My kids still do that! They'll call "dad" over and over and when I finally go in their room it will be some insanely trivial, random question.
― DJI, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 20:47 (six years ago) link
that dynamic works both ways ime
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 20:48 (six years ago) link
You mean I should stop going to their room? Yeah probably.
― DJI, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
no I mean annoy them by calling them over while they're engaged in something else to ask them (or have them do) something totally stupid
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
advice from the jerky school of parenting!
"Dad, look!" with no additional information. From several rooms or floors away.
It could be a gorgeous sunset, a particularly gross booger, or anything in between.
― looser than lucinda (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
E also likes to say "Dad can you try it?" about things she is doing that there is no physical way I could imitate, e.g she is in the bathtub and does some kind of flop (I am clothed and not in the bathtub), or she climbs through some very small thing on the playground. "Dad can you do like this?" *does thing* "That's how you do it!"
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
Often the object they're calling you towards isn't decided until you get there. They'll look about and pick something up to justify calling you.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 22:15 (six years ago) link
Like "Dowd! Dowd! Dowd!" "what?" "um...here: this toy lion".
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
my favourite current toddler tantrum is him screaming at me 'nooo! Don't wipe my tears away!'
― kinder, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
that made me screw up my face with glee
― estela, Thursday, 19 October 2017 11:30 (six years ago) link
i have twice had to go around the corner to hide my laughter from him
― kinder, Thursday, 19 October 2017 12:44 (six years ago) link
oh last time he made me put the tears back on his face
LOOOOOL
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 19 October 2017 12:50 (six years ago) link
dying @ that
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 19 October 2017 12:51 (six years ago) link
it's his thing! He used to hate having his temperature taken: 'don't take my temperature! put it back in!'
― kinder, Thursday, 19 October 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
omg <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 October 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
LOL. My wife just called to let me know that our son was 30 minutes late to preschool because he had a complete meltdown in the parking lot when she wiped his mouth, insisting that they go back home so he could put more peanut butter on his face.
― early rejecter, Friday, 20 October 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
haha
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 October 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
oh my god that is amazing
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:00 (six years ago) link
lol, I haven't dealt with those exact tantrums but I definitely recognize the general concept
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
the Fuckin' Fours are worse than the Terrible Twos imo
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 October 2017 17:19 (six years ago) link
We park in a self-park apt building garage where we (usually) park behind another car. Every time I pull into the space and stop now, E, who is 2, says "Dad, drive a little more!" meaning pull up more. She is usually right.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
xp: heh, just wait until the Thoughtless Thirteens.
― how's life, Friday, 20 October 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
omg mine has done that too re putting dirt back on his hands when he didn't want them wiped
― kinder, Friday, 20 October 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNjRjycjFIc
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 20 October 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
hahahaha
― kinder, Friday, 20 October 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
So glad my kids never did the fake crying/whining thing to get their way. I hate that!
― DJI, Friday, 20 October 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
i love all this rottenness so much <3
― estela, Friday, 20 October 2017 23:23 (six years ago) link
The kids were talking about how Justine Clarke is about to have her own show on ABC (she's a kids tv presenter)
Dex declares "it has a puppet dog, called Snuffy the Dickhead!"
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Saturday, 4 November 2017 23:29 (six years ago) link
One of my sons has started attempting to engage our Amazon Echo in conversation and it's been amazing.
For example, he banged his leg on a table running around the living room and said, "Ow! Alexa, do you have legs?"
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:24 (six years ago) link
<3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
Kids talking to siri etc is always a fun time.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
my son has a song he made up and sings quite a lot, usually after I tell him something. It's called 'No it isn't' and goes: 'No it isn't, no it isn't, no it isn't.... no it isn't, no it isn't...'
― kinder, Sunday, 12 November 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
I put on Massive Attack's Protection as dinner music last night and D started singing "I'll stand in front of you" randomly as the song went on; then, when "Karmacoma" started, both boys started doing a raise-the-roof dance routine in their chairs. To my knowledge, I hadn't played the album for them before.
It's working. It's really working.
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Monday, 13 November 2017 15:15 (six years ago) link
So cute.
― how's life, Monday, 13 November 2017 15:19 (six years ago) link
"Earth is my favorite planet because that's where my friends live"
― silverfish, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 13:43 (six years ago) link
Been super into dinosaurs lately and last week he came home from preschool having learned that “poop” is the funniest word ever. So now I’m constantly hearing “poopasaurus is the stinkiest dinosaur ever!”
― joygoat, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
Does he know that the word for fossilized dino poop is "coprolite"? Because I know that now, all because of children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPUEX0quyh0
― how's life, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 14:29 (six years ago) link
"Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop was playing on the radio while I was getting ready this morning; after I left the bathroom, D followed me to my bedroom and jumped up and down on the bed while rapping the Black Sheep quote as I got dressed.
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 15:13 (six years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
I've been saving these up. From my 6-year-old son.
"I wanna pack" "what do you want to pack?" "No! I want a pack of wolves! I want fifteen wolves!"
"Why is Easter on a different day every year?" "It's on a different calendar, it's on the lunar calendar." "I haven't got a lunar calendar, I've got a Dangermouse calendar"
(talking about his (American) teacher telling him bread in the USA is sweeter) "Is Texas America's sweet tooth?"
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 27 November 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
lol. He and my daughter should have an international playdate.
― how's life, Monday, 27 November 2017 15:36 (six years ago) link
Ella (4yo): You're nefarious!Me: Do you know what nefarious means?Ella: It's a cheese.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:03 (six years ago) link
ha!
― how's life, Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:27 (six years ago) link
*nods*
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:53 (six years ago) link
massive lols at that
― new noise, Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:12 (six years ago) link
Just to add to the list of frightening crap kids say, over the weekend my 4 year old told me out of nowhere that "someday the sun is gonna burn up the earth."― how's life, Monday, January 26, 2015 7:34 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― how's life, Monday, January 26, 2015 7:34 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
We were watching Hunt for the Wilderpeople last night. At some point, the main character says reads a poem that ends with the line "live forever." My girl says something like "Live forever... Does he mean he'll live until the sun explodes and takes the earth with it? Where will we scatter the earth's ashes - the moon?"
― how's life, Saturday, 2 December 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
thinkin ahead!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 2 December 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
That's one of those questions where the response is"what do you think?"
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 2 December 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link