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The things kids say

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Ailsa · 04/01/2002 00:02

Having recently had my eyes tested and bought some new glasses, the first time I wore them dd (age 7 yrs) announced that they are ugly and they make my face look ugly!

A week or so later, I was sat on the sofa helping ds (age 4 yrs) get ready for school, the conversation as as follows,

ds: "Mummy, your glasses make you look ugly"
me: "Oh!"
ds: "Only joking!"

Anyone else got any gems?

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ScummyMummy · 19/08/2002 20:42

My son just said to me "Are you lookin' at Mumsnet AGAIN? Why can't I look at Boysnet?"

Because it was time for bed an hour ago, bratlet.

Marina · 20/08/2002 19:46

I bet if you typed in Boysnet to a search engine you would get any number of utterly unsuitable sites, Scummy...
When I took Urban Boy to Broadstairs earlier this summer he ran full tilt into the sea like Reggie Perrin, shouting, look out, the wave machine is starting. Must take him to REAL seaside more often.

ks · 13/09/2002 17:31

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janh · 13/09/2002 21:34

2 of mine used to call the washing machine the "washing washing" - second washing to rhyme with machine...

ScummyMummy · 19/09/2002 18:41

My son just said to me: "Ok. I'm gonna tell you something. You need a haircut."
Thanks a bunch, kid.

mollipops · 20/09/2002 14:37

My dd aged almost 6 was very excited yesterday about doing paper massage! I figured out after a short time that she actually mean papier mache! (sp?)

SueDonim · 20/09/2002 17:30

My dd was talking about her bike and said that she had "rided it". I said "Rode" and she said "No, I stayed on the pavement."

Willow2 · 20/09/2002 19:24

hee hee

Bozza · 20/09/2002 22:15

Mollipops I was going to post your name on the missing persons thread. Glad to have found you first...

ionesmum · 20/09/2002 22:39

Scummymuumy . Apparently I once said to my aunt, 'That's a lovely dress, but you are so fat!'

Hilary · 21/09/2002 22:01

I don't know what message I have been giving out to my children but my eldest son (nearly 4)keeps making comments like, 'I am washing up, like a lady' and 'Girls shouldn't touch sharp things, EVER' and 'Mummies and wives sometimes do sit and do nothing'

mieow · 21/09/2002 23:33

My Ds who has Cerebral palsy said the other week "mummy I am tired, my legs are all puffed out" LOL

Ghosty · 21/09/2002 23:54

My cousin was a tiny toddler when he was playing horse back rides with my grandfather (who was a Salvation Army Officer). My cousing patted my grandad on his bald head and said, "Oh, you are such a lovely old bugger!"
One of my favourite family stories.
When I told my 2 year old niece that I was pregnant she pointed at my tummy and said, "Open it!"

Clarinet60 · 22/09/2002 11:19

Hilary, my 3 yr old ds also keeps saying 'girls can't do...' this, that & the other, including touching sharp objects, playing with diggers, etc. I think it's because he's realised he belongs to a particular group and is trying to make that group, and himself, feel 'good' (for want of a better word - I've got brian problems).

XAusted · 22/09/2002 20:23

This might lose a little in the telling:

DD (6)had been looking at a book about wild animals and was describing a picture she had seen. It was of a gnu being chased by some animals but she couldn't remember what.
"Jackals?" suggested dh.
"Hyaenas?" I wondered.
"Probably penguins" commented ds (3).
I just love the picture that conjours up!

Another one of ds's priceless comments:
"Mum, a bird has pooed on your car. I expect it was an eagle".

sb34 · 22/09/2002 20:58

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Chinchilla · 22/09/2002 21:57

XHausted - Must have been a huge poo! I think that there must be eagles circling over my car too sometimes

Hilary · 22/09/2002 22:58

My eldest son, when he sees snails or a spider or a beetle or anything says, 'He is going to look for his mummy and daddy, isn't he mummy? They won't know where he is, will they, and they will be worried about him and when they see him, they will say, we have been looking for you everywhere.' or some variation on that story. It conjures up lovely images of little insect families being happily reunited all over our garden.

WideWebWitch · 22/09/2002 23:15

My ds asked tonight how humans came to be about since they weren't around when dinosaurs were. Mmm, I launched into the simplest explanation of the theory of evolution I could manage (aaagghhh) and mentioned ostralopithicus (prob spelt completely incorrectly, but they are human-like apes from Walking with Beasts) as ds knows about them. Thought I was doing quite well until he said "ohhhh, so your mummy was an ostrolapithicus then?" Errr, no, not exactly...

Deborahf · 22/09/2002 23:33

www - I liked that!!!

AnnieMo · 23/09/2002 14:24

We were looking after a friend's 3 year old last week - I had forgotten that wonderful 'why?' stage. Anyway my husband was about to bath our 16 month old (still clothed)when he was asked "Is Andrew a boy baby or a girl baby?" I made us laugh and realise that although to us he is so obviously a boy perhaps to a 3 year old a baby is just a baby! Anyway as soon as his nappy was removed the cry went up - "Oh I know, he a boy baby".

Azzie · 08/10/2002 06:12

Last night when I kissed my ds (5) good night, he put his arms round my neck, gave me a big hug, and said "Mummy, you're the best thing in my life".

Makes up for a lot, doesn't it?

SoupDragon · 08/10/2002 09:50

Top quote from DS1 (3 1/2) this weekend:

"What's daddy going to be when he grows up?"

A very very good question...

Amanda1 · 08/10/2002 22:34

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Azzie · 18/10/2002 16:38

My daughter (nearly 3) is currently sitting on the study floor with all her plastic animals lined up - they are playing 'The Weakest Link', apparently, and the pig is Anne Robinson.