As the saying goes, out of the mouths of babes…here’s some bits of conversation heard around here today.
JoJo: Mommy, JJ called me a Blabber Face!
JJ: No, Blabber Mouth!
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Upon doing his business on the toilet, in the tradition of finding shapes in the clouds, the three year old:
Little L: Look, Mommy, a pirate ship!
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JoJo: Mommy, Little L called me a Pookie Bear!
Little L: Jo, I was jus’ pertendin’.
You need to know that even though “Pookie Bear” sounds like a term of endearment, Little L gets in trouble for these words. See, it’s the worst name he can come up with when he’s angry. We figured this out recently upon hearing the outburst “I hate you, Pookie Bear!” when he was most angry with his brother or sisters. Not sure where his three year old brain came up with Pookie Bear, but, when I give it the equivalent of the worst name I could think of, you can see that he deserves punishment!
Reminds me of a story my mother-in-law told me about my husband. When he was a little guy, he got in a heap of trouble for calling her a “Pinecone Head!” Yes, that’s the worst he could come up with!
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Little L: I love you Mommy. You my best friend.
Aww, I love waking up to that. This makes up for all his tough talk.
I like to mull over the little things that are said around here. Often I report them to my hubby and we have a good laugh. These were sweet- thanks for sharing
I came to your site for the Wordless Wednesday (great picture by the way)
I love this post.
I love the pookie bear account. Very cute and funny.
It’s a blessing that you can find humor in sibling squabbles.
Jen November 14th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Jane, thanks - I love sharing these tidbits with my husband, too!
Amy, I agree, we need to find humor in those inevitable sibling squabbles…we work hard to get the kids to communicate, to be forgiving and to just love each other, but there are always those moments… :-)
Jennifer, I love the blog!
Your story about Pookie Bear reminds me of when my son, now 25, was about five. After hearing the pastor say the word in a church sermon, our son asked us what the word “secular” meant. We tried to explain it in a way a five year old could understand, but I guess we didn’t do a very good job. Several weeks later when he got mad at a neibhorhood boy, I heard him yell at him, “You are so secular.” When we questioned him and his older brother about it, the older brother explained to us that his younger brother had been calling all “bad” things secular.
Oh–if only they could stay so young and innocent!
And what joy God has given us in allowing us to watch their day-to-day growing up.
I love the attempt to take back “Pookie Bear” - the worst insult ever! My brother used to get fined a quarter every time he added the disclaimer “just kidding.” Your kids sound very humor inspiring ;-)
Jen November 20th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Cindy, that’s funny! The word does sound “bad” doesn’t it? :-)
Robert, ooh, I like the idea of instituting a fine for the “just kidding” - now, since Little L has no money, I’ll have to fine him one toy train for each infraction. :-)
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I like to mull over the little things that are said around here. Often I report them to my hubby and we have a good laugh. These were sweet- thanks for sharing
I came to your site for the Wordless Wednesday (great picture by the way)
I love this post.
I love the pookie bear account. Very cute and funny.
It’s a blessing that you can find humor in sibling squabbles.
Jane, thanks - I love sharing these tidbits with my husband, too!
Amy, I agree, we need to find humor in those inevitable sibling squabbles…we work hard to get the kids to communicate, to be forgiving and to just love each other, but there are always those moments… :-)
Jennifer, I love the blog!
Your story about Pookie Bear reminds me of when my son, now 25, was about five. After hearing the pastor say the word in a church sermon, our son asked us what the word “secular” meant. We tried to explain it in a way a five year old could understand, but I guess we didn’t do a very good job. Several weeks later when he got mad at a neibhorhood boy, I heard him yell at him, “You are so secular.” When we questioned him and his older brother about it, the older brother explained to us that his younger brother had been calling all “bad” things secular.
Oh–if only they could stay so young and innocent!
And what joy God has given us in allowing us to watch their day-to-day growing up.
I love the attempt to take back “Pookie Bear” - the worst insult ever! My brother used to get fined a quarter every time he added the disclaimer “just kidding.” Your kids sound very humor inspiring ;-)
Cindy, that’s funny! The word does sound “bad” doesn’t it? :-)
Robert, ooh, I like the idea of instituting a fine for the “just kidding” - now, since Little L has no money, I’ll have to fine him one toy train for each infraction. :-)
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