The Gravity of Intent

When I was little, my brother was all about intent.  If we were playing and he got hurt or something hit him he’d immediately cry, “She did it by PURPOSE!”  Only it sounded more like “She did it by PORPOISE!”  Like I had purposely hit him in the head with a dolphin or something…  Frankly, for the record, at least 50% of the time I am sure that I was demonized for something that was pure clumsiness.  Although sometimes let’s face it, he totally deserved it…

Jake is equally confused regarding this concept of intent.  Lately he’s been throwing things off his high chair or dropping things from high places and exclaiming, “Uh Oh!”  (Pronounced Uh Ewww)

Uh, look kiddo, when you purposely throw something it is not Uh Oh.  Well, unless maybe it’s a porpoise.