Yesterday in the car, I heard Sage singing “I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus,” a song for the Primary Program this year that we’ve sung at home. I was pleased to hear her initiating it on her own (and not just as a stalling tactic prior to bedtime), and I complimented her on her choice of songs and singing. She turned to me with a mischievous look and began singing a different version of the song. “I’m trying to be like Jee Jee….”
Jee Jee? Jee Jee is the word[s] that Sage’s younger cousin, Jacob, uses for Jesus. That was relatively harmless...or so I thought. A few repetitions later, Jee Jee had morphed into “Hobo,” and then “Eliza”, and then another obscure hodgepodge of syllables. At least obscure was better than "Hobo."
The obvious “righteousness” of my 3-year-old had turned into obvious blasphemy, and all because I complimented her. I’ve got a lot to learn about three year olds.
4 comments:
Ha ha! That reminds me of the time Becca and I decided to sing "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus" all the way home from Grandma's house. I'm sure Mom thought it was cute the first 1 or 2 times, but after about 20, she was probably starting to doubt our motives, too!
Sounds like Jacob is one of those friends who is dragging Sage down to his lower level. Hopefully her entire vocabulary won't morph into "ata," "baba," and "dada".
I had a friend whose nephew would always sing "Bob-o the fobbit" instead of "Follow the prophet". It was pretty cute, and I still think of it every time I hear that song. We used to torture my oldest sister Kirsten by singing "Follow the Prophet" over and over. She hated it and we all knew it and used it accordingly. So I think of her too.
This reminds me of when Ella used to sing "Follow the Sagers" instead of follow the prophet. :) We love that Sagers!
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