Archive for the ‘things kids say’ Category

Random acts of kidness

Annaliese at any given point in the day will say, “I love you mom” completely unrelated to anything else going on.
JD: “I just want to be snuggly with you”  Alas, at age almost 6, I fear the end is near for little boy time unless it includes a dinosaur, light saber or laser gun.
Overheard kids [...]

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Overheard

JD: Mosquito! Run for your lives!!! (child runs panicking down the hall)
Annaliese: JD! I got him! I killed him with the big giant baby! (doll, that is)

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What was your question?

There has to be a way for me to answer my inquisitive 5 yr old son when he asks me this:
Did God make the flood? (not Noah’s, ours)
God doesn’t seem to be taking care of it. (not all the water has receded in our area)
Is heaven above space?
Are King and Goofy playing together in heaven?
When [...]

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Parenting Tip

Once your child can talk clearly, don’t bring them into the stall with you in a public bathroom.
Some things are private and some things are VERY private.

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More Kid Quotes and Overhears

Annaliese: Mom do washable markers wash off the paper?
Mom: No, they wash off of you if you get any on you(dumb thing to say)
(after a few minutes of silence in the kitchen)Annaliese: Mom! I have to wash my hands!
(Huge Gasp from the bathroom) They REALLY ARE WASHABLE!
JD: I’m going to tell Laura(our neighbor) that Curious [...]

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Wisdom, Youth and the U.N.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Tim 4:12

This speech was given at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992. [...]

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One liners

JD: “I’m gonna touch the back of my throat! *a-a-a-a-c-c-c-k-k-k cough cough* hee hee hee.
Annaliese: “Next time we should go to a restaurant with flushers” (she’s afraid of automatic flushing toilets and refuses to use them)
JD: “I haven’t seen a real Yoda yet mom. Have you?”
Annaliese: “Owwww, I hurt my leg pit!!” (leg pit=under the [...]

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Of Mice and Ruhs’

Got mice. Had ‘em before, we’ll have ‘em again I suppose. Set a trap in the garage a couple days ago. Finally got one. Threw him/her away and reset the trap. Smack! 25 minutes later, got another one. Oh, I forgot to mention how interested my kids are to see a mouse–dead. It’s easier to [...]

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Childish Ambitions?

This week’s list of wannabe’s:
Annaliese: Still wants to be a mermaid
JD: “I want to be a deep sea explorer in a submarine with 2 propelly things that go whrrrrr so I can find Annaliese.”
Maddie: Currently undecided but wants to wear a giant cookie costume. Don’t know why.
What did you want to be as a child? [...]

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What happens at home, stays…?

Orchard Kids’(children’s ministry) teacher: “So, did anyone get to see some fireworks on Friday?”
My daughter(shouting out): “Yes but the police came and made us stop!”
And yes, that would be the daughter of the children’s worship leader for the weekend.

BTW, it was our neighbor’s party, not ours.

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