Things a 5 year old says...
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Things a 5 year old says...
My 5 year old decided that it would be really fun to write all over her legs. So anyway, my 8 year old sees that she had done it, and he tells her that he is going to tell Dad. To this, my delightful little girl says:
"Joe, if you keep this "our little secret", when I get to be Dad's age, I'll give you a quarter."
A girl after my own heart, that's for sure
"Joe, if you keep this "our little secret", when I get to be Dad's age, I'll give you a quarter."
A girl after my own heart, that's for sure
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When I paint my masterpiece.
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My 3 and a half year old is into making families out of things and naming things. So one night, I'm cooking supper and she asks if she can have the spoon, a regular old tea spoon, that I'd used to stir the proto-sauce for the stirfry. I rinsed it off and gave it to her, and she named it "Camadia," (like Canadian, only with an m in the middle and no n at the end). She made up an entire bio and agenda for Camadia, including that she would be having supper with us. So, when it came time for supper, I asked where Camadia was. Alyssa answered, "Camadia can't eat with us, she's busy." This is a spoon we're talking about.
The same night, she named three beer caps -- Beery, Hoppy, and Malty. These are from homebrewing, so there's no writing or anything on any of them. I was rather suspicious that she was able to distinguish them from each other, so I did the old thing with putting them on the counter top and mixing them up so that I could keep track of them. She got them all right through three tries. I just don't get it.
The way kids develop never ceases to amaze me.
The same night, she named three beer caps -- Beery, Hoppy, and Malty. These are from homebrewing, so there's no writing or anything on any of them. I was rather suspicious that she was able to distinguish them from each other, so I did the old thing with putting them on the counter top and mixing them up so that I could keep track of them. She got them all right through three tries. I just don't get it.
The way kids develop never ceases to amaze me.
Charlie
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I will do my best to keep my kid thinking outside the box. I'm just hoping that she can keep that and still learn to think inside the box as is required in school.
Another funny thing she did. In her preschool (3 hours twice a week), the kids and teachers made up some little things for the parents before open house. Part of it was questions, like what's your favorite school activity, and what do you want to be when you grow up. Her answer to that one, "Bigger." She was the only one who didn't give an occupation. Definitely an outside the box thinker.
Another funny thing she did. In her preschool (3 hours twice a week), the kids and teachers made up some little things for the parents before open house. Part of it was questions, like what's your favorite school activity, and what do you want to be when you grow up. Her answer to that one, "Bigger." She was the only one who didn't give an occupation. Definitely an outside the box thinker.
Charlie
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That's classic!!! She sounds like one smart cookie, chaschas wrote:Part of it was questions, like what's your favorite school activity, and what do you want to be when you grow up. Her answer to that one, "Bigger." She was the only one who didn't give an occupation. Definitely an outside the box thinker.
As for mine thinking outside the box, I don't have to worry about the school system ruining that because I homeschool. So, in other words, I'm brainwashing them to think outside the box
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Childish logic...
...Once when my two oldest were 4 and 5 they came running into the kitchen yelling about the tiolet overflowing. I rushed to the bathroom to stem the tide, only to discover that the cause of the flooding was due to the fact that there was an entire roll of toilet paper jammed in the bottom of the toilet. I said to my children, "Guys, if the toilet paper falls in the toilet you can't just leave it there!" Their reply, "We didn't! We flushed!" :roll:
...Once when my two oldest were 4 and 5 they came running into the kitchen yelling about the tiolet overflowing. I rushed to the bathroom to stem the tide, only to discover that the cause of the flooding was due to the fact that there was an entire roll of toilet paper jammed in the bottom of the toilet. I said to my children, "Guys, if the toilet paper falls in the toilet you can't just leave it there!" Their reply, "We didn't! We flushed!" :roll:
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Last summer my son, just turned five, was talking to his uncle about the camping trip our family was going on.
The said uncle set to teasing him a bit, telling him: "You'd better watch out for big foot while you're up there!"
My son immediately responded: "Gee, I didn't know you were going to be there Uncle John."
Ah.... kids.
Sara
The said uncle set to teasing him a bit, telling him: "You'd better watch out for big foot while you're up there!"
My son immediately responded: "Gee, I didn't know you were going to be there Uncle John."
Ah.... kids.
Sara
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Let's see...must contribute cuteness..
When my oldest daughter was 4, she insisted she wanted one of her grandmother's bananas, despite being advised that they were not ripe and would not taste good.
Grandma caved and gave Rachel the banana, which she peeled with difficulty, took a bite of, and said "it turned out to be a cucumber."
When my oldest daughter was 4, she insisted she wanted one of her grandmother's bananas, despite being advised that they were not ripe and would not taste good.
Grandma caved and gave Rachel the banana, which she peeled with difficulty, took a bite of, and said "it turned out to be a cucumber."
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