things the kids say

[OliviaDee]

'I've got a play date with Destiny.'

[OliviaDee]

that was forum-handle Sparky who is 4 and a half and three quarters and will be going to 'Same Job as Clement's' in September.

[HonaloochieB]

On seeing his little friend's effort at Lego, my bricklaying friend's two and a half year old son Lionel asked "Who done that then"?

He even tried to look incredulous and my mate swears his fingers were miming building a roll up.

You can't buy moments like that.

[david_carnell]

When did we become Readers' Digest?

Or Take a Break?

[OliviaDee]

you really can't. i'm so annoyed i didn't write them down as they came - you think you'll always remember - but i can barely remember what happened yesterday.

a friend of mine whose mother died was really torn about whether or not to bring her 6 year old daughter Sam to Granny's funeral. finally she decided she would, and would try and talk her through it, the realities of life etc... etc...

When the coffin was carried into the church Sam asked what it was and was told 'That's (sympathetic tones) called a coffin. That's where Granny's body is.' Sam duly started roaring crying, escalated wailing 'But- but- but!' and had to be taken out - everybody watching them down the aisle till Sam finally got the rest of her sentence out

'But Mummy where's her head then?!'

[HonaloochieB]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> When did we become Readers' Digest?

>

> Or Take a Break?

Now DC, what's wrong with Titbits, eh?

Reveille too good for you?

Get with the scene, Gene.

[OliviaDee]

i would have thought play-date with destiny a bit more mighty boosch than readers digest myself. guess it depends what you're in to.

[dubluke]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> When did we become Readers' Digest?

>

> Or Take a Break?

If this was take a break the thread would be called "MY SON'S GHOST GOT MY BEST FRIEND PREGNANT, ALL THE GOSS INSIDE"

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'd buy 'Take a Break' for the lowdown on Matt and Luke.

[womanofdulwich]

i always felt it was funny when my son wrote in his school news book that his daddy gave him special cuddles in bed and drew a picture of them in bed together. i wondered if social services were goign to rush round to check us out ( they did not).

[SteveT]

My friends son asked why gran was crying at the funeral his mum said because grandad has died....

"but all they used to do was argue"

Mum 'well now she has no one to argue with'!

[SteveT]

Whilst I was in the middle of doing something my daughter said

'hey daddy'

"yes" I said

'Nothin'

We both laughed.

[KidKruger]

When I was santa at school a couple of years ago, a conversation with a 9 year old girl.

Santa, "Come and sit here - what's your name ?".

Girl, "Tabitha".

Santa, "Here's a surprise present you can open later. What else would you like for Christmas".

Girl, "A new brain".

Santa, "Interesting, why would you like a new brain for Chrismas ?!".

Girl, "Because I'm useless in school and my parents get embarassed 'cause I'm so stupid".

[OliviaDee]

she doesn't need a new brain. she needs new parents. so did you oblige santa?

[KidKruger]

I was totally stunned by what she said and asked her what she was good at, suggesting maybe she could concentrate on the things that interest HER the most so she can be happy at doing well with those..

But no, I failed to get her new parents, the sack of presents was pretty much full of only party bags, no adoptive parents in there that I could see !

[OliviaDee]

so you're not the real santa then?

[KidKruger]

My 4 year old girl while we were driving up to Barbican family film club..

Dad !

Yep ?

My brain's not working properly.

Oh, that sounds pretty heavy baby.

Yeah, I think it's gonna stop in a minute, it's broken.

What does it feel like, I mean HOW can you tell ?

Well, I've gone blind Dad.

*WANTS to concentrate on driving through Elephant & Castle but looking around to check daughter 'looks' OK*

Well, can you see anything, I mean can you see Daddy ?

Yeah but you're not real, Dad.

OK.... can you see the road and cars ?

Yeah.

Well that's good sweetie, maybe you're not blind just yet.

Dad I think my brain's working again now.

Excellent darling because the film starts in 20 minutes...

[OliviaDee]

our eldest's first word came out as a sentence and nearly caused a car crash too we laughed that much. from the back seat and out of no-where she suddenly roared 'Bang! And the dirt is gone!' we hadn't even had a da-da at that point.

[dubluke]

OliviaDee Wrote:

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> our eldest's first word came out as a sentence and

> nearly caused a car crash too we laughed that

> much. from the back seat and out of no-where she

> suddenly roared 'Bang! And the dirt is gone!' we

> hadn't even had a da-da at that point.

haha!! that's hilarious

[randombloke]

Sat in his car seat at the age of about 2 and 1/2, with me in the back, his mum driving and my mother sat in the front seat my son noted that we'd just been cut up by another car. He piped up, "Is he a w@nker too mummy, like the man you shouted at yesterday?"

Having lived all his life in Wakefield, West Yorkshire at the age of 4 he tried to converse with an American child at Disneyland Florida. Said child was wearing a baseball cap and dungarees, was chronically obese scoffing a huge burger and the offspring of what can only be described as God fearin' southern folk who believed in truth justice and the American way as administered by large hand guns. Several attempts to engage with the child failed. To which he loudly announced "Dad, this kid is stupid as well as fat and ugly."

Tha' can allus tell a Yorkshireman, but tha' cannot tell 'im much.

[RosieH]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I'd buy 'Take a Break' for the lowdown on Matt and

> Luke.

*applause*

[HonaloochieB]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> My 4 year old girl while we were driving up to

> Barbican family film club..

>

> Dad !

>

> Yep ?

>

> My brain's not working properly.

>

> Oh, that sounds pretty heavy baby.

>

> Yeah, I think it's gonna stop in a minute, it's

> broken.

>

> What does it feel like, I mean HOW can you tell ?

>

> Well, I've gone blind Dad.

>

> *WANTS to concentrate on driving through Elephant

> & Castle but looking around to check daughter

> 'looks' OK*

> Well, can you see anything, I mean can you see

> Daddy ?

>

> Yeah but you're not real, Dad.

>

> OK.... can you see the road and cars ?

>

> Yeah.

>

> Well that's good sweetie, maybe you're not blind

> just yet.

>

> Dad I think my brain's working again now.

>

> Excellent d

arling because the film starts in 20

> minutes...

Fine, fine stuff KK, I'm not sure whether you might want to offer it to Peep Show or Outnumbered.

I could see it working some way in either.

Anyway, you had me at 'Oh, that sounds pretty heavy, baby'

Made my Friday night KK.

[SteveT]

My buddy has an engineering workshop and was waiting for the arrival of a new punching machine.

After it had arrived it was referred to as the punch.

When the bending machine arrived his son of six said are you gonna call it Judy?

[katie1997]

me - 17 years old, standing in front of bathroom mirror at my mum's house, plastering on a ridiculous amount of make-up. Foundation first.

brother - 5 yrs old, watching intently...then he innocently asks why I am putting on 'new skin'.

A *little* bit older now and I am thinking 'if only it were that easy' ;)

PS. I persuaded him that my lip gloss was just colourless lip balm. You gotta get your own back, right? I remind him of it regularly.

[HonaloochieB]

katie1997 Wrote:

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> me - 17 years old, standing in front of bathroom

> mirror at my mum's house, plastering on a

> ridiculous amount of make-up. Foundation first.

>

> brother - 5 yrs old, watching intently...then he

> innocently asks why I am putting on 'new skin'.

>

> A *little* bit older now and I am thinking 'if

> only it were that easy' ;)

>

> PS. I persuaded him that my lip gloss was just

> colourless lip balm. You gotta get your own back,

> right? I remind him of it regularly.

I just keep playing 'Perfect Skin' by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, ss I read this.

It seems so right.