Are these the darndest things?
It seems like I have been around kids a lot lately. A few of Steven’s high school and college friends have young children. Our neighbors (that we have become friends with, not our immediate neighbors) have a young daughter. Two of my coworkers brought their kids to the bowling party. Beth brought her two daughters to dinner last night.
HRC with Beth + girls and Kevin
I don’t plan on having children anytime soon, but when I meet all of these cute, sweet and well-behaved kids, I think “Maybe someday!”
Maybe.
Anyway, the things kids want to talk about totally cracks me up. They are always straight-forward and unashamed about what interests them. Wouldn’t it be nice if adults could be like that (sometimes) as well?
Some of the amusing questions kids have asked me lately:
- What was your favorite grade in school?
- Is it hard living in Chicago?
- How many cats do you have? (this one seems to be popular)
- What’s your cat’s name?
- Do you have any kids?
I don’t know why I think it’s so cute that they ask questions like that. I just do. (And I just love the stories that Tori tells about her kids. Okay, now I really sound like a freak. Enough of that)
Themocracy
I like it when kids ask direct questions too.
My grandson is almost 2 years old. I’ve been known to tell him, “I don’t like babies! Quit acting like one!”
He’s almost to my favorite time … age 2-5. I just love kids when they’re able to communicate but they still love you unconditionally. It’s so good.
Kids are my favorite kind of people probably for that reason. You don’t have to try and guess what they meant by something because they mean what they say. You don’t have to play all the games that adults sometimes play either. Plus they are so cute and fun. I would have a million kids if I had more time to be a good parent to all of them. And if I had a ton of money so I could support them all.
OMG! Kapgar has, like, the CUTEST SHIRT EVAR!! <3
i have 9 nieces and nephews and i can never get enough of their cute comments. just last week i had scott, my boyfriend, home in mn with me and my niece kyla asked him, “are you sunburnt, or just embarrassed?” ha ha ha!
Kids?! Wow I never thought I’d hear you say that you might have kids!!
ajooja – Is 2-5 also a kind of crazy age? I have yet to experience any of that unconditional love first hand, but it sound amazing.
tori -You would be a good parent. I can tell. 🙂 Your kids are so lucky! You remind me of my mom, playing fun games with us all day long, baking, taking us swimming… 🙂
Dave2 – Wouldn’t it be cute if that shirt came in kid sizes so the kids could wear them too?!
marissa – That is so cute! I wonder if that would be as cute if I said it. Nope!
Christina – Nah. I said maybe. Maybe someday, like when I’m old and infertile. Lol.
My cat acts like a 3 year old when she’s hungry anyway–at least if she were a small person I could attempt to reason with her. 😉
Kids are great!! I wish adults could be like them sometimes….they mean what they say (and that makes it all that much better)!!!
Man, when I was teaching kindergarten, those kids would amaze me. First off, they get excited about the most bizarre stuff. “Guess what!!! I have PINEAPPLE in my lunch today!” – Like she had just seen a unicorn.
And the stories they can make up? We actually had a cougar (a real, wild, cougar) wander into the city and end up being shot a block from our school. The next day, every kid in my class had “seen” the cougar. The following is an example of the stories my kids told me about their “cougar sightings.” “Guess what. I was playing in the backyard and then the cougar started to chase me and I climbed the tree and then the cougar banged his head on the swingset and so i ran in the house and then the cougar was scratching at the backdoor and so I let him in and then the cougar opened the refrigerator and then the cougar tucked me in and told me a story.”
And I would say, “Is that true? That is hard to believe.” “Oh, yes, that’s what happened.”
I get the cat questions a lot because people know I am a cat owner. The biggest shock is when they find out the oldest is 20 yrs old. Then they are shocked again when they hear the youngest one is 15.
my parents LOOOOOVE to tell the story about when i was like 2ish, and they had grownup friends over and they were all talking and i was being quiet, so my mom said i could join in the convo if i wanted. after a lot of thought, i apparently said “ok. david, you know that hard stuff you get in your nose?” and my mom quickly rescinded her invitation to join in. so no one know what i was actually going to ask… 🙂
diane – Are you able to reason with them at that age? 😉
Felicia – How true. A lot of adults say things just to say them. I am guilty of that from time to time 🙁
Stephanie – OMG. Your story cracked me up! How do you keep a straight face?!
martymankins – Kids probably can’t imagine a cat being that much older than them!
Alice – I wonder what David would have said!