Remime Me
I know, it isn't a word, but it works for what I will describe.
A couple of nights ago Cici was wearing a face mask. It was so white that I told her she looked like the phantom of the opera. Don't make me laugh, Papa, she said without moving her mouth. Okay, I said, right before I loudly hummed some of the more dramatic music from the movie. She knows the music because she and Ping love to watch the movie, and she instantly burst into laughter, which broke her face mask. Papa, she scolded, before she set about to make a new face mask.
I went to the master bathroom to brush my teeth and prepare for bed. Cici came in with her new mask on her face. It was a startling white color, just as before. She came to give me her usual bedtime instructions. She can't believe I take a shower each morning instead of each night the way she does, so she always says the same thing to me: wash face, wash hands, brush teeth.
Well, it was clear that she wanted to give me her usual set of instructions but she didn't want to break her face mask, so she stood there looking like and acting like a mime. She moved her hands up and down in front of her face. Then she rubbed ber hands together like she was cleaning them. Then she used an imaginary tooth brush without opening her lips. I got the point but didn't say anything to make her laugh. I didn't think she would get the joke anyway if I thanked her for "remiming" me what to do before bedtime.
A couple of nights ago Cici was wearing a face mask. It was so white that I told her she looked like the phantom of the opera. Don't make me laugh, Papa, she said without moving her mouth. Okay, I said, right before I loudly hummed some of the more dramatic music from the movie. She knows the music because she and Ping love to watch the movie, and she instantly burst into laughter, which broke her face mask. Papa, she scolded, before she set about to make a new face mask.
I went to the master bathroom to brush my teeth and prepare for bed. Cici came in with her new mask on her face. It was a startling white color, just as before. She came to give me her usual bedtime instructions. She can't believe I take a shower each morning instead of each night the way she does, so she always says the same thing to me: wash face, wash hands, brush teeth.
Well, it was clear that she wanted to give me her usual set of instructions but she didn't want to break her face mask, so she stood there looking like and acting like a mime. She moved her hands up and down in front of her face. Then she rubbed ber hands together like she was cleaning them. Then she used an imaginary tooth brush without opening her lips. I got the point but didn't say anything to make her laugh. I didn't think she would get the joke anyway if I thanked her for "remiming" me what to do before bedtime.
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