the funny things they say (version 3.0)

[Crumb]

Me: You need to stop and think about the choice you're making.

Crumblette: You need to stop and think about how mean you're being!
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[Chiquita]

After having taken a summer class on important artists and studying Van Gogh and the impressionists... while watching an episode of Dr. Who in which Van Gogh is a caricature ... when Van Gogh is watching the sky at night and describing what he sees and the scene starts to resemble Starry Night ...

little C grabs my hand and says "that's beautiful, mama that's really beautiful" with such sincerity it brought tears to my eyes

not really funny but totally got me

[dynia]

[gemma]

This week I babysat for a friend who's son was having some surgery on his bits. She came home so I could head out to work and her husband stayed behind at the hospital with the little one.


Mom, to two 8 year old twin girls: Now, when A gets home, we've got to be extra gentle with him, since he'll have to heal up for a little while.

Girls: does it look funny?

Mom: It does look different than before, and he had surgery, so it might look strange to you. When you see it, please, PLEASE try not to say, 'ew', okay?

(long pause)

One of the girls: Can I think it?
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[mooninthetrees]

Last night we were on the way home from town, and I was talking to theMr about midwives, etc. Suddenly from the backseat, L asks "Mommy, what's a midwife?", so I told her "That's a woman who delivers babies". She got really excited and said "OOOOOHHHH! Can she deliver one to ME?!?!?!?" and then proceeded to make up a little song about how the midwife was going to deliver a baby "right . . . to . . . my doooooooor"

She's been asking for a baby brother for years. I've asked her why she wants a little brother specifically, and she tells me that she's already got a sister, so why would she need another one?
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[kittyroc]

Ariana went with me pick up Daphne from daycare one day and in the classroom there was a picture of the Mona Lisa on the wall.

Ariana sees it and announces, "Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci". Then Daphne comes and stands by her, looks at the picture and says, very matter-of-factly:"Happy face."
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[AmandaJ]

Lacey Marie... that is totally awesome. I tried to get Owen to walk around saying "BRAINS" like a zombie, but it never caught on... he did tell everyone he was a zombie for a whole week though.

I crack up over the phrases that Owen picks up on and uses over and over. When he is crying (tired or hurt or throwing a tantrum) he usually says he's "upset and that's a problem!".

He also melts me into a little puddle every time I come home and he runs to me and throws himself into my arms with screams and laughter, then hugs me tight and says really quiet, "missed you while you were at work".

The funniest thing he has come up with lately though is using flattery to get what he wants, which has led to such hilarious phrases as:

"Momma your hair looks real nice. Can baby have fruit snacks?"
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"And she's chosen where to be
Though she's lost her wedding ring
Somewhere near her misplaced jar of Bougainvillea seeds"

[crookedtree]

[subtle]

My daughter was turning her skipping rope, and asked me to sing a skipping song. The only one I could remember goes:

Cinderella, dressed in yella
Went upstairs to kiss a fella.
By mistake, kissed a snake,
How many doctors did it take?
Count [skipping fast] 1!2!3!4!5! (and so on)

A few days later, she tells me a little story; "Cinderella was dressed in yellow. She went upstairs to kiss a fellow. By mistake she kissed a snake. (Dramatic pause) She should've kissed a doctor."
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[Crumb]

Tonight the Crumblette asked Mr. Crumb to tell her a story, and when he asked what kind if story, she goes, "A story about Mimi (what she calls herself) sneaked out of her house and went to the liquor store!" He asks why Mimi went to the liquor store, and she goes, "To buy LIQUOR, Daddy."

Oh my.
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[Didon]

[happyapple]

Yesterday while listening to CBC talk radio a show came on about living as a red head and the types of challenges red heads face. The term "carrot top" came up and my 3.5 year old son asked what it means. I explained that it is a derogatory name for someone with red hair and how it would be mean to call someone that. He then said "Well when I go to school, if someone calls me potato top because I'm blond I'm gonna punch em!"
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[erin_luv]

I baked and decorated cupcakes yesterday with my friend K and her two boys, ages 6 and 2. Just before baking, we told the six year old that it was time to wash hands, because you always have to wash your hands before dealing with food. He then proceeded to announce "I don't need to wash my hands. I've already washed them two times this day!"

We really enjoyed his formal use of language, and we all proceeded to speak in British accents using formal language all day.

[Elle of the sea]

[AmandaJ]

Yesterday I was leaving for work, and my mom had already arrived to take care of Owen for the day. I stepped out the door and he followed.

Me: You need to go back inside, or ask your grandmother to come out with you.

Owen: DeeDee!* Come outside please!

DeeDee: Why?

Owen, with a huge grin: Because I'M out here!

I love how he's so certain that people should want to be wherever he is, just to be with him. I hope he always has the self-esteem to believe that just being himself is enough. Kids are so smart :)

*He calls his Grandmother this, because he heard my father call her "D.D." once and he liked it. My mom's first two initials are D.D. and it's a cute nickname that only my father and my son use.
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"And she's chosen where to be
Though she's lost her wedding ring
Somewhere near her misplaced jar of Bougainvillea seeds"