Kids and the things they say

[mamajoan]

1. Things they say that probably do not mean anything prophetic about their future career paths ;)

The website for the kids' favorite TV show, "Word Girl" on PBS, has a section called "Heroes, Villains, and Mere Mortals," which is the part of the site that introduces all the characters on the show. The other night Isaac asked me what "mere mortals" means.

Me: Mere mortals are all the people who aren't superheroes or villains. Just regular people.
Isaac: Like us, we're mere mortals.
Me: Yep, we are.
Isaac: And superheroes aren't really real, right?
Me: Well, there's no such thing as people who have superpowers like on the show. But there are heroes who are just regular people who do good things.
Isaac: Like scientists.
Me: Sure.
Isaac: Like meteorologists.

So there you have it, folks: your local TV weatherperson, a hero in the eyes of a 7-year-old. ;) Gee, since we had just been discussing Rosa Parks earlier in the day, I kinda hoped he might go in that direction, but no such luck. ;)

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2. Things they say that are even funnier when taken out of context (but I'm giving you the context anyway)

Isaac was having hummus with pita bread for lunch the other day, and I invited Ruthie to have some too, but she declined; but then she said she wanted hummus with crackers. So I took out a bag of Stacy's brand pita chips (which if you haven't had them, you are sadly deprived, because they are great) and she said all excitedly "Yes! Those are the crackers I wanted!" Isaac corrected her that they are pita chips, and I said, "yes, you're both having the same thing, because pita chips are made from pita bread." Both kids were very surprised by this. LOL. Isaac was like, "really? are they really?" like he thought I was making a joke. LOL!! Umm hello, they both have pita in the name? heehee.

So a moment later, after pondering this deeply, Ruthie says, "I'm confused."
me: "What are you confused about?"
Ruthie: "I'm confused about pita bread."

see, I was right! -- if I had just said "Ruthie said 'I'm confused about pita bread'" it would have been funnier. :)

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Things they say that are so sweet you could die:

The other night we were getting ready for bed and randomly, out of nowhere, Ruthie says, "Mama, I love you. Don't ever go to Scotland without me."

Last week we had dinner at a restaurant with a bunch of other people, and there was an enormous fuss about who would sit where; after the dust had settled, Ruthie looked around and discovered that I was sitting next to her. In a surprised tone she said "Mama! You're sitting next to me and I love you! Always sit next to me!" ♥

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Things they say that you really shouldn't laugh at but sometimes you can't help it:

On Sunday we slept very late in the morning, having had a VERY long fun day on Saturday (about which I will perhaps get a chance to post later). We didn't get up until well past 9am, which is basically unheard-of for us. So, when it came to bedtime, Isaac wasn't very tired yet, and he had trouble getting to sleep. Having difficulty falling asleep is not a familiar experience for Isaac; normally he drops right off within moments. So he started sobbing pathetically after a few minutes. I went to ask him what was wrong and he wailed, "I'm never going to fall asleep and I'll be sooooo tiiiiired tomorrow!" LOL I mean, oh dear, you poor thing! ;) heehee...I felt bad for him, really. I let him get up and come into the living room with me to watch a bit of the Red Sox game. It only took a couple of minutes before he was drooping on the couch and I asked him if he wanted to go back to his bed, and he did. And then he fell asleep no problem.

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"Mama, I love you. Don't ever go to Scotland without me."

that made me giggle out loud. :)