No, David!

Beatrice, currently No David is your favorite book. It's a book about a precocious little boy, David, who is constantly getting reprimanded for his naughty behavior. We read it to you at least 5 times a day. Here's a picture of Auntie reading it to you on vacation. She's horrified by David's behavior, you are filled with glee.

It has taught you 3 vital things.

1. Your Uncle David's name. You've shortened it to Day Day. Your daddy and uncle think this is hysterical because that's the name of a character in a dumb movie.


2. Discipline is funny. You laugh through the entire book. No is now a funny word. That's a great lesson as we enter the terrible 2s.


3. The word 'butt.' We have Auntie to thank for this too. When we were on vacation this summer, Auntie serenaded you every day with, "Beatrice has a big ol' butt, oh ya." Pretty soon you were saying, "butt." There's a part in the book where David runs down the street naked, his little butt wagging along. When prompted you will point to his butt and say "butt." It's never too early to get you prepared for the vocabulary portion of the SATs.

I know that this is a silly book and you like it because the illustrations are bright and the text is easy to understand but every time we get to the last page, I feel sad. The last page is a drawing of David hugging his mom and she's saying: "Yes, David, I love you." You're too young now to understand semantics but by starting the sentence with Yes, that implies that she is responding to the question, "Mommy, do you love me?" Poor David with his misbehaving, ADD ways, just looking for love from his Mama.

You'll never have to look far for love from me, my precious little girl. And let's review... you are never to behave like our beloved little David.