Today, Jeff and I were watching Dora the Explorer with Lizzy and Jenny. Jenny, age 2, is just learning how to talk.
Dora decided to start discussing shapes with the television viewers and asked her toddler fans to repeat the shapes after her. "Rectangle"; "Triangle"; "Penatgon!"
Jeff, being the good father that he is, tried to help the girls learn their shapes by repeating Dora. Jenny and Lizzy, being the good little girls that they are, repeated him.
"Say 'rectangle.'" Jeff singsonged.
"Rectangle."
"Say 'triangle.'"
"Triangle."
With each word, the sounds became more and more monotonous until the girls were in a trance that rivals the best hypnotist.
"Say 'pentagon.'" Jeff said.
"Pent-a-gonnn" the girls droned.
At this point, I couldn't take it any longer and burst into giggles. I didn't know which was funnier--the girls repeating Jeff, or Jeff repeating Dora! Maybe there is something to subliminal messages!
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