April 18, 2006

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS (#643-645) -- by Steve Nadis

It's well known that kids say the darndest things, and if there is any lingering question on that score, this should settle the matter beyond "reasonable doubt." (NOTE: Is there such a thing as "unreasonable doubt"?)

My three-year-old was choking at the dinner table, as she is wont to do. Concerned, I beseeched her to speak: "Say something! Say something!" After a dramatic pause, she smiled and said, "Fabulosa!"

After preschool one day, my three-year-old complained that her best friend was mean to her and didn't play with her. "Did that make you sad?" I asked. "It didn't make me sad," she replied. "It made me mad."

Years ago, our former neighbors had a young boy named Will who went through a prolonged "hi" phase. He would call out "hi" to me endlessly from his deck. I always said "hi" back to him, about 10 times a day. This went on for the entire summer. At the end of the summer, I ran into Will and his father on the sidewalk, and I greeted the lad warmly. "Daddy," he said. "Who's that man?"

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1 - Kids have a wonderful way of stopping us in our tracks. Marvellous examples. (Comment this)

Written by: Flubberwinkle at 2006/04/19 - 05:59:29
2 - Thanks FW. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/04/19 - 13:13:10
3 - That's toddlers Snake. Innocently destroying a major appliance one minute, giving you a universal truth about life the next. (Comment this)

Written by: DrMax at 2006/04/20 - 12:12:42
4 - Well put, Doc, especially the part about major appliances... (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/04/20 - 12:51:04
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