me: Who do you want to be like when you're big? (jokingly) Me?
Younger Son: Not you. You aren't big enough. When I'm young I'll be like you, then when I'm big I'll be like granddad or something.
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Friday, 14 September 2012
This Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.
Older Son: Mummy, he's contradicting me!
Younger Son: (utterly indignant) NO I'M NOT!!
Younger Son: (utterly indignant) NO I'M NOT!!
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Size Matters.
Older Son: I'm tired.
me: Long day?
Older Son: (dramatically weak noises of assent)
Younger Son: (in a clear tone of one-up-man-ship) My day was tiny.
me: Long day?
Older Son: (dramatically weak noises of assent)
Younger Son: (in a clear tone of one-up-man-ship) My day was tiny.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Like, Bad Trouble.
Older Son: No you don't get arrested just for eating another person. You're just eating.
Younger Son: You do. And it causes a lot of trouble.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
You Can't See All The Bling, Either.
Younger Son (playing): We are more rich than you, it's just that you can't SEE all of our gold.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Ah, My Favourite Part.
Younger Son (playing): Now, the fighting part of the party is done! It is time for the cake and other lovely bits!
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tasty, and Convenient.
Younger Son: Mummy, you know the rolls we have in our lunches? I was thinking what if they grew on trees.
Older Son: Then they'd be sandwich trees.
Short pause for thought.
Younger Son: And I wish cheese did, too.
Older Son (gleefully): Then they'd be cheese trees!
Older Son: Then they'd be sandwich trees.
Short pause for thought.
Younger Son: And I wish cheese did, too.
Older Son (gleefully): Then they'd be cheese trees!
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
I Think He's Onto Something There.
Older Son: I like you the best, Mama.
me (proudly): I like me too!
Older Son (laughing): You like yourself?! (pause) I bet lots of people like themselves best, actually.
me (proudly): I like me too!
Older Son (laughing): You like yourself?! (pause) I bet lots of people like themselves best, actually.
Friday, 27 January 2012
When Did 5 Year Old Humour Get So Morbid?
Younger Son: Mummy, I'm going to tell you a joke.
me: Ok!
Younger Son: Why did the bag cross the road?
me: I don't know, why did the bag cross the road?
Younger Son: Because he didn't think a car was coming. (pause) But a car was coming. And it came around the corner right as he crossed the road.
me: .... ok.
me: Ok!
Younger Son: Why did the bag cross the road?
me: I don't know, why did the bag cross the road?
Younger Son: Because he didn't think a car was coming. (pause) But a car was coming. And it came around the corner right as he crossed the road.
me: .... ok.
Friday, 20 January 2012
And We Wore Flour Sacks To School, Too.
Older son: Mummy did you know there was a time when the internet wasn't even invented?
me: Yes darling, I was actually alive then.
Older son (utterly amazed): WOW.
me: Yes darling, I was actually alive then.
Older son (utterly amazed): WOW.
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