Re: CHAT: You Know You're A Conlanging Mom/Dad When...

13. Putting together a lullaby in your conlang assumes paramount importance.
14. You start wondering what "baby babble" in your conlang would sound like
15. Your newest vocabulary item is "colic."

:-)
Krista

----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Babcock Furrow <langs@...>
Date: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:47 am
Subject: CHAT: You Know You're A Conlanging Mom/Dad When...
To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU

> Since I have nothing more substantive to contribute (see below), I
> herebystart a YKYACM/DW list.  Which Wiki would this be most
> appropriate to
> upload to?
>
> You Know You're A Conlanging Mom (or Dad) When:
>
> 1. You wonder why more conlangs don't have the important words:
> breastfeeding,diaper, spit-up...
> 2. You realize that your conlang needs more words for "baby".  A
> lot more.
> 3. You have given serious consideration to whether it would be
> unethicalto raise your child bilingual in your conlang
> 3a. ...and concluded reluctantly that it would be (you are a parent)
> 3b. ...and concluded tentatively that it would not be (you are an
> expectant
> parent)
> 4. You wonder whether the distinction between "nap" and "night's
> sleep"is universal enough in natlangs to belong in your conlang.
> 5. Many natlangs have a speaking-to-babies register with its own
> vocabulary.Maybe yours should too, even though you won't use it
> (see 3, above).
> 6. You can't remember exactly where you were going with your favorite
> conlang, but you're sure it was important.
> 7. "Why waste valuable conlanging time showering?  The baby only
> naps three
> hours a day!"
> 8. ...and then you use shower time to mindlessly read CONLANG-L
> and ZBB
> for "inspiration".
> 9. You hope that CONLANG-L will still be around when your kids are
> in school
> and you have something to say, again.
> 10. You remember when you used to be able to conlang in waiting rooms.
> 11. You remember when you used to be able to stay up late conlanging.
> 12. You stumble across a complete redesign you started two months
> ago, and
> with a little thought, you are able to recall doing it.
>
> ...more?  Anyone?  Bueller? :)
>
> Amanda
>