Silly Kid stories

[fireheart]

Khan's superheroes have been going to the library a lot.

I'm guessing Doctor Doom has been looking for cookbooks?

[AnaKhouri]

Yup, Better Homes and Gardens.

This just happened:

I am standing in the hall.

Khan: "Excuse me Mommy, Move out of the way. I have to get where I'm going."

I would have been impressed with his politeness if he hadn't been shoving me the entire time.

[Misanthropical]

When my little guy was in kindergarten, I had made cookies and the next day when I went downstairs a bunch of cookies were missing while the little guy was standing there trying to not look like he had eaten them. I asked him what happened to the cookies?

He told me that we have invisible gophers in the back yard that sneak in and they ate the cookies. I asked him why they didn't touch the store bought cookies. He told me that they don't like the store bought ones, just mine since they are the best cookies in the world. I told him if he sees them to tell them to have their own mom bake cookies for them. He told me that gopher moms don't know how to cook.

He is 13 years old now and we still joke when something disappears that maybe the invisible gophers ate it.

When my little guy was about 8 years old I came home crying because a medical student made me feel that bad about myself. My little guy got so mad that someone made his mom cry that he wanted to go down there and punch the guy. When I told him he couldn't do that he wanted to call the police. I told him there is no law against making someone cry. He stormed out the room yelling "IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO MAKE YOU CRY!"

When my big guy was in middle school he came downstairs and saw his little brother (who was in kindergarten) sitting in my lap. When they both started walking off I over heard my big guy telling his little brother that he is lucky to be small enough to still sit in my lap.

I walked outside one day to check on the kidlets (little guy and daughter were still in grade school) and I see my daughter ripping some kid a new one and threatening to kick this much bigger boy's ass. I walked over to find out what is going on. She tells me that boy was messing with the little guy. I told her she has done the same thing to her little brother. She looks at me and says only she can mess with her little brother.

She told me last year (she was 15) that she won't stand for anyone making me cry. I gave her a look since I hadn't been crying, just sitting on the couch reading a book. She just walked off. I was left sitting there wondering what just happened.

Right after the little guy was born, I was in the kitchen making dinner when my daughter (who was about 3 at the time) walked in, looked right at me and said "He is my baby not yours!" and walks back out. Yeah, I didn't know what just happened either.

[AnaKhouri]

Haha, he just ran by with my headband over his eyes, saying, "I'll get you with my ray beams!"

Now I just have to teach him to say, "But Jean, I'm way cooler than Logan!"

[fireheart]

Yup, Better Homes and Gardens.

There's actually a TV show down here based on that magazine It's like any other lifestyle show, although the presenters down here are more well-known in Australia. They also had a section on there from Harry's Practice for some time (vet Dr. Harry Cooper would make house calls for various behavioural reasons and would also take visits in the vet clinic for medical reasons). I used to love the Harry's Practice theme song (Number Six in that list, Better Homes and Gardens theme is Number Three)

Now I can't wait for my field placement later on this year, I will probably have some gems from the class I'll be taking. (Primary school level)

ETA: I have a gem from the lecture I just came out of. Very intimate lecture (about 40 students all up).

The lecturer was talking to us about perspectives from student and teacher view. A 5-year-old dropping his pants for instance, may not think of it as being sexual, however the teacher/parent may view it as being sexual. The point was trying to explain how something was inappropriate without sexualising it.

His favourite story involved him talking to a 5-year-old kid who'd "whipped it out" in class and was playing with it. Nothing sexual about it. During their little talk, the kid was blubbering non-stop, so thinking that the kid might be blubbering for some reason, my lecturer asked the kid "what was wrong?"
The kid responds, "But it's my favourite thing to do!" without any sexual connotation whatsoever.

Needless to say, we all started laughing.

[NotAlBundy]

When my little guy was about 8 years old I came home crying because a medical student made me feel that bad about myself. My little guy got so mad that someone made his mom cry that he wanted to go down there and punch the guy. When I told him he couldn't do that he wanted to call the police. I told him there is no law against making someone cry. He stormed out the room yelling "IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO MAKE YOU CRY!"

That's sweet!

A couple Christmases ago, I suspected my boyfriend at the time was cheating on me. I told my oldest nephew (who was 20 at the time) my suspicions, and how I came to think that he was a philandering jerk. My nephew says, "If I find out he did cheat on you, I'm going to run over him with my car!!!!"

Umm, thanks?

[AnaKhouri]

http://patriciacorrell.blogspot.com/

I made some paper bag puppets for my boy (see above link with photo).

I originally only made one, but when I informed him that Pai Mei was a naughty guy, he demanded a good guy so they could fight.

He can now say, "I am a kung fu master!" and "Tiger style!" And he makes kung fu noises worthy of Bruce Lee. Ahhhhhh-ha!

[fireheart]

http://patriciacorrell.blogspot.com/

I made some paper bag puppets for my boy (see above link with photo).

I originally only made one, but when I informed him that Pai Mei was a naughty guy, he demanded a good guy so they could fight.

He can now say, "I am a kung fu master!" and "Tiger style!" And he makes kung fu noises worthy of Bruce Lee. Ahhhhhh-ha!

I suspect that whoever ends up teaching him will be singing his praises.

I have a cousin with 2 boys, oldest is nearly 3 and the youngest is around 9-10 months old (crawling). Older cousin adores his younger brother and even proceeded to tell his mummy off for not putting a blanket on his baby brother (then went and got it himself ) when he was younger.

I also have a friend with an 18 month old daughter who is insanely adorable. The daughter has also received her first doll and has been playing 'pretend' with it (even "wiping" its nose ). Friend herself is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child and has not had a good pregnancy so far (really really bad morning sickness). The other night when my friend was lying on the couch still feeling ill, her daughter started tucking a blanket over her and patting her back. Very cute

Another friend of mine has a 4-year-old daughter (she was a teen mother). A quote from her verbatim:

Friend: <daughter>, you need to come jump in the shower cos the doctor won't see stinky kids
<daughter>: he will see me cos I'm beautiful

[AnaKhouri]

Awww the sibling stuff is so sweet. It almost makes me want to have another one. No wait, it doesn't. But it's still cute.

[mlmama]

Ok, I have to tell on my 15 (14 at the time) year old. Last year we are talking about random life stuff, and she starts complaining about something hurting on her leg or something. I tease her, "oh, you're just a hypochondriac, it's growing pains!" She got a really pouty look on her face and said like a 4 year old, " YOU'RE a hyper-condri-at!" With that look and the hurt tone in her voice, I KNEW she thought it was something really bad! I was laughing for about 2 minutes before I could tell her what it meant! Now it's a joke if anyone says anything real or fake about being in (very little) pain, "You're a hyper-condri-at!"

[AnaKhouri]

My son found a plaster St. Francis statue in the backyard. It must have been placed in the garden by the previous homeowners.

He brought it inside. Since then St. Francis has, perhaps unsurprisingly, joined the Superhero Squad.

He misunderstood when I told him St. Francis gave all his money away to poor people, so the first order of business was for the squad the catch the naughty poor people who took all St. Francis' money.

I have yet to correct him on this because it is hilarious.

[fireheart]

My son found a plaster St. Francis statue in the backyard. It must have been placed in the garden by the previous homeowners.

He brought it inside. Since then St. Francis has, perhaps unsurprisingly, joined the Superhero Squad.

He misunderstood when I told him St. Francis gave all his money away to poor people, so the first order of business was for the squad the catch the naughty poor people who took all St. Francis' money.

I have yet to correct him on this because it is hilarious.

That is hilarious. At least he has a good imagination.

Also, I can see a saint joining the superhero squad.

[fireheart]

Another one from my English tutor. Short background: said tutor is very tall (around six foot three).

He is/was a primary school teacher, mainly focused on the lower years, but he also was capable of teaching Spanish. When was out in the yard talking with parents, he'd sometimes get little kids trying to get his attention the way little kids do-tug on the pants or a pat on the leg. Unfortunately because of the height issue, sometimes he'd get little kids patting him on the crotch to get attention....right in front of the parents!

[AnaKhouri]

On height, my mom is a teacher and is about 5"2 and turns 60 next week. She said kids equate height with age (which makes sense I guess) so they always think she is younger than the taller teachers, some of whom are 30-35 years younger than her, She says she doesn't mind.

[fireheart]

On height, my mom is a teacher and is about 5"2 and turns 60 next week. She said kids equate height with age (which makes sense I guess) so they always think she is younger than the taller teachers, some of whom are 30-35 years younger than her, She says she doesn't mind.

I thoroughly expect to be called old when I go to my placement in around six months (I'm only 21).