Last night, I lay down with my eight-year-old daughter. As I began to fall asleep, I felt like I was falling, so I woke up quickly with a shake. It’s something I do often and my daughter is aware of it. She turned to me and we had the following conversation:
Daughter: Did you feel like you were falling?
Me: Yes.
Daughter: Here, let me hold your hand. That way, when you start to feel like you are falling, you’ll know that I’ve got you.
Kids really can say some sweet and funny things. Which is good, because we moms all can use some laughs on our parenting journeys. Get into the habit of writing down the funny things your kids say. You’ll want to remember them when they’re older. Here are 14 funny things kids really said that moms shared with us.
1. “I don’t need a bath. Can’t you just Febreeze me?” -a 10-year-old
2. Upon being asked to unload the dishwasher after dinner, a pre-teen daughter asked her mom if there is anything “less strenuous” she could do.
3. “Dad, you were born back when everything was invented.”
4. “If Jesus walked on water, could he do a handstand, too?” -a 4-year-old
5. “Daddy, I know what sugar is. It is made from cookies.”
6. “Daddy! I thought you gave up ice cream for Lent! When we get home, I’m calling 911!”
7. “Daddy, if you help me clean the playroom, I’ll let you sleep with me!”
8. A 7-year-old boy said, “When you get old, you get lines and vines.” When asked to explain, he said, “Dad, you get lines on your face and vines on your legs.”
9. “You can’t be a man; you’re a dad!” -a 4-year-old girl
10. After getting in trouble for something, a little boy said, “I’m only 5—I don’t know all the rules yet!”
11. A 4-year-old with his first earache said, “Daddy, my ear has a cough in it!”
12. “Mom, are the little flowers on the tomato plant the cheerleaders for the tomatoes?” -a 5-year-old
13. On a long car ride back from vacation, a 10-year-old boy told his 8-year-old sister, “If you were Mrs. Potatohead, I would take your mouth right now.”
14. A little girl was studying her mother, who had just had a baby a few weeks earlier. She told her mom, “I know where your belly went—it all went to the back.”
What is the funniest thing your kids have ever said?
