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Thursday, Oct. 07, 2004 - (Mamma)
Oy, Dadda!
Having Dad be the constant in Jack's life has had some pretty cool side effects.
Most kids love their Dads, but Jack really depends on his. He's probably more affectinate with me -- certainly he plays more with me -- but Jack counts on his Dad to always be there to the extent that it's often hard to get hom to go to sleep if Dad isn't home.
(After nearly a year of repetition, Jack got so he could sleep if he was awake when we dropped Dad at work, but if Dad leaves the house to go to the shops or to a meeting, Jack will wait up until he can't hold his eyes open anymore rather than go to sleep without saying goodnight to Dad.)
One amusing way that this has manifested is in Jack's language development.
Jack�s usual word for his dad is �Da-da-da�. There is nothing un-usual about that.
Over the last few weeks "Oy, Dadda!" has become far more common. Now to the English speaking ear, that sounds like he's calling for his Dad, and from context, that's what we thought it meant.
We were wrong.
"Oy, Dadda!", it seems, is Jack-Speak for the generic �something�s wrong�, "help me" or something to that effect. He says it to me, even when Dad isn't around. he says it to his little friends when he wants them to get out of his way, and yes, he even says it to Dad.
When he actually wants his Dad's attention, though, he calls him "Dadada". A different word.
It would seem that, in the world of Jack�s phonic development, he equates help and assistance with his dad.
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