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Say what?!?
Here’s a little sampling of all the inappropriate / interesting things my three-year-old has said to me in the last couple of days. It’s like I have a teenager in a toddler’s body. No, seriously. That’s exactly what he’s like. The smart-mouth comments are relentless. In the car today… Brogan: Mommy, you wear me out. Brogan: Mommy, I have had it with you! Uggghhhh…. Gosh…. Oh. My. Goodness…. Brogan: You are not being a good listener! You aren’t getting ANY MORE presents! The other day when I wouldn’t let him push his own toast down in the toaster… Brogan: You just took away my sunshine. Whenever he hurts his self…
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Words of Wit and Wisdom
So I’m not sure what I expected communicating with a 3-year-old would be like before mine could talk. But I am daily amused and amazed (and occasionally appalled) by his wit, his intellect and his sass. I think all parents go through this when their children start speaking like little adults. They’ve soaked up words and phrases from school and family members (and you) and TV, and then those little brains get to processing and they blurt out something way beyond their years. A couple funny ones from Brogan recently… the italicized words reflect real inflection in his voice. The funniest part to me may actually be the way he…
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Interview with a Three-year-old
It’s a pretty ridiculous idea, but as I was swinging the boys on their play set and I was asking Brogan questions about his day, I thought, what if I just started asking him random questions – like I was interviewing him? Wonder what sort of answers I’ll get… Me: Brogan, what is mommy’s favorite thing to do? Brogan: Cook. But you’re just a home cook. Daddy’s a chef. Me: What’s daddy’s favorite thing to do? Brogan: Put the boys to bed Me: What’s your favorite thing to do? Brogan: Play fire trucks woo woo woo [spot on sound effects] Me: Why do you like playing fire trucks? Brogan: Because…
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The Calm After the Storm
I had a couple of rough days this week. The boys were crazy (and ornery and screaming and biting and destructive), Blake worked late every night and my baby sitter has been sick (necessitating the use of my backup plan, and then my backup, backup plan). But then there are nights like tonight where everything magically goes smooth. They were content while I cooked dinner, they ate well, we played outside on the swing set, bath time was uneventful, they played nicely together and they were both in bed by 8:08. I was actually able to enjoy my boys. Unfortunately sometimes it gets so stressful that it’s hard to take…
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Do my kids have a lot to say? Yeah.
I spent the last two days traveling for work in Nashville, which meant that Blake was running a 24-hour Daddy Daycare. I came home to the boys fed, the dishes done and the house in a pretty reasonable state – very, happy mommy! When I walked through the door tonight, I was greeted by a very concerned 3-year-old who said, “Mommy, I was worried about you!” He gave me a hug. “Mommy, I was so worried about you,” he said again. He couldn’t quite articulate what he was “worried” about, but I’ll equate it to that he missed me. It makes me smile when Brogan, and now even Beckett, says…
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Never Lead with Fries and Other Lessons from the Day
Every day as a parent is a day of learning – the subject is typically a surprise, but you can always count on a lesson. Today my boys taught me… 1.) Never lead with fries – No matter how good of an eater you’ve got, don’t lead with the fries. It will be hard to near impossible to get them to eat anything with any greater nutritional value once they’ve got a yummy, greasy, salty fry in those chompers. You want some chicken? [shakes his head no] You want some broccoli? [shakes his head no] You want a fry? Yeah! Well crap. 2.) Sometimes you have to break the rules…
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From the Mouth of My 3-year-old
It is true, kids say the darndest things. My 3-year-old continuously amazes me with his remarks. Especially when he says something which lets me know that he knows more than we give him credit for… or when he demonstrates a brazen act of talking back, but said with such innocence, that he has you questioning whether he was really just talking back. The answer to that question is almost always yes – he’s smart and he’s a charmer, so he’s already mastered the art of manipulation. So here are a couple of his one-liners from the last couple of days. I really need to keep a pen and paper more…
