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

beertons · 23-12-2018 11:07am

Great day yesterday. We were heading down to the farmers market, and the kids had swapped the small coins for bigger ones, less coins in the pocket. I explained that it would be nice if they donated a portion of their savings to the people who would be raising money for causes down there. Half pint gave a fiver to a local animal rescue, half his money, a Euro to a save the bee's box and another Euro to Naas Lion's. I couldn't believe how generosity.

Then we we watching all star family fortunes before bed. 100 people were surveyed, what bird prince Charles might eat on Christmas day. 6 people said Camilla. He looked at us, and asked what's a Camilla! Pet name for his wife I said. Now go to bed.

dori_dormer · 23-12-2018 9:13pm

4 yrs old was begging me to buy jurassic park DVD In Tesco this week, I thought it would be far too scary even tho he loves dinosaurs. Decided to let it play till t rex gets out and review from there. He fecking loved it not scared at all, no nightmares, braver than me!
He actually said - those poor velociraptors! They won't let them in! Why do they keep shooting him, they are not nice! Yay t rex saved the day! Hes really nice.
Me: do you not remember he squashed them.in the car?
4: yeah but he was just hungry and playing, that's not his fault they only gave him.a goat.

Bassfish · 31-12-2018 1:07am

dori_dormer wrote: »

4 yrs old was begging me to buy jurassic park DVD In Tesco this week, I thought it would be far too scary even tho he loves dinosaurs. Decided to let it play till t rex gets out and review from there. He fecking loved it not scared at all, no nightmares, braver than me!
He actually said - those poor velociraptors! They won't let them in! Why do they keep shooting him, they are not nice! Yay t rex saved the day! Hes really nice.
Me: do you not remember he squashed them.in the car?
4: yeah but he was just hungry and playing, that's not his fault they only gave him.a goat.

I was nine years old (1993) and I couldn't understand why my dad was so keen to go to the cinema! "you'll like this film, it's about dinosaurs". Good enough for me says I! I had only been to the cinema two or three times prior to that so this was a massive novelty (we were dirt poor). Saw it in The Square in Tallaght. I left the cinema sure that i had witnessed the greatest cinematic achievement of mankind to that point. My dad was in my good books for a very long time after that and for months afterwards when my dad would come in from work I would be like 'hey dad, remember when the T-Rex bit your man in half'!
These are good memories. My dad is elderly now and my mom is dead. I'd be lying if I said I have a great relationship with him but I hold that up as a lovely memory.

Foweva Awone · 09-01-2019 10:16pm

We were in the restaurant in IKEA today, and my son pointed over to the nursing area and said to me, "I'm just going over to see what's in there." I told him not to, I explained that it was a space for mammies to feed their babies and that they might prefer to have privacy. (He regularly sees his baby cousins being breastfed, so I presumed he knew what I meant.)

Leaving the restaurant, we passed a man bottle-feeding his baby, and my son goes to him, really condescendingly, "You know, you COULD go in there for some privacy while you're doing that", pointing at the nursing area.

Poor man didn't know how to respond!

happywithlife · 09-01-2019 11:00pm

treated the little man to a hot chocolate (well bribed but shh) today as he co-operated really well in his speech language class - which he is generally adverse to.
but you know that absolute chocolatey moustache and cheeky grin only a toddler can give you ...got it in droves while we sat & enjoyed the moment. on a side note this was the first yr he actually got the whole santa thing and we are the most visited house by santa as apparently next door's yard light (which has always! been there) is santa flying by...every.night.still. lol

MichaelJD · 30-01-2019 1:43pm

I really don't have a kid yet. But my neighbor has four small boys that come to my house every weekend for a visit. I feel like I have a family when they are around.

beertons · 31-01-2019 1:12pm

Half pint only found 1 glove before going to school. And wore it. Said if the other hand gets cold, he'll just swap it over. I left him at it. Must get that from his mother's side of the family.

Bassfish · 02-02-2019 10:08am

The two year old persists in singing Jingle Bells several times a day. Do I intervene and explain that Christmas is over and the song is no longer appropriate?
Hellllllll no! I encourage it and sometimes join in

cornflake1 · 02-02-2019 8:16pm

Bassfish wrote: »

The two year old persists in singing Jingle Bells several times a day. Do I intervene and explain that Christmas is over and the song is no longer appropriate?
Hellllllll no! I encourage it and sometimes join in

Rudolph the red nose reindeer has replaced twinkle twinkle as the bedtime lullaby here!

dori_dormer · 02-02-2019 9:07pm

So the 2.5 yr old was wrecking the 5 yr olds train tracks. He comes running into me squealing at me to remove the little one. I'm trying to get him to communicate better as the younger one understand everything so I say tho the 5yo ' talk.to him like your friends in school, what would you say to them?' Thinking he'd tell him he was sad and ask to help fix them. I hear a bit of chat think all's going well then,
2yo - no! Let me go!!!
5yo - I'll let you go when you say sorry!
2yo sheepish - sorry.....
5yo - great let's play trains!

I don't think that's what teacher does.....

Dravokivich · 04-02-2019 11:17am

The other day had my nephew (4.5) in the car with my son (5). My son was surprised to find out my nephew listens to rap music, so my son turned to him and said "I listen to HEAVEY METAAALLL!"

:cool:

happywithlife · 04-02-2019 11:23pm

Bassfish wrote: »

The two year old persists in singing Jingle Bells several times a day. Do I intervene and explain that Christmas is over and the song is no longer appropriate?
Hellllllll no! I encourage it and sometimes join in

santa is still visiting our gaff EVERY night at bedtime - just to check he's keeping up with the good behaviour. ðŸ˜

Pawwed Rig · 06-02-2019 10:41am

My 4 year junior infant was saying he didn't want to do a writing task at school today. I told him he was good at writing so didn't need to worry.
He said it was 'infinity writing' and takes all day.
I asked him what is infinity and he said 'more than a million'.

JimboJones99 · 06-02-2019 5:23pm

I arrived home last night just before bedtime to see that my wife had rearranged my 6 year old daughters bedroom. I normally read a couple of pages of a book with her every night and when I couldn't find the book that we are currently reading; I asked her did she know where it was?

Her response was; "No, Mammy made a balls of all my books"

Mammy was not impressed

scarepanda · 11-02-2019 3:00pm

I got home and opened the back door to let the dogs out to the toilet and went to put awaiting some things. Next thing I heard the toddler chitter chatting to the dogs and calling them inside. When I arrived back into the kitchen, the dogs were in, door closed, with the toddler in the process of telling the dogs to sit down with a treat in each hand waiting to give to the dogs.... I hadn't even seen the box of treats on the counter and I didn't think she was tall enough to reach up and take it down without spilling it all over the place. She had even put it back up onto the counter!

Foweva Awone · 12-02-2019 1:41pm

We were on the bus passing by a garage, and he pointed out a gold car and told me he was going to get it for me for Valentines Day.

"But I don't have enough moneys for it, so my daddy will have to give the garage-shopkeeper the moneys for it. And I'm not big enough to drive it, so my daddy will have to drive it to your apartment and put a big pink bow on it for you."

I'm sure his daddy will be only delighted!

Lord Nikon · 12-02-2019 6:09pm

My 2 year old randomly singing "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star". Love isn't a strong enough word.

Pawwed Rig · 12-02-2019 6:17pm

Lord Nikon wrote: »

My 2 year old randomly singing "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star". Love isn't a strong enough word.

My 2 year old has Last Xmas from Wham stuck in her head for some reason and just sings 'this year to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special' over and over and over and over.

Pawwed Rig · 12-02-2019 6:24pm

I was talking to my little boy about carnivores, omnivores and herbivores and was explaining that lions are carnivores as they only eat other animals but that we are omnivores because we eat vegetables and animals.
He said 'we DO NOT eat animals!!!'
'What about chicken?" I retorted.
"That is food, not an animal" was his response.

He really loves animals. The poor guy willbe traumatised when he realises the truth .

New Home · 12-02-2019 6:54pm

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

He really loves animals. The poor guy will become a vegan when he realises the truth .

FYP.

The story of the child repeating the same sentence of Last Christmas reminded me of a little boy I saw when out shopping a good few years ago; he was sitting in his pram, holding up his little arm, and shouting over and over again, "...and beyoooond!"

I loved that.

shesty · 12-02-2019 7:18pm

Two year old fell asleep on the sofa earlier, and when I looked in, her favourite teddy was tucked under her arm...four year old sister had put it there, and wanted to put a blanket on her because she would be cold.

Made me feel like I am doing something right :-) (for all of about 15 minutes anyway!!)

dori_dormer · 12-02-2019 9:02pm

5 yr old had clearly been doing valentines day stuff at preschool!

5: you know I love you M
2.5: I wuv you too
5: I'd probably miss you when you're dead

Lisha · 12-02-2019 9:05pm

My 11yr old boy and his nearly 9 yr old sister know that he was born via section and that she was born ‘the bottom way’ .
Every now and again they tease each other about the gross way the other was born.

This was going on the other day in the car, I was driving. I think they started talking about baby calves. Innocent n cute enough you would think. He then said yeah sure you were born the bottom way, she got v cross and retorted, ‘yeah well she was sacrificed to get you out that’s more rotten’

Sacrificed—- I keep getting visions of me on an altar with a guy in robes holding s dagger aloft.

Very funny

mirrorwall14 · 14-02-2019 10:54am

Four year old home sick and found his Christmas books so obviously wanted to read them. I’m simultaneously feeding the four month old so shorting things quite a lot.

So I go ‘No room at the inn’ and he replies ‘so they went to stay in the car’ psml

happywithlife · 17-02-2019 9:24pm

just found myself telling the little man to stop singing & go to sleep...
this is the non-verbal smallie whom we've been working hard with to get any sort of vocalisation going. the last week has seen him latch onto a musical, playing it non stop but who friggering cares as he is "singing" along [ in that ahhh oohhh way they do before talking]
happy moment

appledrop · 17-02-2019 11:09pm

My 2 year old put me on 'Time Out' today because I spilled orange juice all over the floor. 'You should be more careful' I was told. ' It went everywhere mammy'

My husband had to leave the room he was laughing so much:rolleyes:

01-03-2019 10:44am

Kiddo (4 year old) counting:

One.
Two.
Three.
...
Eighteen.
Nineteen.
Twenteen.

I think he just invented a word for that awkward age when you discover that you have no idea how to adult.

angeldelight · 01-03-2019 11:12am

We were in waiting room in Crumlin yesterday and they had giraffes painted on the walls. I was talking to three year old about them then said messing and your tail doesn’t look like that. She laughed, said I don’t have a tail I just have a bum, look... turned round and pulled her leggings down to moon everyone!! Thankfully her pants stayed in place

Bacchus · 01-03-2019 12:33pm

The other evening myself and 2 year old were drawing on chalk board.
She hands me a blue chalk.
Me: "What do you want me to draw?"
Her: "Pink"

Well played little one. Well played.

angeldelight · 02-03-2019 1:13am

Three year old is on a roll... we were out for dinner with my parents this evening, I’m pregnant and we were chatting about the baby. My dad jokingly said to her maybe it’s twins just to see what she would say “NOOOO GRANDA!! Daddy only put one seed in mammys tummy” at the top of her voice

dubstarr · 10-03-2019 1:01am

Bought the kids a takeaway cause they have a friend staying.The 7 year old just tried to sell us his 3 in 1 back to us.For 6 euro.Hes going far,:D:D

Paddy Cow · 10-03-2019 9:56pm

dubstarr wrote: »

Bought the kids a takeaway cause they have a friend staying.The 7 year old just tried to sell us his 3 in 1 back to us.For 6 euro.Hes going far,:D:D

When my sister was young she got £5 in a card for her birthday. Mum was going to town and said she'd buy some lego with the money for my sister. She bought a nice set which probably cost about £50-£60 at the time. When my Mum gave it to her my sister asked for her change :pac:

beertons · 15-03-2019 11:50pm

This could probably go in the humour place. But anyway. A new shop opened down the town, called ForFootSake. Great name if ya think about it. Not so if the kids are repeating it in the back of the car.

dori_dormer · 30-03-2019 9:29pm

Currently refusing to go asleep.. 2 yrs old,

This little piggy went to supermarket,
This little piggy stayed at home,
This little piggy had dinner,
This piggy had none ... he hungry
This little piggy went pet shop,
This little piggy cut the grass

And on and on with everything we did today &#55357;&#56834;

miamee · 01-04-2019 11:05am

Not my child but my nephew who is 21 months old and has just got a new baby brother a week and a half ago.

His mammy had him on the changing table and pointed to a big mark where he'd dragged a toy along the wall.

Mammy: What happened to the wall there? Who did that?

Nephew: Baby.

He's learning fast :pac:

Sunny Dayz · 01-04-2019 12:24pm

Mother's day card from my son yesterday signed "from the child"!
Just as well I've only the one!

gucci · 03-04-2019 10:12am

Our 18month old boy is great to eat thankfully and very good to feed himself also....normally when he comes home from nursery he has eaten his dinner so i give him some banana, toast, apple etc as a snack for his supper.

Yesterday i was informed he had his usual double helping of dinner at nursery. In the car he announced he wanted beans, so when we got in he kept saying "beans beans beans". I told him to find them for me, so he went over to the cupboard they were in, i opened it and he picked up a can of tuna "no fish", picked up can of tomatoes, "no" then happily announced "BEANS" when he seen the can he wanted. He handed them to me, and promptly ate half a can before he went to bed.

If this is him at 18 months, I have no idea how I will keep up with him in 12months more :-)

scarepanda · 03-04-2019 11:07am

Madams new thing when she doesn't want to do something is to say 'no dinks' no idea where she's getting it from but it's hilarious! At least she's polite!

Also she's a little fart for her age, but lack of height isn't going to stop her! In the last week or two she's decided that shes going to do stuff for herself by dragging chairs where ever she wants to get up to something higher up. Windows and doors are no longer safe!

Dravokivich · 03-04-2019 11:57pm

He was talking to me earlier a out some sort of a tent for Easter, that his teacher mentioned to him. And I've only figured out 3 hours later he was trying to tell me about an "Easter camp."

SirChenjin · 03-04-2019 11:59pm

Dravokivich wrote: »

He was talking to me earlier a out some sort of a tent for Easter, that his teacher mentioned to him. And I've only figured out 3 hours later he was trying to tell me about an "Easter camp."

That is adorable, aww!

JimboJones99 · 11-04-2019 4:11pm

We are currently building an extension to our house so my recently turned 3 year old son is gone obsessed with tools and building in general. Cant take my eyes off him or he is gone out around the building site.

Yesterday evening I was outside playing with him and his older sister. He was "building" with the heap of sand and a few bits of timber off-cuts. After a while his sister asked could she help him and he said "Yeah, you can make the tea". He then turned around and knowingly informed me that "Builders like tea, Dad"

JimboJones99 · 11-04-2019 4:13pm

JimboJones99 wrote: »

We are currently building an extension to our house so my recently turned 3 year old son is gone obsessed with tools and building in general. Cant take my eyes off him or he is gone out around the building site.

Yesterday evening I was outside playing with him and his older sister. He was "building" with the heap of sand and a few bits of timber off-cuts. After a while his sister asked could she help him and he said "Yeah, you can make the tea". He then turned around and knowingly informed me that "Builders like tea, Dad"

Actually after reading this back I really should have pulled him up on his female sterotyping rather than just laughing

Lisha · 11-04-2019 10:44pm

JimboJones99 wrote: »

Actually after reading this back I really should have pulled him up on his female sterotyping rather than just laughing

Bacchus · 12-04-2019 9:01am

Doing story-time last night. Our little 2.5 year old girl is fascinated by characters when they get sad (mostly due to missing their Mum). Anyway, after Monkey Puzzle (featuring a "missing Mum" storyline) we read Oh no George (which has nothing to do with a missing mum). There's a page where George is sad and this was her reaction... "Poor George. George go home. George need mama". Serious heart melting / laughing from me.

Paddy Cow · 12-04-2019 10:45am

JimboJones99 wrote: »

Actually after reading this back I really should have pulled him up on his female sterotyping rather than just laughing

He's too young to understand gender roles. I bet if it had been a big brother he'd have said the same thing. He was pretending to be a builder and builders like tea. Life is simple at that age.

angeldelight · 12-04-2019 11:38am

Almost 4 year old is becoming very attached to little brother/sister who hasn’t been born yet. Every night after my kiss and hug bump gets one too and even at preschool drop off this morning... it’s very sweet. Will be interesting to see how she feels when baby is actually here!

JimboJones99 · 12-04-2019 12:43pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

He's too young to understand gender roles. I bet if it had been a big brother he'd have said the same thing. He was pretending to be a builder and builders like tea. Life is simple at that age.

Ah yeah, it was all harmless. His sister didnt mind, she even threw in a make believe pizza for him as well!

TBF to him, he doesn't gender discriminate, when the actual builders are there he orders me in to make for tea for them also. Definitely a testing time for my masculinity!

Pawwed Rig · 12-04-2019 1:27pm

Some stereotypes are justified. never had a plumber/builder/electrician/boiler servicer arrive at the house and turn out the be female.
kids say what they see

Foweva Awone · 25-04-2019 9:29pm

My son informed me today that normal milk comes from cows, and chocolate milk comes from bulls.

Penny Dreadful · 27-04-2019 10:04pm

My little girl (4) informed me this evening that she wants to be a cowgirl when she is grown up because she can then help the Gardai catch the bad guys.

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

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