Sam,
The speed at which you've learned a new language has astonished us. I don't know of one adult who would be able to go to another country and learn the language in less than six months. It's a difficult but incredible feat to be sure. For all the happiness that I feel at your ability to understand and use English, I'm left feeling a bit, um, irked at your use of one particular word. The word no. Out of all the new words you've learned, this one seems to be your favorite evidenced by the fact that you use it with surprising frequency. I'm left wondering--really, must you use it so much?? It's starting to make my eye twitch.
To ease the twitching of my eye and to keep you from further overuse of this word, I'm going to give you some guidelines for when you should (and should not) use the word no.
First of all, it's best not to use this word when talking to your Uppa or me, especially when we're saying something like, "Pick up your toys." or "Eat your peas."
Second, this is one of those words that I want you to overuse when you become a teenager. Use it all the time when your classmates and friends try to get you to do something stupid. Use it on yourself when you're tempted to not do the right thing. By all means, use it with abandon in these situations!
Third, using this word when we ask if you just let Pepper eat off your spoon or if you just pulled Roux's tail is wrong since more times than not, based on past occurrences, you should answer those questions with a yes.
Finally, the use of no at any age is acceptable and encouraged when you're asked a question like, "Is there any mama on the planet that's as awesome as yours?"
The best thing you can say in response to this and to all other requests and instruction from your marvelous parents is, "yes, of course!" Adding in a "I have the best parents in the world!" wouldn't hurt ;).
~Love, your totally cool and always awesome mama~
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