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Preschoolers say the darndest things…
Preschoolers say the darndest things 3

We have 3 boys & a sweet baby girl. Our boys say things that make us laugh on a daily basis. When our oldest son started talking, my husband bought me a little book & asked me to keep track of some funny sayings. He wants me to publish it one day. 🙂

A few of my favorites:
When our four year old was driving his power wheels truck and almost hit our parked car. I said “Stop! Stop! What are you doing?” His answer (very “matter of fact”) was: “Its ok, Mom. Monster Trucks go OVER cars”

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Our son wanted to be a dentist (he was five).
Ok- well every Christmas my Mom takes cookies to her neighbors. She asked our 5-year-old to go with her. When they got to her neighbor’s house ( he is a dentist), my Mom told our son “Jack, he is what you want to be!”
Jack replied in admiration & excitement: “He’s a superhero?!”

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Me: What is a baby rabbit called?
Our 2 year old: An Easter Rabbit
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One day we were outside & there was a cloud over the moon. Our son said “Oh no! The moon’s broken!”
When the clouds moved, he yelled “Its fixed!”
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Our now 2 year old put on sunglasses this week. When I looked at him, I said “You’re COOL, Man!” and he looked back at me and said “No! I SPIDER-man!” 😉

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When we were taking sandwiches from McDonalds to my parents house and we had two cheeseburgers in the bag: one for “Pap” and one for our son.
Our son wanted to hold the bag, but on the way up my parents sidewalk, he dropped the bag. One of the cheeseburgers fell out of the bag & landed on the ground, next to the wrapper. He picked it up & said “Its Ok, Mom. That one’s Paps’.”
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We had just finished lunch & the boys had a special treat: a mini doughnut after lunch.

Naptime followed.

Our three year old, at the time, came into my room (when he was supposed to be napping) with a very serious look on his face. He grabbed my hand, pulled me down to my knees, put his hands on my cheeks – looked into my eyes and said “Mom, I forgot to eat my doughnut.”

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That same three year old came out of bed one night, after he was all tucked in and said “I need to talk to you, Mom.”
Me: “Ok, Buddy. What’s up?”
Him: “I need to have a TV in my room.”
Me: “No”
Him “Just a pretend one?”
Me: “Ok. Now go back to bed and watch your pretend TV”
Him: Ok! Thank you, Mommy!” & went back to bed.
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My husband played football through highschool & college. He is also a huge Steelers fan. I think this confused our son just a bit!

When our son was graduating from preschool his teacher read his “what I want to be” paper to everyone…

“I want to grow up and play football just like my Dad… (pause)… He played for the Steelers”

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Listening to my son (5 at the time) & my niece (also 5) talk on the phone:
My son: “listen to my drums” (plays drums)
My Niece: “Listen to my guitar” (plays guitar)
My Son: “Listen to my guitar” (Plays his guitar)
My Niece: “My grandma has a cat”

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Our oldest son loves learning. He loved dinosaurs over the summer, so I told him: “Maybe when you grow up, you could be a paleontologist”
His reply: “No. I want to be an elf.”
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I am going to try to remember to do this one every Saturday night, so if you have one to submit, message me via Facebook (Your Modern Family)

Thanks!

Hi there!

I’m Becky, a former elementary school teacher turned certified child development therapist and blogger. I work at home with my husband and together we are raising (and partially homeschooling) our four children in the Carolinas. I love diet coke, ice cream, and spending time with my family.

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  1. I was sitting on the couch nursing my youngest son (who was a newborn at the time), when my 6 year old came and sat next to me.

    Him: “Hey Mom, you should eat more chocolate.”
    Me: “Oh yeah ?! Why is that ?!
    Him: “Because then the baby would get chocolate milk.”
    Me: “I don’t think it works that way, buddy.”
    Him: “Well, it should.”
    My teenage son who overheard our conversation (being his sarcastic self): “That would never work. But if she jumps up and down, the baby will get some milkshake.”

    Kids are too funny !