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		<title>Linguistic Fun in a Dot-to-Dot Mind</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like the way children&#8217;s minds connect, I call them the  &#8216;dot-to-dot&#8217; mind. 
Here are some incidents when the Angel showed me her &#8216;dot-to-dot&#8217; mind and I laughed myself silly (still laughing)!
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We drove past a mosque and the Angel told me, &#8220;Look! There is a moon up there!&#8221; So, I explained,  &#8220;It is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like the way children&#8217;s minds connect, I call them the  &#8216;dot-to-dot&#8217; mind. </p>
<p>Here are some incidents when the Angel showed me her &#8216;dot-to-dot&#8217; mind and I laughed myself silly (still laughing)!</p>
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<p>We drove past a mosque and the Angel told me, &#8220;Look! There is a moon up there!&#8221; So, I explained,  &#8220;It is a mosque, a place of worship, just like we go to church, the Muslims go there to pray.&#8221; </p>
<p>Then she went, &#8220;Do they also say Dear God?&#8221;</p>
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<p>In a Chinese cafeteria, the Angel was seated by a fishtank with some goldfish. The goldfish were not moving and I told her, &#8220;Shhh! They are sleeping. They sleep with their eyes open because they do not have eyelids.&#8221; </p>
<p>She went, &#8220;Just like my soft toys!&#8221;</p>
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<p>The alternative dad was singing, &#8220;Who let the dog out?&#8221;</p>
<p>The Angel went excitedly, &#8220;Put on the leash!&#8221;</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m always excited in my speech or sometimes negative, &#8221; I can&#8217;t wait to go / eat / sleep!&#8221; or &#8220;I can&#8217;t stand it!&#8221;</p>
<p>Whenever the Angel hears such phrases, she will correct me, &#8221; I <strong>can</strong> wait to go / eat / sleep!&#8221;  &#8220;I <strong>can</strong> stand it!&#8221;</p>
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<p>One day, I was trying to act out ferocious hunting animals, like tigers and lions. And I was going, &#8220;I&#8217;m a tiger! Roaaaar!!! Roaaaar!&#8221;</p>
<p>The Angel went, &#8221; I&#8217;m a tiger! But I&#8217;m a <strong>friendly</strong> one!&#8221; (Smiled sheepishly!)</p>
<p>(End of acting ferocious. All such animals are now friendly!)</p>
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