Remember Art Linkletter’s television program Houseparty and its segment, Kids Say the Darndest Things? Or how about Bill Cobsy’s weekly TV program in the late ‘90s that was about the funny things kids say? If anyone ever airs another show that lets children say what I think, I know a few youngsters who’d be perfect guests. Some of my Facebook friends share their children’s comments, and I really do laugh aloud.
Joel, a first grader, asked his mother, “Do we have a copier at home?”
Mother: No.
Joel: Do you have one at work?
Mother: Um, why do you want to know?
Joel: Well, money is made on paper and you can copy what’s on paper.
How about this logical reasoning from another five year old? “I spent all my money, can I buy some more?”
Kenan was learning the beginning sounds of words. He asked, “Does tea, the drink, start with t, the letter?”
Mother: Yes.
Kenan: Awesome!
Kenan: Does Leah Beth (his new baby sister) start with a g’?
Mother: No.
Kenan: Oh, I thought it did because she’s a girl.
Jonah, age four, pointed to his forehead and asked, “Mom, when I turn five is it called a fivehead?” Another day, Mother said that her phone battery was almost dead. Jonah asked, “Will it go to Heaven?”
And then there’s Max. When he was two, Max and his mother were looking at some photos of their friends and Max said, “I like the girls.”
Mother: Yes, we have some pretty friends who are girls.
Max: I like the naked ones.
At age four, Max announced that he had a new pet that was small and black and sometimes ate dinner with him on his plate.
Mother: Oh, is your new pet a fly?
Max: Yes! And his name is Friendy and I don’t want you to kill him.
Mother: Well, how will I know that it’s Friendy and not just some other housefly?
Max: Because Friendy has nipples!
When Max was five, he said, “I wish I were a tadpole instead of a boy. Then I could swim more and not get ticks.”
Travis, age 5, was engrossed in a television program when his mother told him it was time to turn off the TV. Travis said, “But it’s a cooking show and it’s not over. Please.” Mother shook her head. Travis said, “But I’m learning how to cook.” Mother shook her head. Travis tried one more time. “But, Mom, you should watch too. You might learn how to cook.”
Sometimes long words are confusing. Lou, age 3, saw a short brown twig on the ground and thought it was alive. She said, “Look, there’s a catterputter.” One rainy day, Richard asked to take his underbrella outside, and when he wanted binoculars he asked for beach-lookers. Aaron asked to visit a friend who lived in a condominium. “Can we go to Russell’s amphibian?”
Thanks, friends, for allowing me to share your kids’ gems. The things they say would make great reality TV. I’d set my recorder to watch Kids Still Say the Darndest Things every week. Meanwhile, please continue to share -we all need a good laugh.
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