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My Nicholas (4) is very into writing letters and numbers. He's constantly practicing. The other day, I discovered black magic marker "N"s all over my grandmother's piano.
"Nicky,who wrote all over the piano?"
"Ummm...somebody."
"Which somebody?"
"Anybody but me?" 
I was really nervous that I wouldn't get it off and I was especially worried about telling my mom. We have lots of her old furniture, most of which was in perfect condition when we got it a year ago. Every time she comes to visit, she sort of clucks her tongue and wonders aloud at the wear. Anyway, she called about three seconds after we got a full confession out of Nicky. He answered the phone and volunteered the information immediately. I had my head under the piano keys. She suggested rubbing it with mayonnaise. That did seem to help but she wanted me to let it sit and the dog kept licking it off. Clean up turned out to be a real group effort!
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The other day we drove through McD's (I had promised the girls a small french fry if they were good at the hospital).
I told the speaker I had a coupon for one small fry and one small minute maid. Immediately, I heard a small voice from the backseat but ignored it in my effort to hear my order read back to me.
As we drove forward to the pay window, Annie (3 yrs) began screeching, "No! No! Not ONE fry! I want more!" 
She really thought she was getting only ONE french fry, until I handed her the bag.
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5 yo ds Mikey handed me a well rolled piece of paper and told me he had written me a note. I unrolled and held up the paper to see a lot of squiggly lines all up and down the page.
"hmmm," I quietly said, studying the paper.
Replied Mikey, "It's in curfez."
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These are great!
Here's one of our family favorites: I have a sign up in the kitchen that says
"House Rules:
Be kind and gentle,
Be respectful,
Be responsible."
My then 4yo goes up to the sign and says, "I know what this says!"
She points to each of the three rules in turn and says,
"Don't hit your sister"
"Say your are sorry"
"And be BORED aaallllllllllll day!"
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My 3yo dd after eating a big, yummy brownie today:
DD: Does a tummy ache mean food?
Me: Well, it means you've eaten too much food usually.
DD: There's a horrible sound coming from me!
And the rest is history...and the brownie is history, too...
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Just a small story...nothing as great as these. My 2 yo son starts slowly spitting out bites when he's had enough at mealtime. We have to ask him if he's done, then he says yes.
So tonight, he was doing the spitting out for a few bites. So dh asks him before the next bite: "Do you want any more steak? Do you want a bite?"
To which he replies, just like a little adult: "Ummm, no. I'll probaby spit it out."
Now how can a parent stop from busting out laughing, I ask you?!!!
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Ok, we were driving to First Friday mass a few days ago and Joseph says, "Mommy, I don't want you to get old."
I replied, "Well, sweetie, growing old is normal and natural and one day...we'll all be in Heaven enjoying each other's company and not calling anyone any names!" (Because that does happen in our house despite our working on the eradication of such!) .
I then pressed with some gentle cajoling, "So guys, are you guys going to stop calling people names when you're little or when you're grown up?"
Sophia pipes up with a complete straight face..."When we're dead."
We're a bunch of comedians over here.
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Oh, guys, please keep these stories coming. I am crying with laughter!!!
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The other day the children and I were talking about passions. What passions did the children have. The older two declared that they had a passion for reading. Later ds8, came to me and told me that he also had a passion, 'a passion for kissing'.  Do wonder about this one in a few years to come. 
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Here's one I was reminded of at breakfast:
When my oldest was 2, we were arriving home from errands quite hungry. She asked what we would eat for dinner. I jokingly said "Brussel sprouts with chocolate sauce!" Her reply? "Ewwwww! Yuck ... *chocolate sauce*?"
(I still worry about that child... )
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You know you're a great cook when . . . .
your two year old is calls from the table, "MOM! My burnt corn is cold!"
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A couple of years back, I was in the initial exhausted phase of my first trimester with one of the babies when I picked my six year old up from her piano lesson. She shuffled into the car with a warm smile on her face and reported, "Mrs. S complimented me today."
"Really?" I asked, "What did she say?"
"She asked me how I got to be so sweet."
"Oh," I said, pleased, "and what did you say?"
"I told her it must be because my parents are so sweet," she said matter of factly.
"Wow, thank you!" I beamed, heart warmed to the core.
"Then," my little one continued, "the teacher asked what my father does that is so sweet."
"And what did you tell her?"
"I said that he brings us to the park and pushes us on the swings. He reads us bedtime stories and takes us outside to ride bikes. On weekends, he brings us home donuts and flies kites with us. He plays with us all the time and sometimes chases us around the backyard or takes us for walks around the corner. He is funny and makes up stories about dinosaurs who live under the Brooklyn Bridge to make us all laugh."
"Wow! And then what did the teacher say?"
"She asked me what mommy does that is so sweet."
(This is going to be good, I thought to myself, confidently, hoping my daughter hadn't used up the entire lesson rattling off mommy's virtues.) "And what did you say, honey?"
"I said she lets us watch videos while she sleeps."
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Oooh, these are all so great! What a great way to get a smile on in the morning.
We just moved into a new house in the middle of August. My son was 23 months. He saw my father (Papa) at Church and was asked about the new house. "What do you think about the new house?"
With a little bit of thinking, he responds: "It's a mess!!" All with hand gestures!!
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alicegunther wrote:
"She asked me what mommy does that is so sweet."
(This is going to be good, I thought to myself, confidently, hoping my daughter hadn't used up the entire lesson rattling off mommy's virtues.) "And what did you say, honey?"
"I said she lets us watch videos while she sleeps."
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That is absolutely hysterical!!!
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Mary Beth: Katie, can you find the puzzle piece that goes with "O"? It's an octopus, honey. It has eight legs.
Stephen: No, Mary Beth, they are NOT really called "legs." Give her the real word so she'll learn it right. Katie, they're called "testicles." Can you say "testicles?"
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Too funny! I bet he articulated it perfectly too!
My Kateri(just 2) came in the office yesterday yelling "fire, fire!" I couldn't imagine what she was talking about, the kids were all puzzled too. She took my hand and led me to the dining room where she pointed to the flowers on the table, "fire, fire!" she said again. We have to work on her pronunciation a little, huh?
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Elizabeth wrote:
Mary Beth: Katie, can you find the puzzle piece that goes with "O"? It's an octopus, honey. It has eight legs.
Stephen: No, Mary Beth, they are NOT really called "legs." Give her the real word so she'll learn it right. Katie, they're called "testicles." Can you say "testicles?" |
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Well, if you're going to go *there*, I'll tell you our story...
My 5yo comes to me and points to the back of her throat: "Where's my vulva mommy?"
Me: "uuhhh,what?"
5yo: "My vulva. Is that my vulva back there?"
Me, holding back laughter: "Do you mean your uvula?"
Dh, from the next room: "OH! Whoops!"
Dh and I are now literally ROFL. Seems it was my DH who got the names confused, and told the 5yo. This is why *I* teach science in our homeschool.
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amyable wrote:
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I'll go there to.
My dc love to tell each other "Your wenis is showing."
Your wenis is the skin covering your elbow. I have warned them not to say that in public. But, in case any of you ever come to visit, you won't be flabbergasted.
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We are having a tough week here with a stomach virus and croup. My Aaron, 7, is real croupy with a raspy little voice. In that little voice, he told me that he has picked his Confirmation name and would like it to be "John" after John Paul II. ..... My daughter, Clara who is 8, then spoke up and said, "Well my Confirmation name is going to be Benedict. He may be holier than John Paul." Aaron, not wanting to be outdone in holiness, said, "Well, maybe I'll change my name." Long pause. "Maybe I'll pick...........God. Yeah, Aaron James God Howey. Mom, will that work? Could you please ask Father when we go to Mass?" .
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I guess it's good to go straight to the top!
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