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To ask what's the funniest thing your DC have said?

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worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 20:57

Was having a chat with my minimally verbal 4yo DS before bed, abut ear wax. I said to him he has ear wax to stop bugs from getting inside his ears. He responded, in his own version of words, that he doesn't need ear wax, because if a bug goes in his ear he would just shoot himself in the ear to kill the bug 🫠 he was entirely confused as to why I found this so funny lol

Now I need to know what other funny / silly things kids come out with, because that did tickle me haha

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Ahwig · 18/04/2026 21:10

Not my child but me. Apparently I’d just started infants. My dad was a huge huge football fan so we often had football on the tv. He joined in good natured banter with his colleagues some of whom were massive rugby fans. My dad happened to be watching the rugby and I saw them going into a scrum. Apparently I said” oh daddy we played that at school. “. Dad said “ no I don’t think you do darling “ . “Yes daddy we do, I played it today” . Dad was completely confused and said “ what, you play rugby at school “ . “ no daddy that’s called , in and out the dusty bluebells “ . My dad thought this was the funniest thing he’d ever heard and I think he mentioned it regularly at work about how even 5 year old little girls played rugby.

AbsolutelyOuting · 18/04/2026 21:13

Not my DC (none yet!) but my younger brother when he was very small - I really loved looking after/mothering him. Often did his evening bathtime.

Our mum use to use a pumice stone - gently! - to exfoliate off ink if we'd drawn on ourselves.

I can only assume this is the reason my then v little brother, during bathtime, saw me pick up the pumice stone and said "Oh no! Not the punishment stone!"

worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 21:15

Ahwig · 18/04/2026 21:10

Not my child but me. Apparently I’d just started infants. My dad was a huge huge football fan so we often had football on the tv. He joined in good natured banter with his colleagues some of whom were massive rugby fans. My dad happened to be watching the rugby and I saw them going into a scrum. Apparently I said” oh daddy we played that at school. “. Dad said “ no I don’t think you do darling “ . “Yes daddy we do, I played it today” . Dad was completely confused and said “ what, you play rugby at school “ . “ no daddy that’s called , in and out the dusty bluebells “ . My dad thought this was the funniest thing he’d ever heard and I think he mentioned it regularly at work about how even 5 year old little girls played rugby.

Hahaha awww thats hilarious and so sweet! I can see why he found it funny lmao

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worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 21:15

AbsolutelyOuting · 18/04/2026 21:13

Not my DC (none yet!) but my younger brother when he was very small - I really loved looking after/mothering him. Often did his evening bathtime.

Our mum use to use a pumice stone - gently! - to exfoliate off ink if we'd drawn on ourselves.

I can only assume this is the reason my then v little brother, during bathtime, saw me pick up the pumice stone and said "Oh no! Not the punishment stone!"

This had me cracking up hahaha the punishment stone 😭

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Owlmoonstar · 18/04/2026 21:16

My niece used to call Hello Kitty 'Hello Titty'

Holidaymodeon · 18/04/2026 21:19

I apologised for being snappy recently and blamed my period (old enough for these conversations) , the response: ‘I thought old people didn’t get periods’.

GrrrrEnergy · 18/04/2026 21:21

Today my two year old insisted on making my husband apologise to her dinner after he insulted it 🤣 "daddy say sorry to my dinner"

Newname71 · 18/04/2026 21:22

Youngest DS (18) when he was 5. Mum… What’s that paper with radiator’s on doing in the boot. Me confused.. I don’t know what you mean, what paper with radiators. You know, the paper with radiators on!!
Me still confused… nope don’t know what you’re talking about.
Him in his best god you’re so thick voice… you know, those things that pull santas sleigh! 😂😂

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:23

My DS, at the age of 6, regaling me of the reasons we celebrate Remembrance Sunday. “Years ago, Germany attacked France so France built a big wall to keep them out. It was massive - the biggest wall in the world! It was called ‘The Great Wall’. British soldiers got sent to France to climb up it but loads of them fell off into the poppy fields and died. So now we wear poppies to remember all the brave soldiers who fell off the great world wall”.

catipuss · 18/04/2026 21:29

'Carry me', I can't I'm carrying a bag, 'I'll carry your bag... now carry me'. So bloody smart, about two at the time.

DreamingOfGeneHunt · 18/04/2026 21:31

Aged 3/4, daughter looks closely at my face.
"You've only got a little moustache, Mummy, but it's really nice and you're trying hard with it aren't you?"

motorlady · 18/04/2026 21:34

My son was about 3 and whilst shopping announced in the wine isle “mummy’s juice”. He was about 4 and was in the bath and was touching his penis and started to panic saying his penis was stuck!

Tigerbalmshark · 18/04/2026 21:36

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:23

My DS, at the age of 6, regaling me of the reasons we celebrate Remembrance Sunday. “Years ago, Germany attacked France so France built a big wall to keep them out. It was massive - the biggest wall in the world! It was called ‘The Great Wall’. British soldiers got sent to France to climb up it but loads of them fell off into the poppy fields and died. So now we wear poppies to remember all the brave soldiers who fell off the great world wall”.

Oh DS thought it was the Wild War. Because all the armies fighting in it were so lawless.

Also thought the alphabet song went: “abcdefg hijk hello hello P!”

worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 21:46

GrrrrEnergy · 18/04/2026 21:21

Today my two year old insisted on making my husband apologise to her dinner after he insulted it 🤣 "daddy say sorry to my dinner"

Edited

Love this hahaha

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worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 21:47

DreamingOfGeneHunt · 18/04/2026 21:31

Aged 3/4, daughter looks closely at my face.
"You've only got a little moustache, Mummy, but it's really nice and you're trying hard with it aren't you?"

Stop it, the audacity hahaha

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worldshottestmom · 18/04/2026 21:49

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:23

My DS, at the age of 6, regaling me of the reasons we celebrate Remembrance Sunday. “Years ago, Germany attacked France so France built a big wall to keep them out. It was massive - the biggest wall in the world! It was called ‘The Great Wall’. British soldiers got sent to France to climb up it but loads of them fell off into the poppy fields and died. So now we wear poppies to remember all the brave soldiers who fell off the great world wall”.

I'm speechless 😭

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audhdandme · 18/04/2026 21:51

My daughter told me she had “pins and noodles” in her foot after sitting still for too long

Ilikesundays · 18/04/2026 21:53

I took my dd’s best friend to school and asked her if her brothers (then about 9 and 10) were well behaved. She said they were unless “they were starting”. I asked her what she meant and she said “Well when we go to school in Mummy’s car she shouts at them “Don’t you start”. Had me in stitches.

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:55

motorlady · 18/04/2026 21:34

My son was about 3 and whilst shopping announced in the wine isle “mummy’s juice”. He was about 4 and was in the bath and was touching his penis and started to panic saying his penis was stuck!

That reminded me of potty training. I once put DS on the potty and he sat for a while before suddenly bursting into tears and sobbing “Mummy, my willy’s broken!”.

101Alsatians · 18/04/2026 21:59

DS2 when aged 6 told me he really couldn't go to school as he was worried he was 'coming down with leprosy'. Assured him he wasn't, I got a disdainful look up and down with a muttered 'on your head be it'. No idea where he got that from ffs.

DS1 I think aged 5ish - asked what he fancied in his lunchbox.Stupid me should have specified like wrap,sandwhich or quiche etc. 'Some Yorkshire puddings...but not the ones you make.They're not nice,sorry.Can you ask Grandad to make them?'

He made do with something a bit more standard lol,but upon repeating the tale my Dad turned up the next morning with a plate of them.

They make me laugh sooo much,even now at 14 and nearly 10 they have such an,um,interesting take on people and the world😂

Yuja · 18/04/2026 22:01

DS had a few cute ones. He called the hiccups the haircuts, and pins and needles he called nits and needles. Many years later both have stuck!

Tunnocks34 · 18/04/2026 22:03

My sister was once watching QVC the shopping channel where they were selling a pram. The host was comparing an older pram to the one they were selling and said ‘now what do you suppose the baby preferred to be in, this old pram of the ultra modern new one?’

my sister (age 8) rang up and answered the question as if she was one a quiz show ‘the baby prefers the ultra modern pram’

She thought she’d win it!

motorlady · 18/04/2026 22:05

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:55

That reminded me of potty training. I once put DS on the potty and he sat for a while before suddenly bursting into tears and sobbing “Mummy, my willy’s broken!”.

😂

ilovepixie · 18/04/2026 22:13

DreamyJade · 18/04/2026 21:23

My DS, at the age of 6, regaling me of the reasons we celebrate Remembrance Sunday. “Years ago, Germany attacked France so France built a big wall to keep them out. It was massive - the biggest wall in the world! It was called ‘The Great Wall’. British soldiers got sent to France to climb up it but loads of them fell off into the poppy fields and died. So now we wear poppies to remember all the brave soldiers who fell off the great world wall”.

That’s brilliant! 😂😂

DilemmaDelilah · 19/04/2026 04:27

When my eldest was about 3.... 'Daddy's in the bath with NO clothes on!'

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