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Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you spell things out? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:53:59 +0000 Alivoo01 on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357736 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:24:08 +0000 Alivoo01 2357736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! Right now, he's been asking for candy on a daily basis and I'm fed up with it. So when I tell DH about it, we spell it out. When we talk about milk, we refer to it as white stuff. Banana is yellow thingy. LOL!! HLK208 on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357610 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 00:57:24 +0000 HLK208 2357610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do even though there's no point, haha. My oldest can read/spell, he says it out loud and then the younger two go crazy! But we've done it for so long that it's just out of habit. sunny on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357592 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:59:37 +0000 sunny 2357592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spell out words or use French words. We weren't sure if we'd make it to the "bibliotheque" today so I didn't want to disappoint LO if I mentioned it and didn't go! Anagram on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357586 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:18:50 +0000 Anagram 2357586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have to spell "show", "park", "ipad", among other words. ShootingStar on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357551 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:08:45 +0000 ShootingStar 2357551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spell out PACI and we refer to Frozen as "the f-word" 😝. MrsRcCar on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357545 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:00:29 +0000 MrsRcCar 2357545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We must spell several words or crazy meltdowns occur. LilSprinkles on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357484 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 21:00:42 +0000 LilSprinkles 2357484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do! Though, DS is starting to understand some of the words we spell. BabyMats on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357479 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:54:05 +0000 BabyMats 2357479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @FannyMae: oh that made me laugh We spell all the time because ds is always listening. ALWAYS Mrs. D on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357437 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:30:37 +0000 Mrs. D 2357437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Often! I always have to spell candy, pop other treats when talking to my husband so she doesn't ask for it too. MamaCate on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357317 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:38:37 +0000 MamaCate 2357317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @FannyMae: this made me laugh! I love it! We switch to Spanish but are planning to send LO to immersion school so we will need a new plan then! FannyMae on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357316 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:38:31 +0000 FannyMae 2357316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Cherrybee: @Oxana: Keep up the good work! hahahah I see it is a kind of mental exercise to stave away early on set dementia (parenthood induced). my brother tried to do it a while back when DD was a really into Frozen - "The Lady who lives in the fridge" WTF DUDE?? YOU LOSE! bahahaha erinpye on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357310 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:30:14 +0000 erinpye 2357310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Used to, until she figured out how to read! Longer words still work, but she's onto us! :silly: anonysquire on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357292 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:06:00 +0000 anonysquire 2357292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hahah yes! Today I spelled out pony, because I was trying to tell my husband my daughter looked cute with her ponytail but didn't want her to catch on and rip it out. Chuckles on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357278 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:46:00 +0000 Chuckles 2357278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @FannyMae: I am totally going to start doing this! Oxana on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357250 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:18:27 +0000 Oxana 2357250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @FannyMae: Yes! We do the same thing. Diaper (she only wears them for sleep, but at the word insists on trying one on) Do you think we're ready to bestow that most wonderful garment than cradles our baby's bum? Walk. Would you care to take a self-propelled journey through the natural flora? We also have a set of code words in Latin. Apis - Bee (one of her favorite plushies) Ursus - Pooh Lactis - Milk Stratum - Blanket We hardly ever spell things out because my DH can't keep it straight. I've joked before that if I ever want to have a conversation with a friend in front of my DH and keep it secret, all I'd have to do is spell it out. MrsRoo on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357237 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:01:42 +0000 MrsRoo 2357237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I spell out some words, but my sweet, occasionally thick headed DH will then say out loud what I've just spelled, so it's usually for naught. Me: lets go to the P-A-R-K. DH: what? You want to walk to the park? DD: PARK!!! YAY!!!! Go to park NOW PLEASE! woodentulip on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357228 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:49:37 +0000 woodentulip 2357228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spelled until our daughter became too good at the words we were spelling (which were often words she had a vested interest in learning like ice cream!), then we would speak french, but now she is in french school and most often understands us. I speak pretty decent Spanish, which I would move on to next, but my husband barely understands! Ha. We need to take a language class together. Foodnerd81 on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357226 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:47:49 +0000 Foodnerd81 2357226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes frequently. luckily she hasn't figured any words out yet. Cherrybee on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357225 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:43:24 +0000 Cherrybee 2357225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, frequently! We also give each other cryptic clues, for example Peppa Pig might be "the swine who is named after seasoning"and milk might be "udder juice". FannyMae on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357222 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:38:48 +0000 FannyMae 2357222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we have to say the word either in greek, or in a completely convoluted descriptive way to avoid her figuring it out. P A R K sounds exactly like PARK PARK PARK!!! to her hahahah so we might say "would you like to take the child to the green place of natural childhood enjoyment with the structures of activity?" it becomes a competition between us as to how ridiculous we can make it sound! Charm54 on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357201 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:03:26 +0000 Charm54 2357201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We either spell or switch to French...both for the kids and the dog :silly: AngelicOne on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357186 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:42:14 +0000 AngelicOne 2357186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do too, but it's all for the dog! He's too smart for his own good. LOL nana87 on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357185 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:41:04 +0000 nana87 2357185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are lots of words we spell out! Most recently muffin. She is obsessed with muffins, lol twodoghouse on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357182 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:39:15 +0000 twodoghouse 2357182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spell the F word - fish, because if DD hears it she wants to watch Finding Nemo. We also spell walk, but that's for the dog's benefit. :wink: Bao on "Do you spell things out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-spell-things-out#post-2357129 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:31:20 +0000 Bao 2357129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you don't want your LO to know what you are talking about do you spell it out? I don't a lot but occasionally I will to DH. Today I asked if he wanted to go to the P-A-R-K haha! My mom does it quite often to me when asking if the girls can have something, kind of silly but I appreciate it! That way there can't be meltdowns if the answer is no.