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Funny things your toddler has said

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 28/10/2023 19:14

I thought it would be fun to share those little gems here.
Mine recently rubbed my pregnant belly and said, "Baby!" Then, without missing a beat touched my boob and exclaimed, "Booby!" 😵‍💫
And: while I was using the toilet came over to me, patted my leg and said, "Good job!" 👏

Got any to share? 😊

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 22/04/2026 01:00

My 4y has taken to educating me about things in the morning. Usually 6.30am, or so.
Today, as I was waking up, Havoc asked:
Mummy do you know about drawbridges?

🤦‍♀️🩷😂

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HedwigHedgepig · 12/05/2026 11:03

We've been seeing more birds recently so today he said to me "you are a great tit!"

I've been called worse 😂

Maaofatoddler · 14/05/2026 11:38

5YO announces he will leave the house at 40 years

Daddy : no don't go I'll miss you

5YO response : why just have another child.

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HedwigHedgepig · 15/05/2026 19:35

Cuddling in bed with 3 year old this morning.

Me: I really love being your mummy.
Him: I really love being your dad.

❤️❤️❤️

Mumtobabyhavoc · 15/05/2026 20:23

Thanks for keeping the thread going @Maaofatoddler @HedwigHedgepig 🩷

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 22/05/2026 08:11

My 2y, Baby, calls their onezie pyjamas with the gummy bears print the P'jears pyjamas. 🩷
Baby is also in the full-on love phase and multiple times a day I get hugs and Baby says, Mummy I love you so much. 🥹
It's cutest when I'm talking to someone, or on the phone and Baby is insistent for my attention and I say, Mummy's on the phone, Darling and Baby says, But Mummy, I love you. 🩷🥹

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/06/2026 05:54

My youngest will not go to sleep and has just informed me, Mummy, the party has started!
😵‍💫🤦‍♀️

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HedwigHedgepig · 09/06/2026 12:38

3 year old, as we were walking home from Tesco:

"One day when I am a big boy, I really want to have lunch in a bush."

...okay then! No idea where that one came from 😂

SayDoWhatNow · 10/06/2026 12:26

Not really a toddler anymore as turning 4, but my DS made a big performance out of having something special that he and Daddy were going to play with and it was just for boys. Only boys, not for girls at all.

It was perfume.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 20/06/2026 04:00

Baby, who had been in pj's and was ready for bed, had undressed and was now carrying a diaper, jeans and a t-shirt intending to get dressed again. Havoc, exasperated, said, "'Mummy, I told baby to get dressed. I said it nicely 5 or 16 times, too." 😂

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apenguin1987 · 20/06/2026 22:03

4 year old daughter, was explaining recently that her much loved uncle who passed away was going to be a star in the sky - was a hard moment for me to explain death for the first time but she seemed to let it sink in and I knew I'd get follow up questions..
Caught me off guard when she said 2 days later 'being a star in the sky would be so BORING though', made me laugh inside but had to invent some fun stuff a star in the sky could do!
I've started writing them all down in a little app I built called keeps because I knew I'd forget them, also cos we had all the intentions to write these moments down in a lovely book we bought when she was born but I've been bloody rubbish! Trying harder now with the second one here as well :D

Mumtobabyhavoc · 20/06/2026 23:58

apenguin1987 · 20/06/2026 22:03

4 year old daughter, was explaining recently that her much loved uncle who passed away was going to be a star in the sky - was a hard moment for me to explain death for the first time but she seemed to let it sink in and I knew I'd get follow up questions..
Caught me off guard when she said 2 days later 'being a star in the sky would be so BORING though', made me laugh inside but had to invent some fun stuff a star in the sky could do!
I've started writing them all down in a little app I built called keeps because I knew I'd forget them, also cos we had all the intentions to write these moments down in a lovely book we bought when she was born but I've been bloody rubbish! Trying harder now with the second one here as well :D

🥹🥹🥹
Thanks for posting here.
🩷🩷🩷

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Frieda86 · 21/06/2026 12:24

When dd was 3 in a cafe - "i need a f**k". She meant fork.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 21/06/2026 21:38

Frieda86 · 21/06/2026 12:24

When dd was 3 in a cafe - "i need a f**k". She meant fork.

😲

I bet you died! 😂

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HedwigHedgepig · 28/06/2026 21:10

3yo, looking confused at some flat peaches: "I don't want a silly apple".

Mumtobabyhavoc · 29/06/2026 04:22

HedwigHedgepig · 28/06/2026 21:10

3yo, looking confused at some flat peaches: "I don't want a silly apple".

The donut peach? 🤔

I love that it was called, silly. 😆

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 29/06/2026 04:26

I recently noticed my dc Havoc no longer calls elevators, alligators;
and my younger dc Baby says, Up in the sky instead of Up in the dye.
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

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HedwigHedgepig · 29/07/2026 22:04

Me, mid-cuddle: Do you know what makes me really happy? Cuddling up with you.

3yo: Do you know what makes me really happy? Soft play.

🫠

Mumtobabyhavoc · 29/07/2026 22:13

HedwigHedgepig · 29/07/2026 22:04

Me, mid-cuddle: Do you know what makes me really happy? Cuddling up with you.

3yo: Do you know what makes me really happy? Soft play.

🫠

Oh my god, I can relate to that. 😂💐

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HedwigHedgepig · 29/07/2026 22:16

@Mumtobabyhavoc They really know how to bring you back down with a bump, don't they 😂😂

Mumtobabyhavoc · 29/07/2026 22:25

HedwigHedgepig · 29/07/2026 22:16

@Mumtobabyhavoc They really know how to bring you back down with a bump, don't they 😂😂

And just now...
Baby comes over, I say Would you like a cuddle? Baby smiles, Mummy you've got pen on your hand. Why did you pen your hand?
A few moments later, having a sweet little cuddle, Baby presses nose to my nose, then eye to my nose and says, I want a banana. 😂

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HedwigHedgepig · 30/07/2026 08:39

@Mumtobabyhavoc I'd love to know what goes in their minds 😂😂

Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/08/2026 00:11

While driving today:
Baby: mummy are you a falcon?
Havoc: mummy's not a falcon!
me: (shrieks like a falcon)
Baby and Havoc: why did you do that?
Me: I'm a falcon.
Baby: Falcons are scary. And I don't like skeletons. Or trees.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 03/08/2026 01:02

Havoc: My mummy from South America gave me this fish for dinner.
Me: Oh? What's her name?
Havoc: Demi.
Me: How old is she?
Havoc: She's 15.
Me: Is she pretty?
Havoc: Yes and she lets me watch cartoons all the time.

Totally. Random. 🤷‍♀️😂

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OneLimeDuck · 06/08/2026 14:10

Seeing the random ones reminded me of eldest daughter who when about 2.5 came to me and said 'are elephants'.
When I asked 'are elephants what', she just looked cross and said louder 'are elephants'.
I mean was this an existential question about the actual existence of pachyderms?

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