A Poppin' Good Time

When I was a child, I asked my father how people started calling things the words that we use.  Why is a dog called a dog?  Why is a door called a door?  The history of language has the potential to be a very interesting topic for me, but for today I am enthralled with my daughter's love of all things that pop.

How would someone have come up with such a silly little word?  Something that is so short, and so fun to say, must have been used by a funny little fellow, don't you think?  According to merriam-webster, "pop" is an imitative word.  People would have been recreating the sound that they wished to describe.

For my little girl, it is a word of excitement, fun, and play.  Pop!  go the bubbles.  Pop! goes the popcorn.  Pop! goes the weasel.  For each of these things, we are rewarded with a squeal or a grin.  Mistress Hull is gaga for all things that pop.  Popcorn, ice pops, bubbles, jack in the box, pop goes the weasel, pop! pop! pop!  She even covets my off-limits soda pop.

 Enjoying Popcorn During Spring Break Movie-Time

Oh, to be a child and take delight in the littlest things.  Isn't it wonderful that, as parents, we can recreate that wonder through our children?  Take a moment today and experience something through the eyes of your little one.  Won't it be delightful?