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Friday, August 01, 2008Vocabulary, A Badge of HonorFor me, that is. As his mother. For, you see, on the drive home from my sister's house (which is approximately seven and a half hours long), my sixteen-year-old son used the following three words: Copious. Meandering. Redundant. He used them in the course of normal conversation. He used them correctly. He used them without thinking about it. He was just, you know, talking. Maybe that's not very exciting to you. I am admittedly easily diverted. But if I can boast a son who speaks as though he's actually read a book or two, then I am well pleased. Vocabulary Snobbery notwithstanding. Maybe I'm grabbing at straws, but these things make me happy. Must be that mom/writer combination kicking in. Now if he would just remember to take the garbage out... Labels: homeschooling, life |
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3of my readers are feeling chatty:
Sweet success to a home school Mom's ears :o)
Right copasetic that!
I would be just as proud! Quick reciprocal story: I took the kids to the main library for storytime this morning. I was on the phone with a friend on the way there and mentioned my recent experience with anesthesia. After story time, the kids and I piled into the van. As I was buckling my 4-year-old Judah into his seat, he says, "Mommy, what's anesthesia?" Pronounced perfectly. Amazing. I'm thinking, "My kid's a genius." Then, I read your post. And I think, "And Jill's kid's a genius, too!" :0) Thanks for sharing!
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