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“way ow we, mama?” says levi

“we’re at the gas station” replies ladyjoanna

The question of “where are we” inspires great wonder in me, especially now that Levi uses it more. How did he learn this useful phrase? Surely we have asked him “do you know where we are?” before…I can feel that question on my lips. Maybe when we go somewhere new, and especially on our trip to Maine. Levi was confronted with some heavy concepts, like statehood. Surely, statehood is confusing, mostly mythological, to just about everyone, but it is kind of a brand, too. Somehow New England gets many brands – Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, etc. You can travel for a full day through Texas and it is still Texas. What could any of this mean to a toddler. At times Maine meant “not home” and at times he really wanted to “go home” (with a hard “H” sound that is really cute.) But, he also wanted to know where we were a lot, and I think it is because he wanted a name for it, so he could refer to it later, just as we did. I’m glad he learned how to ask for this himself.