Kintropy In Action

Every morning after I get report from Hannah’s nurse I turn on our XM radio. I love listening to the kid’s XM channel 116. In the mornings it has Kenny Curtis and the Petting Zoo. A radio show where the DJ plays great songs geared for children and has a cast of characters based on common Celebrities. He has a sloth character that speaks like Steve Wright. There is a fast talking somewhat bitter chipmunk whose premised history was with the Chipmunks before they were famous. There is this skunk that talks like the character Forrest Gump. There is a Llama who doesn’t like to be touched though he is in a petting zoo. There is a porcupine that talks like Andy Kaufman Latka who wants to be in the petting zoo, he doesn’t understand why being a porcupine excludes him from that honor. There are more but, I think you get the picture.

Today, there was a segment where one of the characters was telling jokes. I didn’t realize it at first but at the end of each punch line Hannah would chuckle. I thought they were funny. I wasn’t laughing but my little girl was giggling. By the end she was rolling and laughing. I asked her if she found the jokes funny and she waved her hands in the yes motion emphatically.

My heart swelled with pride. I tell people she understands conversations. It is nice to have it reinforced in that she doesn’t just understand the words but finds the humor in puns and jokes.

--Mom