The Interview

I found this post and I thought that it was a neat idea. So, one evening armed with the an mp3 recorder I decided to record Little Bear's first interview ..You can listen to it here

here is the print version:

What makes me happy? " When I do something you asked me to"

”What makes me sad? when I do something you don't want me to"

How do I make you laugh? "I don't know"

What do you think I was like as a child? “A kid”

How old am I? forty five four (?????)

How tall am I? "Very tall" (I wish 5 feet is tall. Note to self - add 'petite' to vocabulary)

What is my favorite thing to do? "Shop!"

What do I do when you’re not around? "Look for me!"

If I become famous, what will it be for? "What is famous? “I don’t know.”

What am I really good at? "Taking care of me" (Way to go!!! Who wants a Mother's Day gift!)

What am I not really good at? "Shopping!" (which means I need to shop more so I can get good at it)

What is my job? "To take care of me"

What is my favorite food? "Dal"

What makes you proud of me? "When I listen to you"

What makes me proud of you? "When I listen to you"

What do you and I do together? "Play. Play tag, hide-and-seek"

How are we the same? "We have the same skin"

How are you and I different? "Your teeth are half-teeth and mine are full" (translated - Mommy has cavities)

How do you know that I love you? "Because you call me my name"

What do you wish you could go and do with me? "Build a propeller plane!"

Ok! buddy Lets go build one!

Indian girl ...

Scene: Mother Bear trimming Little Bear's nails
Mother Bear latest endeavor is to turn the most mundane everyday things into opportunities to learn. So, in the spirit of the aforementioned passion, I proceeded to explain the names of each finger.
"this is your pinky"
"And this one is the ring finger. Its called so because you can wear a ring on it
"Oh yes! I am going to get married and wear a ring one day. Oh yes! Oh yes!" (
"And I'm going to marry an Indian girl "
An Indian girl! A pretend gasp followed. Actually this is music to my ears.
Why? An Indian girl?
because..because ..She has a red fire engine and is very nice and will let me ride it
Little Bear when you are no longer little and become a big bear you can bet we will remind you about this.

Overheard..

Scene: Bedtime
Little Bear: Appa, I'm Tiger Woods. From now, my name is Tiger Woods
Appa: ok ..
Little Bear: And you are Phil Mickelson
Appa: (very pleased) very good ..And who is Amma?
Little Bear: Hillary Clinton

100 uses of a citrus juicer

We bought a citrus juicer recently, for Little Bear to be able to make fresh orange juice. This is a Montessori practical life activity which he enjoys greatly.

We originally bought this juicer at Target but an indepth price research proved that cheaper options exist. So, I decided to return the Target one and explained to Little Bear that we will wait to buy an inexpensive juicer.

When I returned home from work the next evening, Dadi(the nanny) announced that the juicer worked very well and Little Bear had a wonderful time using it. I had actually snuck ouit at lunch time and bought a $5 juicer to replace the Target one...As expected, i was a little annoyed because Little Bear had not heeded my advice to wait to use the juicer ..

So, here's what ensued in the car ride after we dropped Dadi home ..

Amma, its ok we'll just keep this juicer and use the $5 you bought..
But what will we do with 2 juicers? Its clutter..I argued..
Ok! we'll keep it in the basement
thats a waste ..
Oh! then we'll just try to use both
That seems like a waste too ..I said
Oh! then we'll give 1 to Dadi
But she already has one!
I know ..I know..We'll pack it in the original box and wash it good and return it to Target

A lesson on ethics followe wherin I calmly explained that we cannot return something that was used. But he maintains that we have to return it, so someone else can buy the expensive juicer.