Absolutely

The other day I was thinking about the cute things kids say, and regretting that I didn't keep better records of some of the really great phrases from my own offspring.  I was busy.  I thought I would remember.  Then, before I know it, it's stuck in the Somebody Said It, But I Can't Remember Who folder, or possibly even put in the Never To Be Recalled Until Judgement Day file.

But I DO remember something Lexee used to say,
so I figured I would blog it, in hopes to keep it accurate, alive, and well.

Around 4 years old, the age of basic language mastery, and the beginning of larger word awareness, Lex somehow confused the word "ACCIDENTALLY" with the word "ABSOLUTELY."

I didn't want to correct her.  She was too darn cute.

Incidents like the following scenario would happen daily:

Someone would come in crying.  "Lexee hurt me!"

"Lexee, what happened??" I would ask, as sternly as possible.

"I absolutely threw a rock at her."

"I absolutely tripped him."

"I absolutely broke the glass."

"I absolutely colored on the wall."
"I ABSOLUTELY did it."

What she thought was reasonable justification was really a confession.

Cutest thing ever.