Weird, but Articulate

Families often adopt odd ways children express things as a sort of private language and inside joke. One of the very first of these to catch on for Clara Grace’s family came about as the little girl attempted to express the phenomenon of an unpleasant aroma. Her Daddy halted work on the car in order to change his daughter’s diaper. Though he dutifully washed his hands, a pungent odor of gasoline still remained. After a moment of introspection, Clara Grace said, “Daddy’s hands funny. Stink goes in my nose.”