Buoon Through Time

I have been a father for 12 years now.
My youngest is in first grade, and they are gradually becoming able to do more things.

When you have small children, you tend to adopt a way of speaking that suits them. I could probably stop now, but there are words I have been using ever since my oldest was little.

I finish work and head home. After dinner, it is time for a bath. After the bath, it is time to "buoon."

I finish some light cleaning and get ready for bed. My daughter's hair was still wet.

"Time to buoon, come on over!"

Well then, it is almost time for bed.

"Time for hammy. Stop playing games and let's do hammy."

That is how I use them. They come out of my mouth instinctively, so they will be in active use for a while longer.

Well, I don't want to blame it on my age, but it's becoming harder to recall words than it used to be.

Just the other day, I asked my wife, 'Hey, what was that thing again? That foldable bag you take when you go shopping?' and she just looked at me in disbelief.

Also, I keep saying 'eco-back' by mistake, but it's 'eco-bag.' With a 'g' sound, not a 'k.' We should be careful about the difference between 'k' and 'g.' A trivial difference can sometimes lead to erotic connotations.

Anyway, since I forget words like that, I might completely blank on words like 'hair dryer' or 'toothbrush' in the near future. Even then, I feel like I'd still be able to remember them as 'buoon' and 'harmy.' Somehow.

And so, having settled on 'buoon,' I will keep saying it even when I become an old man.

'Dear, where did you put the buoon?'

'Oh, good grief, old man, what is that you're holding in your hand?'

If you see an old man going 'buoon, buoon' at some electronics store 20 years from now, it might just be me. I would appreciate it if you could kindly watch over me, knowing that I never grew out of it.