Is this a little strange?

[willow5]

DS is 21 months old. About 3 months ago we went over our download limit and our internet was slowed, just for about 12hrs until the new month started.

DS has a few songs he likes to watch on Youtube. His favourite back then was "Go away big green monster" DS calls it "go away witch" (that's part of the song too)
DS likes to watch a few songs before he goes to bed. That night though because the internet was slowed it just wouldn't load properly so he couldn't watch it. He kept saying it was stuck, and got a bit upset. We just distracted him with something else thinking that would be the end of it and tomorrow when the net was back to normal all would be forgotten.

Well that night he woke crying a few times saying "go away witch stuck" (that is quite common for him when something has upset him) But the next day when ever he saw someone he told them "go away witch stuck"

Now 3 months on, whenever he meets someone new, including my friend's 2 hour old baby last week, and yesterday the dog DS1 found in the driveway That is what he says to them "go away witch stuck." Also when he pretends to read something that is what it says too.

So I'm just wondering if anyone else has a little one that's done this type of thing?

[littlelara]

I don't think it's unusual.
Both of mine have fixated on something like that at least once. Ds will be 4 in December and he still does it.

[Lily Dust]

My DD does it too so who knows if its normal, cause shes a little weird

We spent 3 weeks looking for a snail that crawled off the verandah whilst continually saying 'oh no, snails gone'.

[briggsy's girl]

sounds normal to me
DD's current fixation is telling people that she "did a poo in the shower before"

"before" is well over a week ago - but she sees a shower and remembers lol

[~Hestia~]

DS is fixated on a snail that was on our front verandah roof upside down for weeks. I've since knocked the empty shell down but he still points to where it was everytime we go in or out and says "sss" (which is what he calls snails )

[Tinks]

I don't think it's unusual either, he's just remembering when 'go away witch' was stuck. Have you shown him that 'go away witch' isn't stuck anymore?

[willow5]

Thank you for the replies, I'm thinking it's not so strange any more

Tinks, yes we did the very next morning, and he watches it at least once a day so it's well and truly not stuck any more

[willow5]

Snails seem to be popular fixations

BG Poo in the shower before

[Santosha]

My DD does the same. she's now 2.5 and still tells people that she fell off her bike and bumped her nose -happened when she was 16 months. I wonder whether your DS tells new people because that prompts you to tell the story of what happened by way of explanation. Then it is reinforced as he hears the story again.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Not unusual at all. I've witnessed the same behaviour in many little children. I agree with Santosha in that he is prompting you to tell the story to explain and he hears it again, maybe to make him feel better and reinforce that it was stuck. Do you remind him everytime that its not stuck anymore and tell him it wasn't good, maybe he just needs that reassurance its ok.

[willow5]

Could be the repetition of the story I guess. I hadn't thought of it that way. We always tell him it's not stuck any more, most of the time he'll tell you, or who ever he's talking to at some point, specially if they ask.

[onthefly]

oh god yes. Drives me a bit batty to be honest.

[Taurean]

Lol! They're such funny little things!

DD's had a few grazes lately (from falling over) and she's now obsessed with saying 'Ooh, hurt. All better now'

[willow5]

They are very funny! But yes can drive you a little nuts with the repetition, repetition, REPETITION