When necessary, we parents resort to spelling words when communicating things to other adults that we don’t want our kids to hear. For example, “I saw her at the B-A-R and she was D-R-U-N-K!” or “I have to take him to the D-O-C-T-O-R and he has to get three S-H-O-T-S.” Recently, my three-year-old has picked up on this form of communication and is attempting to use it. Needless to say, a little is lost in the translation. “Mommy, can I have some T-V-H-G-Y?” I’m thoroughly confused. “I don’t understand”, I say. So he says it slower, and a little louder, like my grandmother used to when talking to someone from Mexico. “Mommy, can I have some H-W-C-B-W?”

Now I get it. Like a good Mommy, I don’t mention he spelled whatever he wanted with two complete sets of letters, but now I know I have to figure it out quick or he’ll get frustrated, or (heaven forbid) stop this extremely cute behavior. “What’s that spell, sweetheart?”

“Candy,” he whispers, and actually rolls his eyes a little at me.

I don’t care. He is so L-M-R-T, and that spells CUTE to me.

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