Kids say the darndest things... - Page 4

Taylor514ce · 05-05-2008, 01:23 PM

My little brother didn't need the "where babies come from talk". He announced to us all at the dinner table that he'd figured it out. He told us he had looked in the encyclopedia and through the National Geographics, and knew that babies come out of their mothers, from a spot somewhere up between their shoulders.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-05-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Sadly, I don't remember anything before I was about 23, so.....

i love the scene (from Blue in the Face) where Lou Reed explains that he had a very traumatic childhood, so he's blocked all his early memories. he can't remember anything before the age of... 30.

pilotbob · 05-05-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

As a toddler, my daughter was convinced that you ordered babies from the Mothercare catalogue.

I just wonder where they got the catalogue they were arguing about?

BOb

Patricia · 05-05-2008, 04:43 PM

Most mothers of under-fives in the UK have one (or anyway, most in urban areas).

One of my earliest memories is of dropping an egg onto the floor, then claiming that I thought you boiled them to make them soft (--well, it works for potatoes).

I must have been under five, because it was our apartment in Glasgow and we moved to Wales shortly afterwards. I'm still not sure whether this was a faulty empirical generalisation, or whether I was lying to try and avoid the consequences of breaking something (my parents were prone to unpredictable rages).

Taylor514ce · 05-05-2008, 04:56 PM

I learned to juggle very young. I think I was about 7 when one of my brothers came into the kitchen to find me crying. I was juggling eggs, and had been for a very long time, because, as I sobbed to him, I couldn't "figure out how to stop!!".

zelda_pinwheel · 05-05-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I learned to juggle very young. I think I was about 7 when one of my brothers came into the kitchen to find me crying. I was juggling eggs, and had been for a very long time, because, as I sobbed to him, I couldn't "figure out how to stop!!".

please believe me when i tell you that although i burst into laughter at your story, i am in no way mocking you.

badgoodDeb · 05-05-2008, 06:23 PM

That's quite a dilemma!! How *did* you stop?!?

Poor kid.

Lobolover · 05-05-2008, 06:37 PM

Taylor-to be technical,I didn't need it when I was a kid neither.TV saved me and my parents some embarasing moments,when I was 7.

Taylor514ce · 05-05-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

That's quite a dilemma!! How *did* you stop?!?

Poor kid.

The back-story is that we'd had several accidents with bringing in the groceries, broken eggs and dropped milk cartons, etc. so I was petrified of breaking the eggs. After laughing at me cruelly for a few minutes, my brother just reached out and grabbed one so I could catch the other two. Crisis averted.

Barcey · 05-05-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

My little brother didn't need the "where babies come from talk". He announced to us all at the dinner table that he'd figured it out. He told us he had looked in the encyclopedia and through the National Geographics, and knew that babies come out of their mothers, from a spot somewhere up between their shoulders.

I hope you got the money back on those encyclopedia's and I hope your brother isn't updating Wikipedia.

btw I see from your avatar that you've upgraded from Guitar Hero III to Rockband. How do you like it so far?

Taylor514ce · 05-05-2008, 10:15 PM

Well, I'm frightened, to be honest. I'm not a willing participant. The squirrels have infiltrated my avatar and demanded that I play 'Stairway to Heaven' non-stop or unspeakable things will happen to my towel.

badgoodDeb · 05-06-2008, 02:53 PM

What about using the towel to catch one or two of those little buggers? One is supposed to wrap a towel around a scared cat, to catch it and take it to the vet. Then again - squirrels are verrrry cunning.

How about you JUGGLE the squirrels? That ought to get them off balance.

pshrynk · 05-06-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

When I was very young I believed that all dogs were the males and cats were the corresponding females. The troublesome part is that I believed this at an age late enough that I can remember it.

Funny, my dog humps my male cat all the time. That is just so wrong on so many levels...

NatCh · 05-07-2008, 10:17 AM

TMI. Definitely TMI.

rittsi · 05-08-2008, 12:25 PM

These are from my niece, who is 4 now.

About a year ago, she & her grandmother were in the bathroom, getting ready for some event. I walked into the room, just time to hear my niece ask her grandmother what she was putting on her face. Her grandmother told her that it was a cream against wrinkles. My niece thought this was very strange, so she asked why her grandmother had wrinkles. Grandma said, “because I’m old.”

My niece: “Why are you old?”

A few weeks ago, I was sitting next to her, in the backseat of a car. Something caught her attention, and she suddenly shouted out, “look, that dog’s doing ballet!” I turned to look out the window, just in time to see a large dog (a boxer) with one of its hind legs held up proudly. It was peeing against a lamppost.

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05-05-2008, 01:23 PM	#46
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	My little brother didn't need the "where babies come from talk". He announced to us all at the dinner table that he'd figured it out. He told us he had looked in the encyclopedia and through the National Geographics, and knew that babies come out of their mothers, from a spot somewhere up between their shoulders.

05-05-2008, 04:43 PM	#49
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Most mothers of under-fives in the UK have one (or anyway, most in urban areas). One of my earliest memories is of dropping an egg onto the floor, then claiming that I thought you boiled them to make them soft (--well, it works for potatoes). I must have been under five, because it was our apartment in Glasgow and we moved to Wales shortly afterwards. I'm still not sure whether this was a faulty empirical generalisation, or whether I was lying to try and avoid the consequences of breaking something (my parents were prone to unpredictable rages).

05-05-2008, 04:56 PM	#50
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	I learned to juggle very young. I think I was about 7 when one of my brothers came into the kitchen to find me crying. I was juggling eggs, and had been for a very long time, because, as I sobbed to him, I couldn't "figure out how to stop!!".

05-05-2008, 06:23 PM	#52
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	That's quite a dilemma!! How did you stop?!? Poor kid.

05-05-2008, 06:37 PM	#53
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	Taylor-to be technical,I didn't need it when I was a kid neither.TV saved me and my parents some embarasing moments,when I was 7.

05-05-2008, 10:15 PM	#56
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Well, I'm frightened, to be honest. I'm not a willing participant. The squirrels have infiltrated my avatar and demanded that I play 'Stairway to Heaven' non-stop or unspeakable things will happen to my towel.

05-06-2008, 02:53 PM	#57
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	What about using the towel to catch one or two of those little buggers? One is supposed to wrap a towel around a scared cat, to catch it and take it to the vet. Then again - squirrels are verrrry cunning. How about you JUGGLE the squirrels? That ought to get them off balance.

05-07-2008, 10:17 AM	#59
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	TMI. Definitely TMI.

05-08-2008, 12:25 PM	#60
rittsi Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 698 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Device: Sony 505, iphone 3GS, Kindle 3	These are from my niece, who is 4 now. About a year ago, she & her grandmother were in the bathroom, getting ready for some event. I walked into the room, just time to hear my niece ask her grandmother what she was putting on her face. Her grandmother told her that it was a cream against wrinkles. My niece thought this was very strange, so she asked why her grandmother had wrinkles. Grandma said, “because I’m old.” My niece: “Why are you old?” A few weeks ago, I was sitting next to her, in the backseat of a car. Something caught her attention, and she suddenly shouted out, “look, that dog’s doing ballet!” I turned to look out the window, just in time to see a large dog (a boxer) with one of its hind legs held up proudly. It was peeing against a lamppost.