I still don't know exactly what a "gutchen" is. I'm not exactly sure when Ash started using the word. 4 or 5 days ago when we were walking to our door in the dark, she was initially lagging behind but then started running to catch up and yelling, "Mama! Mama! A gutchen!" I was thinking, "Okaaaay." Then, day before yesterday, she saw one of Tony's vampire books on the sofa. Yes, my husband read (and enjoyed) the Twilight series, has read other vampire themed books since then and watches Vampire Diaries. Don't ask. I have no idea.
She pointed to the girl on the cover and said, "She's a gutchen, Mama." I asked, "She is?" Ash said, "Yes."
Later that same day, Ash was watching Beauty and the Beast (her absolute favorite). At the part where the Beast is upset with Belle for entering the West Wing, Ash said, "Mama, the Beast is a gutchen." "The Beast is a gutchen?" I asked, making sure I was hearing right. Ash said, "Yes."
I asked everyone I could think of if they'd ever heard of a gutchen and what they thought she might be saying. No one has any idea. My mom thinks Ash has just made up another word, like "Gabby" for Tinkerbell (she does use the correct name for that fairy now).
My best guess is that a gutchen is something with a mean or scary face/intention - like a monster.
Today I was hanging up these little jack-o-lantern doilies I made back in '07.
When I was done, I stepped back and said, "There. All done. Aren't they pretty?"
Ash said, "Pretty gutchens."
**sigh**
I guess that as long as she doesn't call me a gutchen, it's all good.
(here's the cover so you can see what she saw. source.)
She pointed to the girl on the cover and said, "She's a gutchen, Mama." I asked, "She is?" Ash said, "Yes."
Later that same day, Ash was watching Beauty and the Beast (her absolute favorite). At the part where the Beast is upset with Belle for entering the West Wing, Ash said, "Mama, the Beast is a gutchen." "The Beast is a gutchen?" I asked, making sure I was hearing right. Ash said, "Yes."
I asked everyone I could think of if they'd ever heard of a gutchen and what they thought she might be saying. No one has any idea. My mom thinks Ash has just made up another word, like "Gabby" for Tinkerbell (she does use the correct name for that fairy now).
(source)
My best guess is that a gutchen is something with a mean or scary face/intention - like a monster.
Today I was hanging up these little jack-o-lantern doilies I made back in '07.
When I was done, I stepped back and said, "There. All done. Aren't they pretty?"
Ash said, "Pretty gutchens."
**sigh**
I guess that as long as she doesn't call me a gutchen, it's all good.
