Kids give funny replies to everyday questions with their wild imaginations! I hope the following tidbits make you laugh a little this Monday afternoon.
Recent conversation with Ellis as we’re learning about the heart’s function:
Mommy: “Why does a heart beat?”
Ellis: “Because it’s dancing…la…la…la”
Conversation between siblings after Ellis accidentally overturned a can of sugared fruit bites on the table.
Elliot:” E-lllis, why did you do that??”
Ellis: “Oh, sorry.”
Elliot: “Wait.” (as he looks closely at the mess) “Is that sugar?”
Ellis: “Yea, it is.”
Elliot: “Can I have a taste of it?”
This recent conversation occurred while admiring our new 3-gallon aquarium housing 1 African Clawed frog and new Black Racer Nerite snail. Ribbit, a predatorial frog, was surprisingly co-habitating peacefully with its new tank mate. However, one week later Sticky was nowhere to be found.
Mommy: “Oh my gosh, I think Ribbit ate Sticky (new snail).”
Elliot: “What? He did?”
Mommy: “I can’t believe this. He ate his friend! You don’t eat your friend. You can’t eat your friend!! Ribbit, I’m so mad at you!!”
Ellis: “But he was hugging Sticky the other day.”
All of us were sad and disappointed that our frog will consume anything in its path. It will be lonely by itself. But it was hard to fathom how a small frog could eat the snail shell completely.
The next day while cleaning the tank, Elliot spotted Sticky under the sea anemone accessory. He was hiding on the rubbery bottom part of it.
Elliot: “I found him, I found him. He’s under the sea anemone. Ribbit didn’t eat him.”
Ellis: “I want to see. I want to see.”
Elliot: “Mommy, you better apologize to Ribbit. You hurt his feelings.”
Mommy: “I’m sorry.”
Elliot: “Nooooo, say it like you mean it.”
Mommy: lifting the lid and muttering in a solemn voice, “I’m sorry I falsely accused you of eating Sticky.”
Elliot: “Okay, that’s better.”
This conversation happened 2 years ago with Elliot, but I recall my shock clearly.
Mommy: “The letter ‘c’ is for the word cat…kuh…kuh. What sound does ‘c’make?”
Elliot: “Mee—owww.”
Mommy: speechless
Thinking maybe he misundertood me, I asked a similar question.
Mommy: “‘D’ is for dog….d-uh…d-uh. What sound does ‘d’ make?
Elliot: “Ruff ruff.”
Mommy: speechless.
Decided to let it go and continue with learning sounds before asking specific questions. His answers were funny and alarming to me at the same time. Safe to say we laugh about it now.
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singlikewildflowers
Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I'm so happy you are here. I'm an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature's beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child's heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you'll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you'll find some interesting posts to read!
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Hi Ellis and Elliot,
How are you? I love to read your cute and childish conversations.
Miss you, take care.
Gurjeet ❤️
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Hi Gurjeet! Kids are good…busy playing and growing. So glad that you accepted the invite.
Did not want to lose touch with you. 🙂 Yay!!!
Have a good day and stay well. 🙂
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So cute and funny!
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Glad it made you smile!!
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Boy are you on to something here…brilliant writing:) What a great story!!! What a great family!!!
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Thank you!! I hope it made you smile. And as always, you know how grateful I am for you. My amazing friend and constant cheerleader.
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LOL – they sure do, and I love that you’re capturing those moments and writing them down. You’re gonna love revisiting them when they are graduating from high school and college…and you’re in an empty nest. Heartwarmers for sure! xx
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Sometimes what they say are so out there that I can’t help but write them down. I wish I could remember more; they are so fun to reminisce later.
Thank you for your encouraging feedback! I’m so happy you enjoyed reading our snippets of conversations.
Kids grow so fast, and I can’t imagine what it’ll be like when they leave home. It’ll be a whole new emotional experience. I’ll probably write about it too…stay tuned 🙂
Have a great weekend!
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I love how children know when an adult is being sincere and can see the goodness in them. Thanks for posting!! Erly
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Erly!!! It’s you!! So happy that stopped by. I hope you are doing well.
Your comment is so accurate…kids have a genuine radar and their goodness warms the heart and renews faith. All kids are special people who have so much to teach us if we would only stop and listen.
Thank you for commenting and stopping by. So glad we can connect like this. Meeting you was fantastic and made our hospital stay more cheerful. hugs!
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How hilarious! I wish I had written down all the funny things my kids had said too. Keep doing it you will cherish them when they are grown.
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Thank you for stopping by and commenting!! They were so funny to me that I thought my readers would enjoy them too.
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