omg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 January 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
sylvie, getting frustrated with something: "jesus crust!"probably need to watch what we say around her more...
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
for one you should probably stop saying "jesus crust," i mean that doesn't even mean anything
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
lol yes
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
Veronica: What is that statue?Me: It's some Christian saint.Veronica: What are Christians?Me: Christians are people that believe Jesus Christ was a very special person. Veronica: Who is Jesus?Me: He lived a long time ago and had ideas about how people should live their lives, be nice to each other, things like that. Christians believe Jesus was magical. For example, they believe he died and came back to life.Veronica: Like a zombie?
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
lol excellent
― go to party leather (ENBB), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
haha
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
AND WE KILLED HIM okay sorry shakey got a little too into it there for a moment.
― pplains, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
proud that my daughter learned about zombies before Jesus tbrr
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
I was saying on the other thread how my little girl gets scared of spooky stuff sometimes, but she also plays a bunch of zombie games on my wife's tablets and has a growing collection of Zombies vs. Hunters figures. Sometimes it gets real important that we find “Girl Zombie” at bedtime.
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's what reminded me of this exchange... my daughter is similar, she insists on going up the stairs in the dark and then shrieking cuz she sees a vampire or a werewolf or whatever but it's all giggles and melodrama as far as I can tell. she hasn't come crying to us about nightmares or freaked out about anything (yet). I fear I may be raising a little horror fan haha
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 19:15 (eleven years ago) link
Ava: "I'm short because of my genes. I think maybe my genes...are actually shorts."
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
ha!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
That is brilliant.
― I Don't Wanna Be Dissed (By Anyone But You) (WilliamC), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
I want to squish her.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
In a dignified and respectful manner.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 01:19 (eleven years ago) link
Playing Monopoly...
A: "Daddy, don't you think that the man in the middle of the board looks like Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President?" I nearly spit out my coffee. My Arkansas-born missus looks on, beaming with pride. Later, Ava schools me on Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea. She's not learning this in her Croydon primary school...
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
Ava just blew my mind
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
Beeps gets most of our mentions in this thread. She's the recent author of a children's book called "One Cold, Wet Night." I'll let you know when it's picked up by a publisher.
However, Hbomb had a good one the other day. Eating breakfast as a mid-morning sunbeam made its way across the ceiling, he suddenly stood up and said "GET OUT OF HERE, 'LITTLE HOT'!"
And as testament to his authority, that little hot was gone within ten minutes.
― pplains, Thursday, 28 February 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
That's terrific!
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
So the other day, we were at a Mexican restaurant, watching some Mexican comedy show, and this commercial came on the TV with a bunch of girls in bikinis...
Ben: "Owen, is your penis getting longer? My penis is freaking OUT!"
― schwantz, Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
so I guess they're straight then lol
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
omg lol
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
omg what
― go to party leather (ENBB), Thursday, 28 February 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
Someone please make this thread non-google-searchable in about 10 years, please.
― schwantz, Thursday, 28 February 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― go to party leather (ENBB), Thursday, 28 February 2013 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
Ben Schwantz, this is your life!
― how's life, Thursday, 28 February 2013 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
My 6-year old: me and magnus and oliver and zac have started a bandMe: oh that's great, what are you called?Him: the army of the dead
― acid in the style of tenpole tudor (NickB), Friday, 1 March 2013 13:29 (eleven years ago) link
all the fridges falling downfalling down falling downall the fridges falling downmy fairy lady
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 1 March 2013 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
Ava and Lulu have a band called Pitchfork Pandemonium. Lulu's lyrics for I Love Bob:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8528610028_37ef485a74_z.jpg
Ava's withering response: "This isn't cool! I don't want to sing songs for six-year-olds!" Tears followed.
― Michael Jones, Monday, 4 March 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
There's a title for Lulu's first album: Songs for Six-Year-Olds.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Monday, 4 March 2013 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
My daughter K is a year old, and we are speaking both English and Hebrew to her (I speak English, wife speaks Hebrew). K started developing a nasty habit of grabbing and scratching peoples' faces, and we are trying not to do it, so every time she does it to H, H says "Lo!" which is the hebrew word for no.
The other day, H was reading K a book, and when she read the word "Lo!", K reached up and grabbed her face. Apparently she thinks "Lo" is the word for "grab my face."
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Monday, 4 March 2013 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
haha...woah
― I thought, 'This is Jeezo. He came in, he activated' (sunny successor), Monday, 4 March 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
She also says "O's" (cheerios), and no matter when you ask her, the answer to "what do you want?" is "O's"
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Monday, 4 March 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
Henry's answer to 'What do you want for dinner, Henry?' is invariably 'Dinner.'
― I thought, 'This is Jeezo. He came in, he activated' (sunny successor), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha <3 henry
― go to party leather (ENBB), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
"What kind of dinner?"
"Yes. Dinner." [seats self at table]
― pplains, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
― go to party leather (ENBB), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
I love these circular, redundant conversations you can have with them.
Lulu: "Can we have a book about history? We're doing that at school."Me: "Sure. Let's look at This Is Britain [the M Sasek book]."Lulu: "Has it got history in it?"Me: "Yes, there's lot of facts in there. What sort of history have you been doing?"Lulu: "About the past. The history in the past."Me: "Right."
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
I may need to start a Grown-ups Say the Stupidest Shit thread:
Beeps and Dr. Seuss (and Ned Raggett) share a birthday together.
BEEPS: I wonder if Dr. Seuss got to eat all his cake on Saturday.
ME: Well, honey, Dr. Seuss ain't around anymore.
BEEPS: *gasp* He died?
ME: Yeah, uh, he died a long time ago. It's okay, he was a very, very old man, even older than Poppi.
BEEPS: But he's dead? Just like Binx? [our recently deceased pet cat]
ME: Yes, like Binx, but listen. Think about this: Everytime we read one of his stories, it's almost like he's still alive with us.
BEEPS: *gasps* You mean like – holds her arms out like a scarecrow, zombie style.
ME: No, I mean his spirit is here in the room with - um, uh, where's that book.
― pplains, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
*slow clap* way to go, dad.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
Dr. Seuss needs BRAINS
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha...oh god
and lulu. so much love for that kiddo
― I thought, 'This is Jeezo. He came in, he activated' (sunny successor), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 23:11 (eleven years ago) link
You did your best, pp.
I worked on the donor database for a nonprofit foundation and one day while doing cleanup, I came across the name Theodor Geisel and it slowly dawned on me "Oh my god, this is Dr. Seuss! He used to give money to my company." But then my eyes drifted to the little checkbox where his donor record was marked "deceased" and I got mildly bummed out about it.
Related that anecdote to my wife and 4-year-old a few years later because I'm a dumbass and got a completely horrified response.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 March 2013 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
my 21 month old has started saying "pleasant dreams!" in a demonic guttural voice.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 7 March 2013 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
son and his friend are playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Me: One of these days, I'm going to hook up my Nintendo Entertainment System and make you guys play Contra.Son: What? What? What is that?Son's Friend: That was ... that was one of the first games for the MTV.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 March 2013 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
not a kid thing but i kinda love the fact that the dartmouth medical school was recently renamed the theodore geisel school of medicine
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Friday, 8 March 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
UCSD's Geisel Library:
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/_images/Main/geisel-building-1.jpg
― how's life, Friday, 8 March 2013 10:23 (eleven years ago) link
Our Alice used to say "What the ..." a lot, eventually we sat her down and told her Yes it's funny but you can't really say that anymore..
― Mark G, Friday, 8 March 2013 10:36 (eleven years ago) link
Hah! For some reason, Joey went through a phase of saying "What the man?" Maybe one of us parents was saying something like "What the...? MAN!" He eventually just started cussing. I'm sort of bummed out, because Abby's reached a really communicative age and I don't think there's any way - between me, her mom, and her brother - that's she's not going to start cussing way early.
― how's life, Friday, 8 March 2013 10:40 (eleven years ago) link