I will admit my brain is a little fried and my house is a complete mess. Just today, when I thought I got the house under control, my kids had friends over and they destroyed the place. What are they thinking?
Well, here are a few thoughts of my two sons over the past couple of months. I have similar posts in the “Parenting” archives. My commentary is in italics.
H. rebel, my nine-year-old:
Stay away from my thoughts. (Can you say teenager? I think I’m in trouble; 7/12/12)
…Daddy, the do-nothing do off. ( I’m sorry I missed the beginning of this!; 7/15/12 )
We have a great group. No one has any anger issues. (He is referring to his seating pod arrangement at school. Apparently last year in third grade, some kids had issues;10/15/12)
Did you know that the worse your handwriting is, the smarter you are. See what happens is your mind is thinking so fast and your hands can’t keep up. (I’d say this is pretty accurate, huh? I’m finally getting some recognition; 10/15/12)
S. darling, my six-year-old:
Your eyes can get sunburned when you look at the sun and at the computer. Did you know that? (7/31/12)
(When asked about his first day of school)
Everyone is commanding. Teachers are commanding. All the adults in the whole world are commanding. (8/15/12)
Everybody is being mean to me except the cats and the toys. (Poor little love!; 8/16/12 )
Carrots are good in stew, but not in real life. (9/12/12)
(This, I asked after school)
Me: What was the best part of your day?
S.: Going home.
Me: What was the second best part of you day?
S.: Going home.
(Dare I ask, what the third thing was?)
(10/15/12)
Conversation between the two of them:
My nine-year old is twirling his hair while reading a book, something he never does:
S. says: You shouldn’t twirl your hair like that. You’ll get a bald spot. That’s what happened to the little red-haired girl at school.
(As far as I know, there is no little red-haired girl. Whomever is he talking about?; 10/2/12)
LOL I love those things. I have had a few fun ones.
One of the top favorites “Mommy, your boobies make milk right?” “yes” “then does one make regular and one make chocolate?”
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Ha, that’s a good one, Becca! Thanks for sharing. Every now and then my little one will focus on the boobs. My older one, not so much…
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… But not in real life. Love it! lol
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Thanks, Alicia. That’s one of my favorites!
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That’s really cute. I love what kids say sometimes.
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Yes, I think they have an unique perspective…
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Wait until they become teenagers….oh, not so cute anymore!
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I know, huh? My oldest is already sounding too much like one. At least he’s not acting like one. At least, not yet…What can I do to delay this? Take him to chick flicks? Do crafts?
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Don’t let him/her eat pizza. That’s the key.
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Luckily, he doesn’t like pizza!!! Maybe, I’ll be ok. I feel reassured.
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Lol. Love the one about going home. That’s usually the best part of my day too
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So true! Me, too. Who can blame him?
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Tell S. I am stealing, “Carrots are good in stew, but not in real life”. SO WISE.
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Isn’t it though? I certainly couldn’t have said it better. If only we could have stew everyday. Thanks, Becca.
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The carrot one is second. First? “Everybody is being mean to me except the cats and the toys.”
I have tears in my eyes, thank you so much for sharing this.
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Thanks, Shalagh! I’m glad you enjoyed them. I love those ones, too.
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I love this! You kids are too cute!
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Thanks, Tammy!
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“Carrots are good in stew…” that is so true… this child is wise beyond his years.
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Thanks, Soul. It’s the only way he’ll eat them, but I can’t make stew everyday!
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Beef stew was always my favourite meal from the mumsy. And their were definitely carrots… although I actually love carrots because I watched Bugs as a child. Yes, this means I also eat spinach and I’m sure you can imagine why.
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Because it’s so good for you? We should all eat spinach…
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No… definitely Popeye.
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But, of course. Popeye is a winner! Just follow in his footsteps.
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I am currently auditioning skinny black-haired ladies who own red sweaters… I’ll let you know if it pans out.
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Good luck! You’ll find someone with (what’s her name again?) her spirit. Don’t give up.
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Olive-Oil.
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Oh yes!! Thank you, Soul. I can sleep now.
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You are welcome. I aim to please.
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out of the mouths of babes as they say. I especially liked “Stay away from my thoughts…”
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Thanks, Brigitte. I want to steal these…for something. I think this comment just came out of the blue, because I looked at him.
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Hahaha… well, I’m pretty sure the red-haired girl in question isn’t me.
Y chromosome and all.
And as I recall my hair wasn’t, er, isn’t (yeah, ISN’T… that’s the ticket) very red, either.
🙂
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Oh, I was totally believing you until the end, SIG…Oh, ok. If you say so. I’ll just have to take your word for it 🙂
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Twirling my hair and going bald. (And I am.)
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Do you like to twirl your hair? Ha ha. You can tell me the truth.
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