I have put this in G&T but its not supposed to be a stealth boast.
DS2 is 4 and is a confident reader - he never asks for help but does sometimes get it quite hilariously wrong. But being confident he is often prepared to argue that he has read it correctly and the rest of the world is wrong.
He will read road signs very literally - and then get very upset if we are not following the instructions e.g
DS- "Mummy it says 'slow down', you must slow down!"
Me - "Yes DS it does say slow down but that is aimed to remind those who are speeding, I am not speeding"
DS - "Slow down NOW!"
DS "Mummy stop drinking, it says 'do not drink and drive'
Me "sigh" as I put down my water bottle
The other day he was struggling over a name plate so I helped him - "DS it says John"
DS "no it doesn't there is a H in it"
Me "yes its a silent H"
DS "Oh, well how many other words have a silent H?"
Me "sigh"
These sorts of mix ups can't only happen to us
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