Singari
And she comes back after a walk with grandpa
Her: Mommy Singari, I got you some flowers
Me: Do you know what Singari means?
Grandpa: Singari means beautiful girl
She walks towards me, handing me the flower
Her: My mommy singari, you are a beautiful girl
I melt!!
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She has been on a clingy mommy phase
Me: Kuttyma, after we paint I am going to head out to the gym
Her: No I want you to stay with me
Me: I always stay with you – I will go to the gym and get back.
Her: I want you to be with me ever and ever
Me: But I need to go kanna
Her: (turns her head and walks away) and I will NOT say yes
She leaves me speechless and doubling with laughter
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I take the easy route out and do not go downstairs to pick her up after school. Instead, great grandma does the honors. I hear the whines for “mommy” before they enter the house
Me: Kuttyma, don’t tell me you were crying
Her: (grinning sheepishly) I was only acting like crying mommy. (Turns to her great grandma) Did you think I was real crying paati?
and just to clarify – she was real crying and she knows I get delayed at work few days and may not be able to pick her up.
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December 13, 2012 at 4:38 amLG – Singari comes from her grandparents who find great words to do konjals. She calls herself “konjali” because she enjoys it. Clingy at 9? You sure are scaring me!!
LG
December 12, 2012 at 6:45 pmWhere did she learn the word “Singari”? Lovely, but forgotten word.
AS for clingy…don’t even talk about it…at 9, my daughter gets into the super clingy phases still…I should technically be thrilled that she thinks so much of me, when other kids of her age don’t even acknowledge their parents, but somehow, it worries me. Thankfully, these are only occasional phases – especially when she is super tired etc.