Adults often underestimate how smart, receptive and understanding kids are. These little philosophers surprise us now and again with their unique view of the world. It’s them who are curious, blunt and sharp-tongued, and they often say things just how they are.
It turns out there’s a whole corner of Reddit named “Things My Kid Said” dedicated to precisely that. With 56.3k members, it is a place to share the weirdest, goofiest, cutest and wittiest things our kiddos have said, and it’s nothing else but pure gold. Below we wrapped up some of the best posts from the subreddit, so grab yourself some coffee and enjoy!
#1
Someone else’s kid explained trampolines to me
At the park with my own sprogs and noticed a lad of about four staring at me when I heard his mother begging him not to point at the ‘wheelchair lady’. He disregarded this and after a minute came up to me and asked, ‘You can’t use a trampoline, can you?’
At the park with my own sprogs and noticed a lad of about four staring at me when I heard his mother begging him not to point at the ‘wheelchair lady’. He disregarded this and after a minute came up to me and asked, ‘You can’t use a trampoline, can you?’
I confirmed I could not. ‘OK,’ says he, ‘I’ll show you what happens,’ and did some star jumps for me.
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#2
My heart...
5yo: Who is taking me to school today, you or Mummy?
5yo: Who is taking me to school today, you or Mummy?
Dad: Me today
5yo: Ohhhh, I wanted it to be Mummy
Dad: Why Mummy and not me?
5yo: Because Mummy looks so beautiful today, I want all the people in the street to see her and tell her she's beautiful
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#3
The look on her face...priceless.
When my daughter was 4, she made my idiot mother-in-law drop her jaw to the floor on a couple of occasions.
When my daughter was 4, she made my idiot mother-in-law drop her jaw to the floor on a couple of occasions.
Once when MIL was visiting, my daughter was drawing a picture of a girl.
MIL: That’s a very nice girl you’re drawing. Is that you?
Daughter: No, that’s another girl. She’s going to turn her boyfriend’s heart into a watermelon and he’s going to die.
MIL’s jaw hits the floor and she glares daggers at me, like I’m intentionally corrupting her granddaughter.
Other occasion. MIL is visiting and my daughter is pretend cooking in her kitchen play-set.
MIL: What are you making?
Daughter: Child soup.
MIL: (with a concerned look on her face) You mean soup made for children?
Daughter: No, soup made FROM children.
My daughter then proceeds to drop a plastic baby from her dollhouse into her plastic pot and stir it as MIL looks on in horror.
Good times...
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#4
My 9 year old had an epiphany
Last year we got a puppy. We have 3 kids who were 6,7 and 9. Before getting the puppy we explained they will be responsible for most of his upkeep (within reason of course!) After 2 months of potty training and taking care of the puppy my 9 year old comes to me crying. He says "I don't know if this will make sense to you, but I'm burnt out. He always follows me everywhere, even the bathroom! I can't get a minute to myself! Then he doesn't listen and he has to be watched every minute! I'm exhausted!" It was all I could do to keep a straight face.
Last year we got a puppy. We have 3 kids who were 6,7 and 9. Before getting the puppy we explained they will be responsible for most of his upkeep (within reason of course!) After 2 months of potty training and taking care of the puppy my 9 year old comes to me crying. He says "I don't know if this will make sense to you, but I'm burnt out. He always follows me everywhere, even the bathroom! I can't get a minute to myself! Then he doesn't listen and he has to be watched every minute! I'm exhausted!" It was all I could do to keep a straight face.
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#5
You know how when they’re learning how to use a big kid cup, and you only fill it up halfway to sort of test the waters?
Yeah, no, he was not having that. My son was somewhere around 2 when I started teaching him how to use a cup with no lid. I would only fill the cup halfway, in case he didn’t have a good hold on it and dropped the cup, and so it wasn’t top heavy, you know the drill. He used to get MAD at me for not filling it up all the way to the top. “No mom, all the tops!”
Yeah, no, he was not having that. My son was somewhere around 2 when I started teaching him how to use a cup with no lid. I would only fill the cup halfway, in case he didn’t have a good hold on it and dropped the cup, and so it wasn’t top heavy, you know the drill. He used to get MAD at me for not filling it up all the way to the top. “No mom, all the tops!”
It was cute, so it stuck, and whenever I wouldn’t fill drinks up enough he would demand that I fill them “all the tops.” But all the tops only ever came up when we were talking about drinks, maybe every few weeks if I had to guess. We never mentioned it for anything else. Only drinks.
Fast forward to 2 years later when he was 4, I was getting ready for work and I was about to leave. Same as every other day, I tell him I love him, he says it back. But I was feeling feisty that day and stared him down, raised an eyebrow and said, “but I love you more!”
And you guys, his face. He was SO OFFENDED. At first he looked mad, and snapped back and said that I can’t love him more cuz he loves ME more. And I said oh, yeah? Prove it. How much do you love me then?
So he looks me in the eye and says
“Mom, I love you all the tops.”
So now that’s our thing. Every day for the last year and a half. Before work, before school, before bed.
I love you mom!
I love you too, kiddo.
All the tops?
All the tops.
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#6
Almost 3yo woke up and yelled “I HAVE A RAINBOW P**IS!!”
First words out of his mouth yesterday. If he’s gay and this isn’t how he comes out I’ll be so disappointed
First words out of his mouth yesterday. If he’s gay and this isn’t how he comes out I’ll be so disappointed
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#7
Lectured For Staying Up Late
Right now it is almost 4am and I'm awake because the baby inside me is moving around violently (think I'm going into early labour or at least pre-labour) I've been on bed rest for a month and tonight I went a walkabout the house because my back has been killing me and my lower stomach feels a ton of bricks is sitting inside it.
Right now it is almost 4am and I'm awake because the baby inside me is moving around violently (think I'm going into early labour or at least pre-labour) I've been on bed rest for a month and tonight I went a walkabout the house because my back has been killing me and my lower stomach feels a ton of bricks is sitting inside it.
So I was walking around the house and went down to the kitchen for a drink. I must have been too loud going down the stairs or in the fridge but my five year old came downstairs like a grumpy old man. His eyes were half shut and he was wearing slippers and his jammie bottoms. He looked at me and said.
"Mum. Get to bed. You'll never get up in the morning and I'm not looking after Dad all day."
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#8
Me, singing to 6-month-old as I change him for the day: “Who’s got big fat thighs and a big fat belly?” 3-year-old, from his room: “You do, mom!”
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#9
Oh god, I hope that’s not what he’s been using it for...
My 15mo occasionally has difficulty going to the bathroom, nothing serious, he’s just a big kid who poops like a mastodon and human-sized diapers don’t have a lot of room.
My 15mo occasionally has difficulty going to the bathroom, nothing serious, he’s just a big kid who poops like a mastodon and human-sized diapers don’t have a lot of room.
Anyway, his older brother (3.5yo) apparently saw him having some issues, and I hear him say “I’m here to help! Let’s get that poop out!”.
I look over and the oldest is standing over his younger brother, wearing his camouflage shirt, an orange Black and Decker hard-hat, and holding our manual citrus press in his hands.
For those who aren’t familiar with them, a citrus press is this handheld, hinged tool/press that lets you squeeze the juice out of lemons, limes, pretty much whatever else you can fit in it.
So, the little one (understandably) takes off down the hallway, as his older brother chases him yelling “Don’t go, I’m gonna help, we’re gonna squeeze it out fast!”, and trying to fit the press over the younger ones booty.
After a second to process, I give chase and say yet another in the long line of sentences I never thought I’d say, “Get away from your brothers butt and go put my juicer back right now!”.
Sigh.
At least it’s never dull...
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#10
Gender conversation with my sons.
5yr old: am I a boy or a girl?
5yr old: am I a boy or a girl?
Me: what do you want to be?
5yr old: a boy
Me: cool, you are a boy.
3yr old: I want to be chocolate.
Me: fine choice my friend. You are chocolate with some unfortunate cannibalistic tendencies.
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#11
Secret
One of my preschoolers came up to me one morning, and she said “I have to whisper something in your ear.” You can only imagine what I was thinking, but I got down and leaned in. She whispered, “I love you” and then shyly smiled. It was the cutest thing to happen to me as a teacher so far.
One of my preschoolers came up to me one morning, and she said “I have to whisper something in your ear.” You can only imagine what I was thinking, but I got down and leaned in. She whispered, “I love you” and then shyly smiled. It was the cutest thing to happen to me as a teacher so far.
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#12
How to get ice cream
Friend’s 4YO asking my hubby: Can Mary (my daughter) have an ice cream after rock climbing?
Friend’s 4YO asking my hubby: Can Mary (my daughter) have an ice cream after rock climbing?
Hubby: sure.
Friend’s 4YO asking his dad: Mary is having an ice cream after climbing. Can I have one too?
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#13
Well, I'm not getting married when I'm a grown up.
The anniversary of my first date with my husband is coming up and our four year old overheard the conversation we were having about how many "anniversaries" are too many. (Obviously we celebrate our wedding anniversary, but do people actually celebrate other relationship milestones!?)
The anniversary of my first date with my husband is coming up and our four year old overheard the conversation we were having about how many "anniversaries" are too many. (Obviously we celebrate our wedding anniversary, but do people actually celebrate other relationship milestones!?)
4 year old with a deadpan look: "Well, I'm not getting married when I'm a grown up. You don't have to remember so much when you've just got cats."
And that is when my four year old daughter decided to become a crazy old cat lady. Her father and I support her choice.
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#14
Yelled to me by my 3yo in the next room; “Jeeze, I have a bug bite... a BIG bite! A really big...oh...it’s just my nipple. It’s okay. Just my nipple, not a bug bite.”
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#15
While enjoying a sweet bedtime moment, reading to my little almost 5 year old boy, he reached over and put his hand on my face. It warmed my heart. He pet my cheek softly and said to me “mom, your chin looks like a butt”.
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#16
Busy day ahead of us…
My 4 yo daughter woke up this morning and said she has sooo much work to do today. I asked her what kind of work she had to do. She said she had to eat all her cookies she baked yesterday and pet the cats.
My 4 yo daughter woke up this morning and said she has sooo much work to do today. I asked her what kind of work she had to do. She said she had to eat all her cookies she baked yesterday and pet the cats.
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#17
I have an 11 day old baby and 15 year old son
15yo: are you feeling better today?
15yo: are you feeling better today?
Me: no, still pretty miserable. I’ll be making dinner tonight though. Time to get back into my routine.
15yo: that’s not a good idea, if you feel miserable.
Me (thinking) aww, he doesn’t want me to over exert myself. Sweet.
15yo: because then dinner won’t be good.
Me: right.
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#18
Daughter asked how her brother was going to get out of my belly.....then chastised me.
She says “Mama how is the baby going to get out of your belly?”
She says “Mama how is the baby going to get out of your belly?”
Me: I push him out.
Her: GASPS MOMMY! It’s not nice to push anyone! He’s just a BABY!!”
I literally had to start writing these down!
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#19
Safety first
Today 4 yo daughter wanted pigtails in her hair but when she wanted to ride her bike her helmet would not fit over them. She ran up to me and said "You have to take my pigtails out.". I said "aww, but they are so cute." And she answered "Mommy it is more important to be safe than cute!"
Today 4 yo daughter wanted pigtails in her hair but when she wanted to ride her bike her helmet would not fit over them. She ran up to me and said "You have to take my pigtails out.". I said "aww, but they are so cute." And she answered "Mommy it is more important to be safe than cute!"
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#20
Doing homework with my 6 year old
Hope this will make you all laugh just as much as me.
Hope this will make you all laugh just as much as me.
Teaching my 6 year old to write and spell short words:
"Tim you have to make bigger spaces between your words. They're all too close together."
"Oh yes, because of coronavirus."
I nearly fell off my chair.
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