December 12, 2012
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Recent Theoisms
“No, Gray, you don’t spell your name G-R-A-Y. It’s spelled G-A-R-A.”
“Theo, I think he probably knows how to spell his name.”
“But he DOESN’T, Mommy! He never learned it RIGHT!”
“Theo, why don’t you learn to spell Theophilus, and then you and Gray can discuss the matter.”
[long silence][much, much later]
“Theo, do you know how to spell Theo?”
“T-H-E-O. Duh.”
“Do you know how to spell Theophilus?”
“No.”
“Could you try?”
“No.”
“What about John? Can you spell John?”
“Mom, do we have to do this?”[much later, after I've given him the spelling of his name to copy out]
“Mommy, can you read what I’ve written here?”
John Theeophilus is osum and a osum ritr.
“Well, dear, that’s just . . . uh . . . “
“Awesome?”
“YES! Awesome! John Theophilus is awesome and an awesome writer.”
