Author Topic: Perfectly Sensible Child Utterances (Read 123691 times)

Arch · « **Reply #125 on:** 30 March, 2013, 09:40:09 pm »

Overheard today:

We were at the model railway show, looking at a layout, and beside us was a small boy (5 or 6), and his Dad, and beyond them, his Mum. She was jostled by the crowd and dropped her waterbottle, which rolled under the layout, and had to be returned by the chap operating it. She apologised, and the small boy said, very clearly and distinctly, "So embarrassing!".

MFWHTBAB turned to him and said "you can't take them anywhere, can you?" and the boy gave him a knowing grin...

domesticated ape · « **Reply #126 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:37:41 pm »

I was walking past a cycle lane the other day with my 3-year-old, when he said "Look Daddy, there's a bike painted on the road." He then thought for a few moments before adding in a very serious voice "It must be an ancient road painting".

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #127 on:** 21 April, 2013, 09:15:29 am »

On Saturday, the EldestCub greeted our first cycling visitor of the day with the words,

Quote

Hello Kim! I have a new Android device.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #128 on:** 21 April, 2013, 10:42:12 am »

Ha ha! We have a new phrase this morning - "tomato hedge".

rogerzilla · « **Reply #129 on:** 06 May, 2013, 07:47:03 am »

"That porridge was so hot, the first mouthful made me sing the Queen of the Night."

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZNEOl4bcfkc&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ZNEOl4bcfkc&rel=1</a>

Juan Martín · « **Reply #130 on:** 06 May, 2013, 07:52:02 am »

Overheard in Rutland pub on Saturday: Mummy, there's a man outside who looks like Father Christmas!

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #131 on:** 15 May, 2013, 07:08:07 am »

SmallestCub: "Mummy, how old are you?"
CL: "I'm..." *thinks for a moment to remember*
CL: "...40"
SmallestCub: (nodding sagely and wisely) "Older than 30 but not wrinkly."
CL: "Well, actually I am a bit wrinkly. But I don't mind. Wrinkly is fine."
SmallestCub: *nods sagely and wisely in agreement*

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #132 on:** 15 May, 2013, 07:39:56 am »

SmallestCub is a remarkably sage child.

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #133 on:** 27 May, 2013, 08:38:49 am »

This morning I woke up to find a written utterance upon my pillow.

Well _I_ think it is perfectly sensible

L CC · « **Reply #134 on:** 27 May, 2013, 08:55:06 am »

I miss those notes, I used to get regular missives from No2Daughter, telling me she loved me. Now I just get "Mummy! I need a new phone. Need not want, this one won't charge".
The family favourite note-of-affection will always be

Quote from: No2Daughter aged about 6

dear <father's other wife> I hate you you have ruined my life. Love from <No 2 Daughter>.

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Which, getting back on topic, was really, at the time, perfectly sensible.

jogler · « **Reply #135 on:** 27 May, 2013, 10:15:12 am »

We used to get frequent written gems from eldest g.d..
Being grandparents & thus knowing how quickly offspring get to an age where such things cease,I've saved them all.

Regulator · « **Reply #136 on:** 27 May, 2013, 12:24:32 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 27 May, 2013, 10:15:12 am

We used to get frequent written gems from eldest g.d..
Being grandparents & thus knowing how quickly offspring get to an age where such things cease,I've saved them all.

And, of course, you can use them at her wedding...

jogler · « **Reply #137 on:** 27 May, 2013, 12:40:12 pm »

When my daughter got wed last year I did not pull that stroke.Her relief is still palpable as the first anniversary approaches

Regulator · « **Reply #138 on:** 27 May, 2013, 01:07:32 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 27 May, 2013, 12:40:12 pm

When my daughter got wed last year I did not pull that stroke.Her relief is still palpable as the first anniversary approaches

Lulling her into a false sense of security, eh...

hellymedic · « **Reply #139 on:** 27 May, 2013, 02:43:53 pm »

It's about 20 years since Eldest Niece penned
"Dear Grandma,
Thank you for the fax..."

Faxen were a great way for kids to send drawings to distant grandparents & vice versa.

Kim · « **Reply #140 on:** 27 May, 2013, 06:48:30 pm »

Because under-5s are in no way qualified for the oiks thread:

"That bike's so lazy... It's a lazy bike!" (Referring to barakta's ICE trike)

Arch · « **Reply #141 on:** 27 May, 2013, 10:24:56 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 27 May, 2013, 10:15:12 am

We used to get frequent written gems from eldest g.d..
Being grandparents & thus knowing how quickly offspring get to an age where such things cease,I've saved them all.

When my sister and I were little, we had one of those clicky Dymo labelling machines. My Mum's kitchen scales were adorned for about 20 years with the tape my sister made which said "Mumm I love you".

Feanor · « **Reply #142 on:** 28 May, 2013, 11:58:53 pm »

It's late. I want to go to bed. I go to chase the juniors into bed *again*.
I've already asked them twice, so I need to be a little firmer.

I've just found them lying belly-down in the hallway, with books open.

Junior 1 is explaining *trig* to junior 2.
They have pencils and paper and triangles and sine graphs and stuffs.

I've left them to it.

LindaG · « **Reply #143 on:** 29 May, 2013, 12:05:04 am »

Quote from: Feanor on 28 May, 2013, 11:58:53 pm

It's late. I want to go to bed. I go to chase the juniors into bed *again*.
I've already asked them twice, so I need to be a little firmer.

I've just found them lying belly-down in the hallway, with books open.

Junior 1 is explaining *trig* to junior 2.
They have pencils and paper and triangles and sine graphs and stuffs.

I've left them to it.

That's lovely.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #144 on:** 31 May, 2013, 11:12:56 pm »

I was layering up for (what I thought would be) a wet, cold ride.
"Daddy's got all the trendy cycling gear. Soon he'll be wearing a helmet!"
His mother's reply was truly sensible.

Trull · « **Reply #145 on:** 08 June, 2013, 01:16:24 am »

MiniTrull has been learning all about switches.

He can operate the iPad/lights/various plastic barnacles... so with that in mind when I went to wake him first thing this morning he pointed at the closed blackout blind and the following Perfectly Sensible Child Utterance was:

"Window - On!"

Kim · « **Reply #146 on:** 08 June, 2013, 01:58:31 pm »

Reminds me of a post from a mailing list I frequent devoted to home automation type gadgetry and engineering. Apparently the member's nursery-age child had been asked to turn the classroom lights off for story/nap time or some such. So they stood up and said "Lights, off!" several times, before giving up in confusion.

Arch · « **Reply #147 on:** 10 June, 2013, 08:56:17 am »

Apparently, Oli has been dumped by his 'girlfriend'. Another child told him "I'm going to take her off you", and then did - presumably this means she won't play with him any more.

Tearfully, he told his Mum "She never really loved me".

He's 5.

Vince · « **Reply #148 on:** 10 June, 2013, 10:53:08 am »

When the Boy Wunja was between 2 and 3 he suddenly came out with "I'm not impressed with that" in context. He got a bit upset that both parents fell about laughing.
Sadly the original context has been forgotten.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #149 on:** 12 June, 2013, 04:03:46 pm »

As I was riding up the road, I heard a small voice calling out from an upstairs window to someone in the house, "Look, there's someone cycling!"

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