Having a two-year-old can be a pain in the neck sometimes but in my opinion, it’s also one of the wackiest stage a child goes through. Ramil and I cannot count the number of times our tummies ached because of something that Mateo did or said. It does not help that our son is very talkative and assertive. He blurts out things that crack us up. Also, it’s really fun talking to him. He’d sometimes surprise me with his insight and perception. Nothing could be more entertaining than watching him or talking to him especially on his good mood days. No amount of TVs, DVDs, ipods, or laptops could be more engaging.

Today, when I came to fetch Mateo, his teacher had this story to tell: They were marching around the classroom. Mateo was the one directly behind his teacher. He began tapping his teacher’s butt while marching. The other teacher laughed at him and asked ‘why are you doing that Mateo?’. Mateo answered with ‘ang laki-laki’ (so big) while still tapping the teacher’s butt. He drove his point home by adding ‘o, ang laki-laki pwet’ (see, such a big butt) and continued tapping his teacher’s butt. The teacher was a little on the healthier side.

I literally laughed out loud when his teacher told me about it. When we got home, I decided to ‘grill’ him about it:

me: ‘did you march in school today with your teacher?’

mateo (while tapping the pillow): ‘yes, ganon pwet teacher madel’ (yes, i did this)

me: ‘why?’

mateo: ‘kasi big butt sya’ (because she has a big butt)

me (laughing): si mama din big butt? (does mama have a big butt also?)

mateo: no, teacher madel lang big butt (no, only teacher madel has a big butt)