We have been trying to teach Gabriel to say "sir" and "ma'am", and he just caught on this week. I think it's so cute hearing a "Yes, Ma'am" from such a little voice. However, he seems to prefer adding a "sir" after every "no". So I am often called a sir. To help him understand when to say sir and ma'am, I have tried to teach him who boys and girls are. Daddy is a boy, Mommy is a girl, Gabriel is a boy, Baby Hope is a girl... You get the idea. So today our conversation went like this:
"Gabriel, do you want more apple?"
"No, Sir"
"Gabriel, thank you for saying 'sir', but mommy is a "ma'am"
"Yes, Ma'am"
"Very good! You say ma'am to girls. Do you remember who is a boy and who is a girl?"
{with a big proud smile on his face} "Daddy boy! Gabriel boy! Baby Hope girl!"
"Very good! And what is Mommy?"
"Mommy Boy!"
... We're still working on it.
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