Things your children have said which have 'lightened' the mood when things are bad

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When my MIL died last year DS1 had lots of questions and wanted to say goodbye. We didn't want him to go to the funeral as he was only 3.5 at the time but DH and I agreed to take him to the church beforehand and show him nanny's coffin and try to explain things to him. We got there and thought we had explained things really well when all of a sudden he piped up with "are they going to saw nanny in half?"

I suppose a coffin does look similar to those magicians boxes!

My DS was doing that irritating thing, where they repeat the same word/phrase about fifty million times until you want to scream and I said "H, do you know how annoying that is?" He replied "Yes, it's really, really, really, really, really....." you get the picture! I didn't know whether to laugh or poke him in the eye!! (the former!)

ds usually says 'oh you silly muppet'

It makes me laugh (it's the way he says it).

We also use silly names - it came become embarrassing... from 'tubs the bubs', to 'bubs', to 'boo' and then when I'm not concentrating 'poo'

DH and I were bickering yesterday and DD pipes up
'will you two be quiet, i'm fed up of hearing you'

certainly stopped us bickering anyway

I sent DH to take DS3(aged three) to a birthday party last week, unfortunately I sent them a whole day early. DH was peeved to have to deal with distraught, disappointed three year old and was cursing me under his breath as they walked home(I'm going to murder your mother etc.). Further down the street (he obviously had to think about it)DS3 piped up "don't murder Mummy, Daddy, I quite like her."! DH couldn't bring himself to be cross with me after that!

My sister -in funeral procession-burying her husband. Her 5 year old DD spent the whole journey asking why are they driving so slowly, Dad hates going slowly, we will NEVER get there.
The next week when visiting the grave asked why is her life being ruined having to visit cemetaries ALL the time!