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Yesterday, I told my four-year old that she had a "make up" swim class. When we were on our way and talking about that she may have a different teacher, she said, "but Mommy, I have my makeover today." -Katie from Chicago My son, Ilan, is proundly Deaf. His father is a Cantor at the Synagogue here in Jacksonville Florida. I have arranged to have an interperter for the children's service every Saturday. We were learning about God, and Ilan asked me, "how old is God?" I told him that God is forever, like infinity, God has no end. Later that night as I was putting Ilan to bed he signed to me that he loved me that age of God. Ilan was six years old at the time. -Dvorah Ben-Mosh One day when my cousin, Kyle, was about 5 years old, his friend from school came to school in a dark suit and was excused early. Kyle wanted to know why, so he asked my uncle, to which my uncle replied that the boy's grandpa had died and his friend was wearing the suit to the funeral. Now, Kyle is a great kid, but back then he was into trouble a lot. When my uncle asked Kyle if he had told his friend he was sorry his grandpa had died, Kyle got very defensive and said, "I never touched his grandpa!" - Kelly Brown My routine after putting our 3 year old son, Andrew, to bed was to say, "Good night, I love you, see you in the morning"! He would say back, "Good night, I love you in the morning!" Andrew was watching me get dressed one morning. He looked down and touched his nipples and said, "I have those too, only mine are higher!" After using a public toliet with a really low water level, Andrew looked down and said, "Look mom-some (poop) landed on the shore!" One day I asked Andrew, "How come you are such a good boy?" He replied,"Maybe it's because I love you and you love me!" -Barb Kollar, CO I've kept a mini-journal of all the cute things my now-4-year-old son says. It's on the desktop of my computer so that I can jot them down before I forget. Here are a few of the best At 2 1/2 years: After he'd done something that I had told him not to do, he sat down at the piano and said "I'm going to play you a sorry song. It's soft and sweet." At 3 years: You know how Mr. Rogers would bring something with him to the show to share/talk about? While watching Mr. Rogers one day: Jacob: He did bring something today mommy! Mommy: What do you think it is? Jacob: Maybe it's beer! At 3 1/2: While throwing up in the potty for the first time--when he had a break in the vomiting, he looked up at me and said "that's something new!" At 4: I'd taken him with me to vote and we'd talked about why we vote, how people try to get others to vote for them and about being a governor. He asked me if anyone voted for us. I told him no, that I didn't want to be a politician but he could be if he wanted to when he was an adult. He asked "Mom, when I'm governor can I still come home and play with my toys?" - Rachel M After spending his whole life with someone checking his diaper to see if there was any poop in there, my son decided it was his turn: He grabbed my jeans waist, looked "down there" and asked: "poop, mommy?" - Karina Kuschnir Brazil When our daughter Roxana was six years old, we were on a road trip and we were driving past a huge cemetery. Our son, Noveed, then age four, gasped, "Ooh, look, BIG graveyard!" our daughter turned to him and said in a superior tone of voice, "Well, it's not so bad really. After all you're just looking at your FUTURE!" Ever since then we've called her "Hamlet". - Sofia Poullada During the winter my 4 year old daughter, Kayla, used to pretend there were reindeer running along side our truck in the snow. Sometimes they would jump over the vehicle and she'd rattle their (her made-up) names off as they did: "There goes victor, and samantha, vixen... ooh! look, there goes condom!" I naturally, burst into tears, and she responds with, "Yea, he's the really funny one!" - Jenni Aradio We were driving our beat-up old Corolla to a car dealership the other night, and I was saying to my husband that I wanted to get a car with more power. "This car doesn't have any pickup--good thing the police don't ever have reason to chase us," I joked. Our six-year-old son immediately remarked, "Don't worry, Mom, we lost the cops way back there!" -Liz Seger Dayton, OH When my son, Ryan, was three, we were going to Florida for vacation. Everyday I'd check the weather in Miami and report back to him I'd say "it's 84 in Miami" or whatever the temp was that day. He finally said to me, "Mommy, who's your ami?" -Karen Schwartz I took my 5-year-old nephew to see E.T. last week. At one point the child next to us was crying and left the theater with his dad. It was during a sad part so I of course figured the child was upset, emotionally moved. At the end of the movie I said to the father, "So your son was pretty sad about E.T., huh?" He responded, "Oh, no, actually he was having popcorn issues." Andrew, my nephew, looked up at me and asked, "The boy was sad because he had popcorn on his shoes?" ÊYou can see why I love this boy. -Auntie ? When my best friend Laura was about 10 her family took her to Friendlys. Everyone in her family orderd, when it was her turn to order she said "I'll have the al la carte!" -Amanda Purcell I just finished reading your fabulous book. I laughed aloud several times then wanted to kick myself for fear I'd wake the kids. We had an experience, just this morning, that would have fit right in your book. Me: Can you guys leave me alone. Mommy wants to use the potty alone. Jack: Are you pooping? Me: Yes Jack. Leave me alone and take your sister with you please. 15 seconds later... Jack: Mommy are you done pooping? Me: Yes Jack. Jack: Wait! You need to call someone to help you wipe! - Lana Elliott When I was in college I worked at a restaurant with a salad bar.ÊÊOne day while I was refilling some items I overheard a little girl (about age 3) ask her mother to put some freckles on her salad (she was talking about bacon bits.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our extended family went out for brunch one Mother's Day when my oldest son Ethan was 2 1/2. Since children were free the waiter was going around the table counting the number of adults and children. When he got to Ethan he said "And you're free." Ethan looked surprised and replied, "No, I won't be free (three) until my next birthday!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While Evan, age 3, was struggling to eat one of his favorite foods, corn on the cob, he mumbled, "I wish I had bigger teeth." - Leanne Poellinger La Crescent, Minnesota I played Cinderella at our company's "Children's Holiday Party".ÊÊThe little girls loved hugging Cinderella and one very sweet little girl looked up at me and said "I've seen all your movies." - Shari P. Rochester, NY This week when I was changing Bennett's diaper (he's 2.75 years old), he said "Mama, I want baby powder sugar on my bottom." -Sarah Stirton "My 6-year-old son Miles was playing with his big brother and fun 30-year-old uncle, a game of "throw the crab apples at each other" in the backyard, a true (and perfect) boy game that they just spontaneously invented together.ÊÊThey were laughing and screaming, the three of them, having the time of their lives. Miles then yelled out..."Now THIS is living!" -Rose Krouse, Chicago I was paging through a mail order catalogue and found wreath of dried berries hanging from a door.
Approximate Word count = 5558
Approximate Pages = 22.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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