Quotes from your child (1 Viewer)

[billygannon]

My daughter and Professor Grot explain how to make gruel:
http://soundcloud.com/billy-gannon/professor-grot-and-bea-discuss

 

[Diddles]

Built a little model thing of the planets with him today (he recognised Earth straight away):

"And this is the planet Mars, you've heard of that one haven't you?"

"Yes. That's where you and Dad got married"

 

[pete]

"What's English for 'ni hao' in Irish?"

 

[snakybus]

Watching Peppa Pig.

Me: Do you think I'm like Daddy Pig?
Lois: No
Me: Why not?
Lois: Because you're not a pig.

 

[billygannon]

Speaking to me this evening...
"Little boy! Listen to the science!"

 

[pete]

bit of a recurring theme here... asked her to tell me the story of the boy who cried wolf

"But I don't remember the start"

"Ok, I'll start then - 'Once up on a time there was a boy...'"

"and he said 'WOLF!'. The End. It's a very short story"

 

[pete]

not from mine, but from a conversation one of the neighbours' kids who had a bag of sweets but wasn't eating them because there was gelatine in them:

"oh, are you vegetarian?"

"no, i'm pakistani"

 

[lemonbravo]

playing some music yesterday...

"Daddy, who's this?"

"Mumblin Deaf Ro"

"rumbelin death ro? that's a weird name"

"yes, that is a weird name, no it's mumblin deaf ro."

"rumbleing death ro?"

"no, mum mmm mu mum bil in deaf, de de deaf ffff ro'

"mumbln deaf ro?"

" that'll do."

 

[Jim Daniels]

My six year old nephew was at GAA football camp last week, where they were being coached by one of the Dublin players.

Dublin Player: Do you want me to sign your shirt?
Danny: Wha? No way! That's me new shirt.


To me later, in a tone of disbelief: He wanted to write on my shirt!

 

[Jill Hives]

Skype call with three year old nephew:

Him: It's a blueberry!
Me: No, it's a cherry tomato.

(This about 20 times and I'm thinking, kid you really want to play this game? Cuz, I'm gonna win.)

60+ times later....

Him: It's a blueberry!
Me: No, It's a cherry tomato.
Him: Okay it's a cherry tomato. [giggles]
Me: No, it's a blueberry.
Him: Is it a blueberry?
Me: Yes. [giggles]
Him to my mother: It's a blueberry!
Mother to him: No, silly it's a cherry tomato.
Me to mother: Alright so, gotta go have fun with that.... love ya! [click]

 

[snakybus]

After being at a home for adults with special needs.

Lois: There was one lady there, and her back didn't work, AND her brain didn't work. So there was TWO things wrong with her!

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

not from mine, but from a conversation one of the neighbours' kids who had a bag of sweets but wasn't eating them because there was gelatine in them:

"oh, are you vegetarian?"

"no, i'm pakistani"

Classic children.

 

[billygannon]

"What have you got for me, tough guy?"

 

[pete]

"What does 'death' mean?"

 

[HMD]

"What does 'death' mean?"

how did you respond to that one?

 

[pete]

how did you respond to that one?

"Ehhhh....Time to go to your swimming lesson!"

 

[mark]

Pointing to the lady at the cash register in Lild:

"She's like Gib! But where are her records?"

 

[ann post]

"Ehhhh....Time to go to your swimming lesson!"

i'd have thought you'd have a few death CD's laying about.

 

[HMD]

Me: i saw one of your friends last night
Him: Who?
Me" guess, it's a she
Him: Shesus?

 

[snakybus]

Lois, holding up this:

"were these our grandparents?"