Friday, May 7, 2010

A boy, a dog and Toasted Sesame Cookies - Happy Mother's Day

My first son believes that I am God. I am his sun, his moon, his All. My second son is an atheist. Baby S was all of 19 months when he FINALLY started saying Mama!  I ask you what child learns to call the neighbourhood pothound (stray dog) by name before his own mother? All other dogs are doggie but this one he calls by name, “Fowl” he says, or rather, “Fow.”

                                         Exhibit A  D odder woman aka my competition
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Sorry, in all jealousy ah hadda leggo de creole.  Tell me dat jagabat (Jezebel) isn’t ginning at me?

I guess I would not have minded so much if baby S had been a late talker. Then I could excuse his disinterest as just your average toddler’s limited vocabulary. Listen here, the child can ask for water, juice, an apple; and a whole manner of other foods. If he wishes to play outside he says, “go outsigh.” He can even sing, “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands"! But for whatever reason, for the longest while there was a stubborn resistance to calling his mummy. My one consolation was that he wasn’t saying daddy either.

Still my own son wasn’t going to favour some bitch over me was he? I declared war. Like all jealous and scorned women I went for the gut. Isn’t it said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach?

sesame seed sugar cookie


Yep. I baked these lovely toasted-sesame seed cookies (gluten free of course) for his sensitive stomach. Did I manage to tempt him away from that brazen pothound? Sadly it seems like the bond between a man and his stomach is no match for that of a boy and his dog.

                                                        Exhibit B Her wide hips!
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Yes, having failed to win his affection with cookies. I’m resorting now to low blows. Fatty bum. No she isn’t pregnant just FAT.
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26 comments:

  1. At least you could eat the cookies :)

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  2. Great post, very entertaining!!

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  3. Sorry Wizzy, but that dawg is definitely LAUGHING at you, wow, look at that grin.

    One of my nephews, when he was about the same age as de cute lil boy in dis pikcha, visited Guyana. He never went to strangers. But as soon as one neighbour put out her hands and said, Come, he went to her.

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  4. Ha ha ha. Sorry dear.....i know. Kids eh!

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  5. Awww. Baby S is too cute! I 4give him. Cute china too! Looks like something my granny had.

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  6. Ha ha.
    The cookies look lovely. Sesame seeds have such a great flavor.

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  7. Definitely laughing at you!

    Happy Mother's Day :D

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  8. Oh how funny - I think she has a knowing glint in her eye, but I think she also senses her time is running out. In the meantime, I'd be consoling myself with these yummy sounding cookies they do sound amazing!

    Happy Mom's Day!

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  9. Happy Mother's Day. Great post. Look forward to following you here. Cheers!

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  10. Happy mother's day! very sweet post.

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  11. How lovely! the dog looks so cute and the cookies so tempting! Everything with some sesame seeds is more interesting in my book!

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  12. tried ur best Wizzy...but sometimes de more u fight it...:-)

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  13. Ah, I feel your pain, lass. My eldest has always belonged to her daddy and shimmies out of any hug or kiss I give her. At least you have cookies to ease the sting.

    Happy Mother's Day!

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  14. Aw, I'm sorry :) I loved the post! Those cookies look definitely tempting to me!

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  15. Funny post! Why don't you go at it a different way? Chum up with the dog. Enjoy those delicious cookies. I bet the dog wanted one!

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  16. Barbara she did get one. The boy shared!

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  17. @topcat-yay a visit and a comment too! You made my day LOL. Hope you stick around

    @everyone-the cookies are great the recipe links to a the recipe. All I did was swap the flour with a gluten free kind.

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  18. such sweet photos :O)
    ad the bikkie looks so good!

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  19. Sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands. And yes the way to a guy's heart is definitely through food. Even if he is your son. Especially if he is your son.

    Those cookies look awesome!

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  20. Very funny...and I loooovvveeeee toasted sesame seeds...these sound like a cookie I would love, too.

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  21. love this post Wizzy .... very witty :-)

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  22. Such a funny post! Could see something like that happening at my house!

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  23. Oh gosh girl! Yuh mek me laugh till muh cheeks hurt!

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  24. Hilarious!!!
    DOnt worry yourself of my 4 only one called me Mummy on the first try. What a sweet child. For the older two I was Daddy for years until it kicked in oh yeah she's da mamma!
    ;)Gayle

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