“MY KID JUST SAID…”
The things our boys say are crazy, cute, brilliant or D) all of the above. So how could we resist sharing the majesty!
My Kid Just Said… #14
[Christmas morning] “Whu’s dat? A pwesent? Fo MEEE??? Whu’s in it?” [1 minute later] “I can’t open da wapping. It keeps wipping. Oh WOOK! TWAINS!!!” [.0001 seconds later] “I wead da ‘stwuctions and you buiwd it, okay, Daddy?” [100 minutes or so later] “It’s not wook wight, Daddy. Hewe ya go. You can have da [...]
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My Kid Just Interrupted… #13
[Talking at dinner, our 3yo interrupts] Lucas: “Mouskerdee MOUSKERDOOOOOO!!!” Lizzie: “Lucas, we’re talki—” Lucas: “Wus DAT!?!” Me: “It’s turkey, man. C’mon, we’re talkin—” Lucas: “I do NOT wike it!” Lizzie: “Yes, it’s a different kind, but it’s still turk—” Lucas: “I pooping in my underwear.” Lizzie: “Come here, let me check.” [She pulls open his [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #12
I got Finnegan’s name in the handwriting of my favorite author, Mark Twain. Click the photo to see it larger. “Dada was dat?” -Finnegan “That’s your name, Finn.” -Me “Why?” -Finnegan “Because I love you.” -Me This is one of those interesting topics. I didn’t get a tattoo until my son was born. I [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #11
[hands behind back ] “I do NOT hab poop on my fingews.” -Lucas (2012, 3 years old) “Whuchoo got behind your back there?” (sniff) “Uhhh… What’s that smell?” There are some lies you hear that instantly tell you the truth. When someone says they don’t mean to sound a certain way or offend, you know [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #10
[Watching Jurassic Park] “Why do da dinosaurs make da jelly come out of da man?” -Cody (2002, 4 years old) In this case, of course, “jelly” refers to the fountain of spurting blood and by “man” he’s referring to the guy who was just bitten in half. Okay. So… sometimes you make mistakes as a [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #9
“We have to moof to Mars becaws Staturn is too beeg.” -Finnegan (2012, 2 11/12ths years old) PS: Who the hell taught him astronomy? I’m just landing on the edge of that beautiful landscape of my son saying amazing, imaginative things. I’m Ponce DeLeón and I’m discovering the fountain of youth. It’s so awesome. And [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #8
“My peepee is shiny.” -Finnegan (2012, 2.5 years old) I’m waiting for him too announce this fact to strangers like his dad. The simple truth is he’s right. Our peepees do get a little shinier after we clean them. And that’s partly why we’re so attractive to future mates. Shininess. Maybe I should tell him [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #7
[Sigh] “I feel so relaxed. Like I just peed.” [Everyone bursts out laughing] “What!?! It makes you feel relaxed!” -Max (2010, 10 years old) Relaxation Level: Max. We all voiced our agreement by laughing even harder. He was right! It’s true. It’s not something you talk about over tea and crumpets. Or ever really. Still, [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #6
[Lucas (3yo) looking at a picture of himself] “Da’s Wucas!” Me: “No, you’re supposed to say ‘that’s me.’” [long pause accompanied by scrunchy nose of disapproval] “No, Daddy! It not yooOooOooOU! It WUCAS!” -Lucas Dad, you sound like you think you know what you’re talking about, but I do not think that you do. I [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #5
[Seeing his mother dying her hair] “Mommy… does you have poop on you head?” -Lucas (2012, 2 years old) Uhhhhhhh… To a kid: if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck. So if it looks like poop… Yeah, Lizzie was wearing a plastic cap [...]
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