Children often ask the best, most insightful, and out-of-the-box questions. However, parents don’t always know how to answer them. So, they stand there, panicking slightly, urging their final braincell to think of something—anything!—to say.
#61
My son asked me how much it cost to cook the dog. (He was young and didn't know the word cremate).
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#62
My daughter asked me who owns history. The context is that we were discussing indigenous nations that had entirely disappeared without recordings or with very few (written or audio/video) and she didn't understand why people wouldn't want everyone to have their history.
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#63
Dad, you can fix everything around the house, but can you fix yourself?
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#64
Why don't you talk to your sister anymore?
Well... that one is complicated.
Well... that one is complicated.
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7points
#65
At 4 years old, trying to avoid bedtime, said he had a question: “Why do we celebrate birthdays when it means we are another year closer to d***h?”
Me: 😮😳 I will always celebrate the day you were born. Go to bed.
Me: 😮😳 I will always celebrate the day you were born. Go to bed.
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#66
My husband and I adopted a dog from mural Missouri. He was neutered and had been tattooed to indicate that he was.
We moved to the middle of Kansas and I was walking the dogs by a park. Kids ask if they can pet my dogs and I say of course, they are friendly. Adopted dog flops onto his back to expose his belly for rubs and one of the kids sees the cross tattooed on him. Without missing a beat he says, “Ma’am, does your dog believe in Jesus Christ?”
My husband and I are agnostic but I didn’t want to stir the pot, so I stammered out something like “uh yeah sure why don’t you ask your parents?” and quickly dragged the dogs away to continue on our walk.
We moved to the middle of Kansas and I was walking the dogs by a park. Kids ask if they can pet my dogs and I say of course, they are friendly. Adopted dog flops onto his back to expose his belly for rubs and one of the kids sees the cross tattooed on him. Without missing a beat he says, “Ma’am, does your dog believe in Jesus Christ?”
My husband and I are agnostic but I didn’t want to stir the pot, so I stammered out something like “uh yeah sure why don’t you ask your parents?” and quickly dragged the dogs away to continue on our walk.
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#67
Random question that my son asked me while going to bed one night.
4 year old son: How did I get into your stomach?
Me: Your dad put you in there (it's not really lying but praying he wouldn't ask for me to elaborate.)
Son: I want a brother. Can I put a baby in you?
Me: NO!
4 year old son: How did I get into your stomach?
Me: Your dad put you in there (it's not really lying but praying he wouldn't ask for me to elaborate.)
Son: I want a brother. Can I put a baby in you?
Me: NO!
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#68
My son recently saw me doing nicotine pouches in the car driving down the road asked me what it was I told him and that it is for adults only and he should not pick up my bad habits.
Without even pausing he said "hmmmm I am really hungry, I think I will try one.".
Without even pausing he said "hmmmm I am really hungry, I think I will try one.".
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#69
Years ago our old cat was very sick and I knew he didn’t have much time left. I wanted to prepare my then 4 year old daughter so I told her that the cat was was going to heaven soon and she wouldn’t see him anymore. She looked pensive and thought for a minute and then asked “Is daddy going to drive him there?” 😭😭😭 I said I hope not.
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#71
My 6 y.o.: Do gods live forever and know everything?
Me: I guess.
6 y.o.: Are demi-gods just gods that look human?
Me: Yes.
6 y.o. Since Santa has been around forever and knows if everyone has been naughty or nice, does that make him a demi-go?
Me: ......
Me: I guess.
6 y.o.: Are demi-gods just gods that look human?
Me: Yes.
6 y.o. Since Santa has been around forever and knows if everyone has been naughty or nice, does that make him a demi-go?
Me: ......
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