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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 5:24 am
Oh Carrie that brought tears to my eyes!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 7:37 am
Carrie, that lovely. The daughter of friends at about 4/5 used to visit with a little old lady in the neighbourhood and was often invited for meals there. Well, the parents explained to the little one that her friend was not well off financially and they didn't want her to keep eating over there anymore. Thinking her parents were accusing her geriatric friend of something, little Bea put her hands on her hips and said: "Mrs.G is not poor! She has lots of wool under her bed!" Ah, why can't I live in a world where dust bunnies are considered capital.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 8:46 am
Here's a little piece I shared with some friends and family via email a few months back when DS was not-quite-three. We've since moved from that apartment, but I saved the message since it still makes me laugh: The second bathroom in our apartment has two doors: one enters from the hallway (of course) and the other leads to Jack's bedroom (or I should say, "playroom" cause he certainly doesn't sleep in there--he prefers the dormitory style sleeping arrangements of Mom and Dad's room). Since we moved in last summer, I have kept the door between the bathroom and his room locked for reasons of space. He has so much stuff in his room (tricycle, jogger, scooter, toy shopping cart, etc.) that we needed the extra wall space afforded by pretending the door to the bathroom didn't exist. Well, last night he was in the bathroom with me and starting asking if we could open the extra door. He was jiggling the handle and saying, "What's this, Mommy?" when it suddenly dawned on me that he had no clue that his bedroom was behind that door. I asked him what he thought was behind the door, and he said, "Blankets?" He thought it was another closet! So, for the first time in nearly a year, I unlocked the door to the "Chamber of Mystery" (pardon me, I've been reading Harry Potter). He peeked through the door and immediately started giggling, "It's my room!" He thought that was the funniest thing he ever saw! He kept going in and out of the door, and even went and dragged Charlie away from the computer, "Daddy, come see what's funny!" He was laughing so hard, he could barely stand up. This morning when we got up, he was still at it. "Daddy, come see what's funny!" Who knew that opening one small door could be such a huge source of delight and entertainment? There's a metaphor in there somewhere . . .
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 1:02 pm
BJMom that was great..it is so funny to see what can entertain kids for hours. Wish it were that easy for us parents. Here is something cute...my daughter has a tickle me Ernie..She loves watching Bert and Ernie. She wanted to put it in bed with her last night so here she is looking for "Bernie" I thought it was kinda cute...couldn't remember which one it was Bert or Ernie, so she made her own name out of it "Bernie"
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 3:42 pm
Last Christmas there was a Bob the Builder special on Nickelodeon. At the end of the show, an animated Elton John shows up and plays "Crocodile Rock" for Bob and all his pals. One day a couple of weeks ago (mid-May, I think), we were driving in the car and heard "Crocodile Rock" on the oldies station I sometimes listen to. My 3YO pipes up from the back seat, "Mommy, is that Bob's friend?" Wonder how Sir Elton would like being referred to simply as "Bob's Friend?" Pretty cute! 
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 8:31 pm
Very cute stories! Their innocence always amazes me!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, June 04, 2004 - 9:46 pm
when my nephew was 2 years old, my sister drove somewhere and my nephew saw a tractor for his first time. he asked what it was and she told him it was a john deere tractor. a full two years later, grandpa gave him a tractor for christmas and nephew said, "my own john deere!" my sister couldn't believe he remembered the name, not just that it was a tractor! --------- in kindergarten, my son told his class on career day that his mom was in jail and his dad was retarded from the military. i don't dispute either comment; although i could maybe 'splain' my jail time, i can't explain my husband at all LOL ____________________ this is a for real about a grown-up who made a childish remark: a country western singer took her band on a cruise. her new husband was there on deck with her, looking at the lights of islands. new husband said, "Look! There's Nassau!" and country star said, "oh, the place where they make them rockets!" my mom's friend was on the cruise, as she was married to the bass guitar player, and she said she laughed til boogers came out. ___________________ when my son was little, i would sometimes tell him, "you're so goofy!" and he always said, "and pewdal, too?" i had no idea what he meant til we went to disneyland when he was two. i said, "look, kyle. there's goofy!" and he said, "and pewdal, too?!" i finally realized he was saying "pluto"!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 11:18 am
Thanks for the smiles, all. It's so fascinating how their little minds work!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Monday, June 07, 2004 - 3:37 pm
OK, so my baby is no longer a little one, but this has me giggling and I know we all like a good chuckle. Last night my son asked me to help him get a corsage for his gf for the prom night. I got all excited since she has a bright red dress and said we could have them put roses in it. He looked at me like I had 3 heads (a frequent occurrence). He said, " Mom I have to get a corsage, isn't that the name of the flower?" ROFL.
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 8:04 am
LOL, Secret! That is too funny! They say the "darndest things" no matter what age!
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 11:25 am
Awwww, that's so cute, Secret. 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 2:35 pm
Since we are not restricting this thread to the pearls of little ones.... DS just called and said "Mum, we'll have one more for dinner. I called T. and asked if he would help move g/f. Mum, I told him you were cooking and that clinched it." This friend has been coming to our house since ds's highschool days, usually sniffing the air upon entry to see if he can detect baking aromas.LOL I hadn't planned on dessert. Thank God for Twinkie's cobbler, that's fast.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 2:47 pm
I love these stories! The other night I tucked Jake into bed and as I was leaving the room, I blew him kisses, he caught them and I told them to keep them in his hands so they would stay with him all night. A little while later, I went outside to talk to the girls across the street. Jake was up in his window because he likes to watch the girls play outside. We were waving to him and then I noticed that he started crying. I ran back in the house and up the stairs into his room. I asked him what was wrong and he said, "I losted something!" He was really upset. I said, "Buddy, what did you lose?" He said, "I losted those things you gave me!" I didn't know what he was talking about and asked him, "What things?" He said, "The kisses. They're not in my hands anymore!" He was just bawling. Poor guy. So I blew him more kisses and told him to rub them on his arms so they would stay with him. Now he does that everytime and makes everyone else do it so they won't lose the kisses he blows to them. 
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 4:29 pm
How sweet Jewels!! Love these!
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Rache
Member
05-20-2004
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:32 pm
Here's a goody... I have a niece who is just 5. She often stays over with my Grandma. One day when they were getting ready for Church, Gramma was trying to decide which shoes to wear. She had one of each on her feet and she turned and asked my neice which ones she should wear. My neice looked at her strangely and replied "G.G., ones that match." We all laughed hysterically. PS: G.G. stands for Great Gramma
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 5:28 am
LOL!!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 12:39 pm
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 12:44 pm
< + > Keep 'em coming!
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Friday, June 11, 2004 - 4:53 pm
With the Reagan funeral going on, I was showing Scotty our past presidents, and Bush, and other world leaders. Earlier in the day, he was watching the military men carrying the casket, and he said, "Mom, I wanna be a army guy." Then, later he said he wanted to be President someday... and as the wheels started turning in my head, he followed it up with, "so I can boss you and Dad around". LOL!
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:07 am
An example that we are definitely in a new era! Scotty and I were discussing the possibility of his having chicken pox, and Scotty said, "Man, they must be jumping all over me!" I told him chicken pox is not bugs, those are not bug bites, that chicken pox is a virus. He says, "A virus? You mean like a computer virus?" I have no idea how to explain that a virus affects the human body and has nothing to do with computers, if he already associates that word with computers. The other day, I was trying to tell him what a record player was, he just didn't get it! 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 4:19 pm
Conversation heard today between two 12 year olds. Have you been to the new Johnny Rockets? have you tried the Chicken fingers? They are so greasy, it is like they poured a vat of oil over them. They are so Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 4:04 am
Carrie, you sure said it! My daughter has her own laptop (highly recommended for those who have to travel with children) and a tv/dvd player. She wants to have a cell phone like daddy's now. Oy.
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:05 am
I know, Dee. When I little I remember we got one of those new-fangled microwaves. Then when we got that cable box with the long cord so we could change channels from the couch - that was so cool!

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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 4:24 pm
My 4 year old just ran in from outside and yelled,"When that big tomato in the sky comes,it's gonna suck us up!" Her friend rolled his eyes and said,"Not tomato,TORNADO!"
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 4:39 pm

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