that suddenly sounds too grown up, the way their thinking shifts without warning.
“Aminals” feels like one of those small golden threads of childhood. Not something to correct or hurry along, but something to notice while it’s still there.
It made me think about all the other marks children leave while they are growing — the handprints on windows, the messy drawings on scraps of paper, the toys left scattered across the floor. We spend years tidying them away, wiping surfaces clean, putting things back where they belong. And yet one day the house grows quiet and all those small signs disappear.
And strangely, that is the moment when we realise how precious they were.
I loved the gentleness of how you held this moment — not trying to trap it, just noticing it while it passed through the woods with you. Those are often the memories that stay.
Thank you for this, and for the reminder that sometimes the things that seem frustrating in the moment are often the ones we should be protecting. Life moves so quickly it's easy to forget.
When our oldest was two, our close family friends-one was a chemist, both love a good laugh, taught her to say deoxyribonucleic acid and to request it for her meals.
I love aminals, too. There is something endearing about childhood and the mispronunciation of words. My daughter , a lover of flaffers now at ten still loves flowers, anything botanical. I hope your youngest continues to be mesmerized by all creatures.
Precious.
I pray your son's interest/ fascination for animals keeps being nurtured such that he might become an awesome vet or environmentalist. Hopefully school will give him great projects :-)
Agreed!! It is so sweet to watch how he loves all creatures. I wish we all felt that way.
That is so precious on so many levels. When my little brother was a child, I used to record him saying my favorite versions of words. I wish I still had that recording! Although it was on a cassette which are now obsolete !
There is something about little kids and the way they pronounce words, I think precious is just the right adjective. My husband used to have all these cassette recordings of him, and his sister doing pretend radio shows. Sadly, those have also been lost to time, but what fun memories.
If your husband still has the cassettes somewhere, you can get a machine that ‘digitizes ‘ them now. I have done that with old radio shows I did in the 90s when I was a DJ at a station in my town (WTJU).
Sadly I think they are missing now:(
This is so sweet. The first time Little Guy says “animals,” not “aminals,” will be a bittersweet moment, I imagine. ☺️
Most definitely!
How lovely. The suff of life. Thank you for sharing this. Here's to aminals of all sorts! 🙏🏻
Thank you:)
An honest sweet living in the moment reflection. Thanks for sharing this 🧡
Thank you for reading and for this lovely comment.
Life is such a teacher if we are willing to listen. Thank you for sharing this. It's invaluable.
Thank you for this. It really is amazing how small and seemingly insignificant moments can mean so much.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful moment with us, as well as your insightful rejection. “The best we can do is meet it where it is, pay attention, and love what shows up while it’s still showing up.” Beautifully put!
Thank you for this. I thought about you when I posted it today actually💙.
Thank you! I am deeply touched and so grateful to hear that you thought of me. That means a lot to me… ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Beautiful writing of a beautiful day 🌻
Thank you:) It was a good one!
So sweet. My four year old says “cleam” for “clean” and I can’t correct her. Also: a friend’s kid is also pangolin obsessed because of that show! She was at our house and wrote an essay about them while here and put it on our fridge. 🤣
I love all of this. Those small moments are so precious (and I'm certain I've missed so many of them).
Oh oh oh!. So poignant and so full of love. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this beautiful comment. And thank you for being someone it is so wonderful to share with.
My oldest grandson referred to places where narrow roads are overhung with trees as “tree-tuttels”. And my younger son to tractors as “a-uhs”. I love the way these become part of a family's way of being in the world.
It is amazing how it becomes part of the family world. My oldest used to pronounce helicopter as “helicopitopiter” And even though he is 19, we all still pronounce it that way.
I love that! Helicopitopiter. 🚁
When I was going into the office before Covid I would switch the N and the M on peoples keyboards. Some people would say I’m a monster, others would say I’m a nomster.
Btw I also love pangolins.
Nom nom nom!!!!😂
That was not my best work, but meh. It’ll pass for just waking up.
It was on point, i’m impressed!
"Aminals" omg that's the cutest. I love when kiddos teach us things-- they have so much to share.
Thank you for this and they sure do. It's such a joy to watch them grow. Most of the time at least😉.
Oh. My heart. My eldest daughter tried on her dress for the upcoming high school formal last night and I am experiencing so much anticipatory loss, whilst trying to stay present to these moments while she’s still under our roof 💗
It’s so hard! It's having the older ones that is helping me hold onto these moments with my younger one. Time passes so quickly.
Reading this took me straight back to those tiny moments that parents recognise but rarely say out loud — the ones where time pauses for a second and you realise something is quietly passing.
That look between you and your husband said everything. Children move forward so steadily we often only notice the change in these small flashes: a word they still say the old way, a phrase that suddenly sounds too grown up, the way their thinking shifts without warning.
“Aminals” feels like one of those small golden threads of childhood. Not something to correct or hurry along, but something to notice while it’s still there.
It made me think about all the other marks children leave while they are growing — the handprints on windows, the messy drawings on scraps of paper, the toys left scattered across the floor. We spend years tidying them away, wiping surfaces clean, putting things back where they belong. And yet one day the house grows quiet and all those small signs disappear.
And strangely, that is the moment when we realise how precious they were.
I loved the gentleness of how you held this moment — not trying to trap it, just noticing it while it passed through the woods with you. Those are often the memories that stay.
Thank you for this, and for the reminder that sometimes the things that seem frustrating in the moment are often the ones we should be protecting. Life moves so quickly it's easy to forget.
I love such sweet moments! For our daughters (soon 33 and 29), it was wanting DNA for breakfast, jagwyra(jaguar) and rememory (remember).
I love these, but what is DNA meant to be?
When our oldest was two, our close family friends-one was a chemist, both love a good laugh, taught her to say deoxyribonucleic acid and to request it for her meals.
Love it! My husband, a physician, taught our son to say sphigmomenometor (for blood pressure cuff at the doctor)!
I love aminals, too. There is something endearing about childhood and the mispronunciation of words. My daughter , a lover of flaffers now at ten still loves flowers, anything botanical. I hope your youngest continues to be mesmerized by all creatures.
I love this sweetness. Something so wonderful about that age.