Silly Kid stories

[NecessaryCatharsis]

Carrying the one - showing your work (I hope this lines up properly)

83 +
69
______
12
14(0)
______
152

Just keep going until you only have one number

(ETA - It didn't line up, it wouldn't keep the spaces at the beginning of the lines )

[Kittish]

Hmm, that might work. I'll give it a try and see if she gets it that way (I see how it should line up). First is going to come practice in writing the numbers, then lining them up properly, then doing the math. All in technicolor crayons, markers, and probably colored pencils as well.

ETA: And glitter. No reason it shouldn't be sparkly as well, right?

[fireheart]

One from yesterday at work.

We had two kids who were apparently "in love." (they're 5) After a while, my boss and I managed to put the kibosh on it, so they instead decided to hold a mock funeral for one of the kids. Bossman and I look over and we see that the child in question is lying on his stomach, face to one side, eyes closed, smiling, while everyone places flowers on him (like you do at a funeral.)

Bossady and I managed to hold in our giggles until the end of the day.

Also a great one-liner from one of my kids. WE had an icecream truck come down the street at one point -_- and of course, the kids all go apeshit. We manage to corral them back and one of them goes to me: "Why aren't we allowed to have any of that YUCKY icecream?"

ETA: Another one-liner I forgot from one of my kids. This particular kid had been getting treated for leukaemia via oral chemotherapy (no hair loss thank god). Due to this, he couldn't have dairy after 4pm and had to have sun protection outside (not an issue on both counts, the dairy thing only came up once but he took it well). Guess how I found out that his chemo session had ended?
He came bouncing into the after-care program one afternoon and goes to me "Guess what? I can have dairy after 4pm now! " (the following day, both he and his parents shared the actual news with everyone else.)

[Deserted]

Had a couple kids (boy and girl, about 8 and 12) and their harried wrangler in the cab today. The boy kept asking the usual inane questions, things like "Are you the cab man?" Yes, yes I am.

Finally, he asked if my cab could fly. Well, sure... once.

[fireheart]

Had a couple kids (boy and girl, about 8 and 12) and their harried wrangler in the cab today. The boy kept asking the usual inane questions, things like "Are you the cab man?" Yes, yes I am.

Finally, he asked if my cab could fly. Well, sure... once.

You should sing "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" next time.

One from yesterday:

We were handing out little goodie bags to the kidlets. They contained a highlighter, eraser and rubber band shaped like an animal.

One of the kids pulls out his little highlighter, opens it up, then looks up at me and asks "Is this a permanent marker?"

[Kittish]

So next Tuesday I expect my niece to either faint or simply explode with glee. I'm making her a little parachute toy, featuring a sky blue parachute and an Olaf figurine as the weight. I'll probably also do some blue glitter glue around the edges of the parachute.

Then, I got a block of clay, actual clay that we'll make stuff with. I'll show her how to make beads and a small coil pot, and of course she can make anything else that comes to mind, then when they've been fired the first time I'll see about taking her in to the ceramics shop one afternoon to glaze her creations and get them fired again.

Plus I got her a wide ruled notebook to practice writing and numbers in that has Frozen covers. And a big assortment of markers to use with it.

And a kite. Cheap plastic kite, but it has the Disney princesses and that will make her happy.

[purple]

Kittish that is why I am always broke whenever I visit my family. Although last time the only thing the 2 year old reached for she was too young for (my first carcassone - she has good taste)

[Pixi_kitty]

Two stories here.

First, during Morning Duty at my school. This little kindergarten looks me square in the face and says, "Miss, you're a butthead." So I stop, and tell him, "You cannot call someone that. It is not nice." He responds, "I am not nice." Who can argue with that logic?

The second, yesterday, I was at my sister's house, hanging out with my 4 year old nephew and his sister. He's completely obsessed with Star Wars and we were discussing Halloween costumes. He tells me I should dress up as Darth Vadar or someone. I informed him, "I'm a girl." "Yep. And I'm a boy. I have a penis."

[Kittish]

LOL

First kid: "Well, you don't have to be nice, but when you're around other people you have to pretend to be nice or no one will like you and you'll get into lots of trouble."

As for the second one, I can kinda see the point the kid wasn't even aware he was making. It's a full body costume, what does it matter what gender you are under the mask and robes? (Though you might also have asked him "Well then, are you going to dress up as Princess Leia?")

Purple: Had to look up what that was. Sounds like it could be an interesting game to get and teach to my niece (and the nephew, in a few years).

[AnaKhouri]

Kittish that is why I am always broke whenever I visit my family. Although last time the only thing the 2 year old reached for she was too young for (my first carcassone - she has good taste)

We have that! My 5-year-old is vicious at that game. Way easier to score than grown-up Carcassone too.


Doc is letting me breastfeed #2 Son as long as he can do it (he tired easily).

Me: "Okay Malcolm, today we're going to try nursing. It's a little different and it's okay if you don't get it right away. It can be hard-"

Malcolm: CHOMPomnomnomnomnom

Me: "...or not."

[dalesys]

...Malcolm: CHOMPomnomnomnomnom...

Loudon Wainwright "Rufus Is A Tit Man"

[fireheart]

We have that! My 5-year-old is vicious at that game. Way easier to score than grown-up Carcassone too.


Doc is letting me breastfeed #2 Son as long as he can do it (he tired easily).

Me: "Okay Malcolm, today we're going to try nursing. It's a little different and it's okay if you don't get it right away. It can be hard-"

Malcolm: CHOMPomnomnomnomnom

Me: "...or not."

I pictured Malcolm latching on with teeth. Good to hear he's doing well and hooray for him getting his first entry in this thread at 1(?) week old.

[purple]

Malcolm: CHOMPomnomnomnomnom

."

Go Malcolm!

We gave my brother the big box for xmas so I think Scarlet just wants to be like daddy lol.

That reminds me she really does want to be her dad. She will put on a hi vis vest and try and follow her dad out the door to work.

[Redbeard]

I'm going to say now how much I love that this thread is still going

[AnaKhouri]

Husband had to buy a new washer as ours died at a very inopportune time. Khan called me afterwards and said, "Daddy spent a TON of money on a washer! Like $5000!"

It was only $500, but that seems like more than enough to me. And that was only a middle-grade washer, not even one of the fancy ones.

And looking at Mal, he looks EXACTLY like Khan as a baby. Apparently our genetic material is capable of combining into only one specific pattern.