Kids say the darndest things

[leftimatic]

So the wife, our two boys and I were going for nice little hike in the subalpine at the local ski resort yesterday. As we meandered through a nice meadow enjoying the day and the free time. My five year old boy asks me "Daddy, which is faster, time or light?" I thought about it for a second and began with " Well son the speed of light is actually measured with time so I don't think time could..." He stopped me rather abruptly and said "But what if time was really a form energy, and we just haven't realized it yet? I think it might be." ( yes those are his exact words) You should here his theory on the beginning of the Universe.

I couldn't come up with any reason why it couldn't be. I didn't even try. His mother tried but fell short and I just told him to keep that thought and when he gets into kindergarten in the fall he could debate it with his teacher. I also told him to continue questioning these things, mommy and I may not have the all the answers right now but one day he might. Sometimes he just blows my mind.

Any other dads or moms have a good kid's saying something off the wall story they would like to share?

[HarveyBoulevard]

My 2 year old calls me Jeff Bullard...she is right but I prefer Dad!!

[Habana Mike]

I'd like to hear his theory on the beginning of the Universe. You may have another Hawking or Einstein there!

The usual from most kids is along the lines of why?

[leftimatic]

I'd like to hear his theory on the beginning of the Universe. You may have another Hawking or Einstein there!

The usual from most kids is along the lines of why?

I would have to wake him up to get the full story. But the main gist of one is two stars or large energy matters of sorts collide and create a chain reaction of collisions from the debris. And the other is Galaxies being constantly recycled through black holes forming multiple layers of flat universes. The last we kind of worked on together from an idea he had about how scientists think the universe may be flat and he figured if it was flat why couldn't there be more than one.

And he does ask a lot of why questions. We try to answer as many as we can.

[polarbear]

I would have to wake him up to get the full story. But the main gist of one is two stars or large energy matters of sorts collide and create a chain reaction of collisions from the debris. And the other is Galaxies being constantly recycled through black holes forming multiple layers of flat universes. The last we kind of worked on together from an idea he had about how scientists think the universe may be flat and he figured if it was flat why couldn't there be more than one.

And he does ask a lot of why questions. We try to answer as many as we can.

How Old Is This Kid?

I'm 30 and the closest I get to this level of thinking is contemplating my belly button lint

[leftimatic]

How Old Is This Kid?

I'm 30 and the closest I get to this level of thinking is contemplating my belly button lint

He's five heading for kindergarten. The thing is we read him and his brother a lot of books. It's great learning for the wife and I also. The things we knew and learned about space are nothing compared to what's going on now. I was amazed that Pluto was no longer a planet. And the stuff about Mars and the Universe! Holy Moses! You should hear the theories that fly around here at bedtime.

[LeafLover]

My kid is kind of a brianiac like yours. Found this out when she was three. I was kind of scared of her actually. LOL.

[leftimatic]

My kid is kind of a brianiac like yours. Found this out when she was three. I was kind of scared of her actually. LOL.

I do know for sure that all the stuff I made up just to get him to stop asking are going to bite me in the ass when he learns to read.

[Orion21]

My daughter was trying to draw inside the lines yesterday (she is 2) and when she strayed to far to one side she yelled "FU$K!" My wife looked me straight in the eye, covered her mouth and ran into the other room dying with laughter. I was left to ask where she heard of such a word. She looked at me and went back to drawing with a smile on her face. I realized right then, since birth she has understood everything and now is going to make life interesting as she gets ready to go to school for the first time . . .

On a brighter note my oldest, who is 5, asked me why my belly is so big and giggly. Then, apparently as my face turned red with embarrassment, asked me why my face was all messed up and red. I didn't know being a father was going to be like go back through elementary school again! The horror! Needless to say, I ate a salad this afternoon and will be hitting the club on a regular basis now.

Feel lucky you are having smart discussions with your kids vs being cursed and and insulted

[HarveyBoulevard]

As I read this last night, I posted the first thing that popped into my head mostly because it had happened only moments before as she was forum shopping among the parental units. After thinking about it last evening and today, it continues to bring a smile to my face every time a new one crosses my mind.

I have a bit of a temper. Not violent mind you, but I yell a lot in the car. I figure if I yell a lot there, I won't yell at home, at work, or much anywhere else. Much like Orion above, I have come to realize my daughter has heard everything I have said for the last two years and is waiting for just the right moment to repeat it.

The other day I was in the car taking her to school and someone cut me off (daily occurrence) and all of a sudden from the back seat I hear, "O' COME ON!!!" (sounded more like "O' CCCCOOOOOMMMMEEEE OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!".

Evidently that is something I say quite often according to my wife, and now confirmed by my 2 year old daughter. The power and emphasis with which she yelled at this other driver was quite impressive for her age. I started laughing so hard it was difficult to keep driving.

Every day I come home to something new. I just hope she has heard all the good stuff and not just stored the four letters words I may have inadvertently let slip out.

[Phinz]

I feel you Orion.... When my son was about seven he told me he wanted a haircut, when I inquired if he want to change styles he replied "no," so I said "ok, so them same, just shorter?" His response: "No, not shorter, just less hairs. You know, like yours!". Of all the things to mimic, his choice is balding!

[HarveyBoulevard]

Another good trick is when you hear them curse...pretend they are pronouncing it wrong and keep saying your 'replacement' words until they repeat you.

Bullshit - Push it...no honey, not bull ****...PUSH IT...PUSH IT. Tell daddy what you heard...PUSH IT. Right....good girl! Now go PUSH your truck over there to play with it.

Cr@p - Crack...no honey, its a CRACK, like a CRACK in the wall or I CRACKED an egg.

F@ck - No idea...I need help!

Then you distract them with something like a book or a song

[Orion21]

Another good trick is when you hear them curse...pretend they are pronouncing it wrong and keep saying your 'replacement' words until they repeat you.

Bullshit - Push it...no honey, not bull ****...PUSH IT...PUSH IT. Tell daddy what you heard...PUSH IT. Right....good girl! Now go PUSH your truck over there to play with it.

Cr@p - Crack...no honey, its a CRACK, like a CRACK in the wall or I CRACKED an egg.

F@ck - No idea...I need help!

Then you distract them with something like a book or a song

Fu$king good suggestions!

[ogus]

Good thinker there I hope he finds truth on the way

[madbunny]

this happened a couple of years ago ,daughter number 1 never stops talking wants to know everything so after doing the shopping one day we are driving home and cant work out why she is so quiet must be alseep thats great til we turn around and see she has opened the cream and its everywhere in the back seat ,motto dont leave the food in the back seat with kids.

[leftimatic]

My other son( the three year old) comes up to me the other day he is naked as usual and has a blanket tied around his neck like a cape. He is being his made up super hero he calls The Incredible Bomb! He comes and whispers to "Daddy, do you know how the Incredible Bomb got his name?" I shook my head. He nudges in closer and whispers "One day he was walking along and fell in a pool of credible! And ever since then he's been.... The IN credible Bomb!" I busted a gut and texted the wife at work right away.

We like to keep these things on record. For future reference and possible bribery in years to come.

[jay8354]

Ah Kids.

The 8yr old Daughter - Not the quickest on the spot but has the long term plan. You know it when you get asked to go meet with the second year teacher to discuss how she is blackmail a fellow student for money. Let say the discussion at home was initial shock, then anger and after we have scolded her to the moon and back, laughter amongst the wife and me.

She ain't the smartest cookie but has street smart but needs to be polished.

The 3yr old Son - Like I told my wife, don't need a smart kid, just a hard working one. Didn't happen. Dinner time - He is acting up. Told him to sit down. Not even a second to process his thoughts, replies with most serious tone he can muster - "Daddy, I am not a dog". Wife is cracking up with laughter at this point.

[Warren]

So the wife, our two boys and I were going for nice little hike in the subalpine at the local ski resort yesterday. As we meandered through a nice meadow enjoying the day and the free time. My five year old boy asks me "Daddy, which is faster, time or light?" I thought about it for a second and began with " Well son the speed of light is actually measured with time so I don't think time could..." He stopped me rather abruptly and said "But what if time was really a form energy, and we just haven't realized it yet? I think it might be." ( yes those are his exact words) You should here his theory on the beginning of the Universe.

I couldn't come up with any reason why it couldn't be. I didn't even try. His mother tried but fell short and I just told him to keep that thought and when he gets into kindergarten in the fall he could debate it with his teacher. I also told him to continue questioning these things, mommy and I may not have the all the answers right now but one day he might. Sometimes he just blows my mind.

Any other dads or moms have a good kid's saying something off the wall story they would like to share?

So does your Kid have funny fuzzy hair and a little mo and was he ever friends with a girl with the last name Monroe

[Jimm902]

Another good trick is when you hear them curse...pretend they are pronouncing it wrong and keep saying your 'replacement' words until they repeat you.

Bullshit - Push it...no honey, not bull ****...PUSH IT...PUSH IT. Tell daddy what you heard...PUSH IT. Right....good girl! Now go PUSH your truck over there to play with it.

Cr@p - Crack...no honey, its a CRACK, like a CRACK in the wall or I CRACKED an egg.

F@ck - No idea...I need help!

Then you distract them with something like a book or a song

The only mispronunciation I had for F@ck was "Fire Truck"... It seemed to work for a while...now they just quote it as the F word when they hear it...

[leftimatic]

So does your Kid have funny fuzzy hair and a little mo and was he ever friends with a girl with the last name Monroe

Only when he is doing electricity experiments and he has had a few dreams about meeting Princess Leia.