I was emailed a list of what cops have said to people they had pulled over. One questions was "the answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?" I asked my 14 yr. old this and he relpied a cat & then quickly realized what he said after we started laughing & changed his answer to mouse.
Well--I have another...it was about 3 days of winter stay inside sort of weather and the boys were climbing the walls. I finally made it out to Walmart and got a new computer game for them to play and gave it to their dad to load.
I was outside with the new puppies and about 10 minutes later my 9 year old came outside and said "Mommy, daddy said he's having a really hard time loading the game and was wondering if you could come in and help?" I looked at him very surpised and said "Did daddy really say that"... he rolled his eyes and said "Moooommmmm, does that even SOUND like something a man would say...could you just come in and do it please.
This is a great interaction. I was having an off day and it really put a smile on my face. Then it got me thinking of my boys. So, of course, as any self-respecting parent would do, I have to share, LOL.
I have an 11 year old son whose best line (to date) when I tell him to go up and shower is: "But, mom, I'm trying to set a new world record." Great, just not in this house.
I also have 5 year old twin boys, oh the things they come up with. When they were around 2, they were very heavy with their own language. For example, a spider was a 'gooey-ooey-oo,' but Spiderman was 'Gunkin' and skeletons were (and still are) 'Uh-Oh's. Anyway, one day they were talking to me and then one's eyes got really big and he yelled "OH NO! A ICK-A-DIC-A-DOO!!!" Him and his brother took off running and screaming. To this day, I still have no idea what they saw, but I didn't want to go back in the kitchen for the rest of that day. Every once in a while I will ask them what an ickadicadoo is and they still get this startled, wide-eyed look, but they have yet to tell me.
I had a hard time potty training my son when he was little. I was gravely ill so it was taking awhile. My sister would come over and tell my son he better not peepee on her spiderman (his favorite underwear at the time). When she would come over he would say, "Auntie, I didn't peepee in your spider man." Three weeks later he was potty trained. I wish I would of thought of that!
These are so cute - and timely for me! I'm a PTO mom/author who is putting together a book that features a collection of memorable kid stories and am looking for folks to share their stories with me. You can visit my website to learn more about the book, the types of stories, etc. and how to submit them: www.kidstoriesbook.com.
I have a book coming out in 2006, Don't Chew Jesus! A Collection of Memorable Nun Stories, that gave me the idea of doing a similar book but this time focusing on children. (Don't Chew Jesus!is a nostalgic and lighthearted look at old-time, traditional Catholic nuns that many of us "of a certain age" were taught by. It's not a bashing or mean-spirited book!)This upcoming book will also be light and breezy, much in the tone of the anecdotes posted here.
I really didn't intend to *crash in* like this but when I read this thread I thought members might be interested. Feel free to pass along the information or to email me.
By the way, I'm not selling anything! In fact, proceeds from book royalties will go to a yet-to-be-identified non-profit parenting organization.
