Wassa Masha Wha?
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 04:00PM Spending the weekend with my mother made me realize just how much of Piper’s limited vocabulary and speech centers around our small world and our special daily routines. Although Piper is pretty clear whenever she speaks, my mother was completely lost as to what she wanted a lot of the times, mostly because she “talked” about them using our own secret references.
There was one in particular that really stumped my mom. Apparently, throughout the night (while my hubby and I were out living it up), Piper would stand in the middle of the living room, throw her hands up in the air and ask my mom, “masha? masha?”
Naturally, my mother was completely at a loss what the hell “masha” could possible mean. She thought maybe she wanted to march, but she learned from Piper’s hysterical tantrums that marching wasn’t quite the ticket. My mother eventually just gave up totally frustrated. When we came home, she asked me if I knew what “masha” meant. I had to admit, I had no clue.
Then later the next day, Piper got up, stood in the middle of the living room, threw her hands up and said, “masha! masha!” My mom immediately shot me that look. The look that says, “Go ahead, I dare ya! I dare you to figure out what this wackiness is all about!”
I had to laugh. Instead of explaining to my mom what Piper wanted, it was much easier to just show her.
So I got up and joined Piper in the middle of the living room, threw my arms over my head and started making exaggerated disco moves while singing (off key), “Macho macho man. I’ve got to be a macho man…”
[Unfortunately, video taping such a spectacle is out of the question. I can’t have a permanent record of me making a complete ass of myself available to the general public for all of time. I have my family and loved ones to consider. They are innocent and undeserving of such mortal embarrassment. I’m sure you understand.]
The Kid
Reader Comments (18)
And i really know what you're talking about. My mother-in-law never knows what erica is saying. So, she'll try to anser Erica but with the completely wrong thing, and Erica gets pretty frustrated.
Village People.....AWESOME!
Congrats on the nomination!
*snort*
Sorry, but that was fabulous. And a video is a must.