What your child did/said that made you smile today.

dubstarr · 28-04-2019 11:50am

My 7 year old is really smart.He said to me the other day "apparently" im a bad parent.Cause i wouldnt give him crisps:D:D

Tacklebox · 28-04-2019 12:06pm

I remember myself and my son went crab fishing years ago, he was 6 he's 18 now.

Anyhow I was going to use the crabs as bait for wrasse fishing later in the evening, wrasse live amongst the rocks, and crabs are a great bait.

So I explained that we'll keep the crabs for later in the evening and we'll catch some fish with the crabs.

He was horrified and rightly so, got all upset.

He asked me to put the crabs back into the water, I said "why Cian"

He looked at me and said " cause the quabbys will kwy" meaning the crabs will get upset and cry.

It was the way he pronounced crabs and cry in his child like way, and the empathy a 6 year old had blew me away...

I still remind him about it a few times a year.

He still loves animals and he's not a sjw or snowflake just a good teenager who gets up to the usual teenage things...

You have to love them....

JimboJones99 · 29-04-2019 12:57pm

My wife was heading into town saturday morning and asked my 3 year old son would he like something nice, i.e a treat back, from town?

He answered yes and she asked him what would he like?

After about 20 seconds of deep thought and plenty of hmmms and aaaahs a light bulb went off in his head he came out with "A Quad"

Foweva Awone · 05-05-2019 3:55am

We were in the car and passed an election poster of this lovely young lad I fancy, and I sez to my sister (joking), "Oh look there's my boyfriend." My wee boy pipes up from the back, all affronted, "But mommy I thought I was your only boyfriend!"

gogo · 06-05-2019 1:19pm

After an argument with my six year old yesterday, he was finally calmed down and watching tv, he had a blanket over him but his feet were sticking out. I tucked his feet in and He gave me a gorgeous cute little smile, I was kinda laughing at him, and said so you still love me then.. he said deadly serious ... ‘Love you? Mammy, I’m obsessed with you’. Made my day to be honest, it’s the small things!

Pawwed Rig · 06-05-2019 1:33pm

Our little girl is 3 next week and we asked her what she wants for her birthday.

An Easter egg.

josip · 06-05-2019 10:04pm

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Our little girl is 3 next week and we asked her what she wants for her birthday.

An Easter egg.

We happen to have a spare 'Tesco 3 for 5' egg unopened in case you're struggling to fulwill your daughter's wishes and are anywhere close to Dun Laoghaire.

Bacchus · 07-05-2019 11:57am

Our 2 year old had a bit of a runny nose this morning (molars coming up I think) so I said (to her) that I was going to give her some calpol for your nose. I poured some onto the spoon and held it out for her, again saying "this will help your nose"... she proceeds to try and dip her nose in the calpol

Pawwed Rig · 07-05-2019 3:10pm

josip wrote: »

We happen to have a spare 'Tesco 3 for 5' egg unopened in case you're struggling to fulwill your daughter's wishes and are anywhere close to Dun Laoghaire.

We still have loads left over from Easter that we have been drip feeding for the last couple of weeks.

borderlinemeath · 08-05-2019 3:22pm

My 3.5 yr old daughter is at the stage of saying what she sees at the top of her voice. So out shopping on Saturday and walking up an aisle through TKMaxx when we encountered a very hip bloke with ripped jeans so she exclaims "Mammy look, he's got broken pants!"

Pawwed Rig · 09-05-2019 8:49pm

Just put them to bed and was saying my goodnights

Me: Goodnight Son
5yo: Good night Dad
Me: I love you
5yo: Love you too

As I was closing the door to leave I hear
5yo: Daddy?
'Yes" says I.
5yo: Why do goats have beards?

HUH??

beertons · 13-05-2019 11:51pm

The innocence of kids. We sent ours to go in to say goodbye to our dog this morning before school. We were bringing her to the vet to be pts. She was off her food and hadn't eaten since Friday. Half pint went in and says, Mollie, you have to start eating again or you're gonna die.

When he got home, we said she went asleep in her bed and never woke up. Bless him anyway.

14-05-2019 8:06am

beertons wrote: »

The innocence of kids. We sent ours to go in to say goodbye to our dog this morning before school. We were bringing her to the vet to be pts. She was off her food and hadn't eaten since Friday. Half pint went in and says, Mollie, you have to start eating again or you're gonna die.

When he got home, we said she went asleep in her bed and never woke up. Bless him anyway.

Ah God love him. How is he, was he upset?

beertons · 14-05-2019 8:15am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah God love him. How is he, was he upset?

Yirra, he was grand. Hasn't sunk in yet. He asked the teacher in school yesterday morning if they could say a prayer for her. But another lads goldfish died, so they'd say it the next day, today.

Pawwed Rig · 14-05-2019 8:37am

Sorry to hear Beertons. Tougher for you than the kid I would say.

Kintarō Hattori · 14-05-2019 8:56am

We've been a little worried about our 2 year old. She had/has low muscle tone which meant she was a little late to crawl/walk and now 2 weeks shy of being two she still isn't babbling or talking. At the last visit with the pediatrician in Temple Street he used the term 'severe speech delay' which didn't help.
So we booked her in for a session with Arc Speech Therapy. Mam went last week for the initial appointment alone where she's asked questions about what our daughter is and isn't doing. She came out of the appointment somewhat reassured that things are fine as 'everything she's doing is a precursor to speech'.

Little one had the appointment yesterday and aced it. Apparently the level of what she knows is more akin to a 3 year old than a 2 year old and she knows it all in 2 languages rather than just one. All the social skills, eye contact etc came back as a 'thumbs-up' and we were told that she'll just talk when she's ready.
The assessor was going through the usual show me your eyes, ears, toes and when her Mam said she knew her cheeks, eyebrows, neck etc- she said there was no point in continuing that test then.

Hopefully any follow-ups go just as well.

happywithlife · 14-05-2019 8:33pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

We've been a little worried about our 2 year old. She had/has low muscle tone which meant she was a little late to crawl/walk and now 2 weeks shy of being two she still isn't babbling or talking. At the last visit with the pediatrician in Temple Street he used the term 'severe speech delay' which didn't help.
So we booked her in for a session with Arc Speech Therapy. Mam went last week for the initial appointment alone where she's asked questions about what our daughter is and isn't doing. She came out of the appointment somewhat reassured that things are fine as 'everything she's doing is a precursor to speech'.

Little one had the appointment yesterday and aced it. Apparently the level of what she knows is more akin to a 3 year old than a 2 year old and she knows it all in 2 languages rather than just one. All the social skills, eye contact etc came back as a 'thumbs-up' and we were told that she'll just talk when she's ready.
The assessor was going through the usual show me your eyes, ears, toes and when her Mam said she knew her cheeks, eyebrows, neck etc- she said there was no point in continuing that test then.

Hopefully any follow-ups go just as well.

Fingers crossed. My son has a severe speech delay - DLD is the terminology used nowadays. Delayed Language Development. He's almost 5 and still only says Mama clearly. I had him at GP the week of his 2nd birthday as I just knew he wasn't right. It still took 5 months for an assessment and 9 months before he got speech language therapy. I'd strongly urge you to keep pushing for check ups as waiting lists can be crazy. We were waiting over 2 yrs for access to ENT to rule out any problems with his hearing/ears. Intellectually he is fine so like your child would have been able to point to everything. His understanding is spot on he just can't talk. Verbal dispraxia has also been mentioned to us.
On the plus side for a guy with no speech he's a fab communicator and gives us great laughs and I can have plenty of "chats" with him with his miss mash of lámh, hand gestures & inntonations. Follow your gut as you know your child but hopes it all works out with no fuss!

Kintarō Hattori · 15-05-2019 8:09am

happywithlife wrote: »

Fingers crossed. My son has a severe speech delay - DLD is the terminology used nowadays. Delayed Language Development. He's almost 5 and still only says Mama clearly. I had him at GP the week of his 2nd birthday as I just knew he wasn't right. It still took 5 months for an assessment and 9 months before he got speech language therapy. I'd strongly urge you to keep pushing for check ups as waiting lists can be crazy. We were waiting over 2 yrs for access to ENT to rule out any problems with his hearing/ears. Intellectually he is fine so like your child would have been able to point to everything. His understanding is spot on he just can't talk. Verbal dispraxia has also been mentioned to us.
On the plus side for a guy with no speech he's a fab communicator and gives us great laughs and I can have plenty of "chats" with him with his miss mash of lámh, hand gestures & inntonations. Follow your gut as you know your child but hopes it all works out with no fuss!

That's the concern here too. Hopefully it's not the case but really only time will tell. I'm delighted you're finding communication relatively easy, that's a concern for me as she grows a little older and if no speech is forthcoming.

gucci · 23-05-2019 11:10am

Small man loves the "Sing" movie which he has watched a few times on Netflix. Yesterday we were in the garden with the radio on and an elton john song came on and he raced back inside. I didnt really pass much heed until he was gone for 30 seconds or so.

I followed him inside and he was pointing at the TV saying "pigs, pigs" (thats what he calls the movie because of the pigs in it?) he was thoroughly confused....

Pawwed Rig · 23-05-2019 11:29am

Is there a song in that about butts? My 2 have been singing it for weeks and blame Sing. Must watch it again.
I love the little girl group in it.

gucci · 23-05-2019 11:35am

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Is there a song in that about busts? My 2 have been singing it for weeks and blame Sing. Must watch it again.
I love the little girl group in it.

There is a collection of auditions that has some character singing "oh my god, look at her butt", i did have a giggle and think that kids of a certain age would find that hilarous.
In the same set of auditions there is a snail singing "ride like the wind" which cracks up my boy for some reason, so he hasnt focused on the butt song yet

:D

Pawwed Rig · 23-05-2019 11:40am

That is it haha

Hearing a 2 year old (copying her brother) chanting 'oh my God look at her butt' is hilarious.

Bacchus · 27-05-2019 10:39am

Our daughter (2.5) is the same. Sing has been #1 viewing for a while now. Listening to her break out spontaneously with "Oh my God, look at the butt" is the funniest thing ever.

In latest with the battle of the naps (she's currently transitioning to no day nap) any times she catches herself yawning she starts proclaiming "no yawn, no yawn" as if we hadn't noticed

Pawwed Rig · 27-05-2019 11:01am

We watched Sing again for our movie night on Saturday because of this thread. It's a very good film.

Pawwed Rig · 28-05-2019 9:34am

When you reach the limits of your knowledge and get yourself in too deep.
Conversation this morning with my jnr infant on the way to school

Dad, what is the smallest planet?
Me: Mercury I think.
Jnr: Is there not one beginning with P?
Me: Eh I don't think so (thinks for a minute naming all the planets). Oh is it Pluto you're thinking of?
Jnr: Yes
Me: OK well that isn't a planet anymore (starts to panic as I see where this is headed)
Jnr: Why is it not a planet?
Me: Well ehhh, I think ehhh predictable orbits or something like that? Or has it cleared its own orbit...... Let's look it up when you come home!

Skybirdjb · 28-05-2019 9:38am

When your 10 month old is licking everything in sight

It's so funny ....... Favourite one is the inside of the tumble dryer door .... He looks like a goldfish

LandoCalrissian · 28-05-2019 9:42am

My daughter asked can she have a treat from the sex machine

Me : WTF!!!!!!

Turns out she was talking about a vending machine

We still had to have a chat mind you

borderlinemeath · 28-05-2019 10:02am

Just back from holidays and 3yr old has now decided that she wants to be a "plane driver" when she grows up because they get to go on all the holidays all the time.

dubstarr · 28-05-2019 9:01pm

My grandson said his first word today.All gone.Ah

Pawwed Rig · 11-06-2019 7:13pm

There may be TMI below for some but

We were out at my sons Peter Pan performance when my 3 year old said she needed to wee.

So I brought her into the mens toilets and put her on the loo in a cubicle (while being aware that one of the others was occupied)

I turned around to use the urinal and then the sound effects started from the occupied cubicle.

Conversation
Daughter (very loudly) He farted!!!
Me sshhhh its ok. Just finish and we will go.
Daughter (louder) Is he having a poo???
Me yes sshhh now let's go.
Daughter He is stinky. Yucky

Purple Lemons · 14-06-2019 2:14pm

2 year old just told Nana over the phone that she'd see her later and she has some cococ*nt cake for her. I very nearly piddled myself laughing

beertons · 14-06-2019 5:14pm

This is more a visual thing, than something he said.

We were on holidays last week in Venice. Young lad was at a soccer camp. Dropped him off, the coaches were taking names, and said to the kids to start dribbling. 7 Irish lads start soloing. English lad looking at them. 8 dads burst out laughing.

happywithlife · 20-06-2019 11:35pm

Lots of parents of preschoolers are probably in the same boat as us today - graduation ðŸ˜
Yes its OTT but its CUTE :-D

Anyway my lad couldn't join in with the actual singing (non verbal) but he took part as much as he could and we got the biggest thumbs up all is good grin at one stage. Heart melting.
Créche was amazing & whole thing showcased some real amount of effort from the staff. Reminded me yet again how blessed we are with them.

Subacio · 20-06-2019 11:47pm

My father's day card contained the message "Thanks for making me".

They grow up so fast.

21-06-2019 10:24am

Subacio wrote: »

My father's day card contained the message "Thanks for making me".

They grow up so fast.

Mine had a list of reasons why "My Dad is Special" one of the reasons was "he has good hugs". So we asked him about that one.

"Mummy's hugs are nice when I get hurt, but Daddy's hugs are nice when I'm scared because I know I won't get hurt".

Yeah, right in the feels.

Paddy Cow · 21-06-2019 11:28am

Deleted User wrote: »

Mine had a list of reasons why "My Dad is Special" one of the reasons was "he has good hugs". So we asked him about that one.

"Mummy's hugs are nice when I get hurt, but Daddy's hugs are nice when I'm scared because I know I won't get hurt".

Yeah, right in the feels.

How very diplomatic of him!

Dravokivich · 21-06-2019 1:13pm

Got an echo show the other day. Last night as he was going to bed he said "Alexa, play heavy metal"

Paddy Cow · 21-06-2019 11:01pm

Dravokivich wrote: »

Got an echo show the other day. Last night as he was going to bed he said "Alexa, play heavy metal"

It would've been perfect if she played Enter Sandman :pac:

Shemale · 21-06-2019 11:05pm

My 6 year old to his tablet "Ok google, please google would you mind playing blippi pizza please, thanks very much google"

Leaving the house the other day going to shops, 500 metres away, 3 year old heads for the car, I said we are walking to the shops. Flings his hands up in the air "ah Jesus Christ daddy"

Dravokivich · 22-06-2019 9:19am

Paddy Cow wrote: »

It would've been perfect if she played Enter Sandman :pac:

It did one better, rainbow in the dark by dio

Saysay19 · 23-06-2019 8:54pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

It would've been perfect if she played Enter Sandman :pac:

My 5 year old asks Alexa to play this every night!

redzerdrog · 23-06-2019 8:57pm

Was looking through a book with my 3 year old and he was naming the different animals. We got to the racoon and he proclaimed it was a 'superhero cat'

Saysay19 · 23-06-2019 8:57pm

I’m pregnant and very lightheaded lately.
We recently told our 5 year old. Since Thursday he has taken it upon himself to tidy his room every night and put his washing in the basket without even been asked.

I was feeling unwell this afternoon so went for a lie down. Unbeknownst to my husband, 5 year old went into the kitchen poured a glass of apple juice and brought it up to me and rubbed my head for 10 minutes.

Because that’s what I do when he’s unwell he told me :-)

Rattlehead_ie · 23-06-2019 9:21pm

Single dad, my 13 month old girl when I handed her back to her mothers mom, said bye bye and reached out for me. *queue lip trembling* happy.

angeldelight · 23-06-2019 9:21pm

4yo and her daddy were sitting on one sofa, I was on the other one other side of the room. Daddy said something along the lines of “mammy is very silly isn’t she” to which 4yo whispered to him “no she’s beautiful”

appledrop · 01-07-2019 10:39pm

We were having a barbecue + cooked corn of cob on it. My three year old loves them + when he was finished he said ' That was delicious daddy. I loved all the dirty bits on it' (i.e chargrilled)

Foweva Awone · 11-07-2019 8:34am

We were shopping for runners recently. My son (five) was trying on different sizes, I wanted him to get one size and he was insisting on getting the next size up, even though I thought they seemed a bit big for him. I asked him if he was sure he wouldn't be more comfortable with the smaller ones, he held up the bigger pair and goes "No it's fine mom, I'll grow into these guys!" Such a little old man!

dubstarr · 11-07-2019 9:16am

My son left a bottle of water on the couch.My grandson aged 9 months,grabbed it and popped the opener with his teeth.

Lisha · 26-07-2019 2:11pm

We are going to London next week. My 9year old daughter had €100 2 months ago and I took it from her as she’d only fritter it away. I told her I’d buy her sterling for holiday. Yesterday she asked me for 100stg. I explained that €100 would only buy 85ish stg. She was horrified and tried fighting her case. I eventually got it through to her and the look in her face was priceless. Her reply...’well that’s just shiit’

theteal · 26-07-2019 2:18pm

Lisha wrote: »

We are going to London next week. My 9year old daughter had €100 2 months ago and I took it from her as she’d only fritter it away. I told her I’d buy her sterling for holiday. Yesterday she asked me for 100stg. I explained that €100 would only buy 85ish stg. She was horrified and tried fighting her case. I eventually got it through to her and the look in her face was priceless. Her reply...’well that’s just shiit’

with the way Boris is burning bridges today I'd say she might get closer to her £100 than expected. My Revolut app tells me it's currently at £89.61.

Anyway, we're well into potty training and we're almost at a full success rate. As I was coming in from work, I met her ladyship coming from the toilet so I asked if she did a "wee wee". I got the quite blunt response of, "nope, monster poo, daddy"

Where do they get this stuff?!?!

What your child did/said that made you smile today.

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