Driving in the car with Princess, listening to the radio - “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects is on (about the 100th time we’ve all heard it).
Princess: That man just said a bad word! Why do they let this song on the radio if there’s a bad word in it?
Mom: You’re right. But the [...]
Posts under ‘Little Voices’
The “SH” Word
The Wisdom of an 8 Year Old
Dude saw me looking at some work stuff the other night when he came home from school.
Dude: You have homework for work. Just like I have homework for school. Cool!
Me: Yup. It’s kind of homework for work. I’m just looking at some stuff so I’m ready for my first day Friday.
Dude: I bet you’ll have fun.
Me: Maybe. But [...]
The Bestest Answer
Princess is on a roll this week! Yesterday after school . . .
Me: Dude! I did NOT buy and hang those hooks down lower in the laundry room so you could still throw your coat and backpack on the floor! You are not new here. We do this every single day.
Dude: Fine! I’ll go pick [...]
That’s Very Old!
I love car rides to school - I can always count on Princess to let me know how it really is . . .
Princess: Mom, how old will you be when we’re teenagers?
Me: Um, I’ll be 41 when Dude is a teenager and 43 when you’re a teenager.
Princess: Wow, that’s really old!
Me: No it’s not!
Princess: [...]
I Hate It When They Get Smart
You know what I mean.
You used to be able to talk about anything and everything in front of your kids, simply by spelling the words because, ah HA! They couldn’t spell yet!
You used to be able to write notes to each other about anything and everything right in front of your kids because, ah HA! [...]
What Do Ghosts Eat?
While at girlie dinner with Princess . . .
Princess: What do you think Ghostes eat?
Me: Um, I’m not sure. I don’t think they eat anything.
P: I bet they eat invisible food, just like they’re invisible.
M: I bet you’re right, sweetie.
The mind of a child. I love listening to her talk!
The Best Lie I Ever Told My Kids (That they believed)
I was driving Princess to school this morning. She had a small pink stretchy lizard in her hand for show and tell.
Princess: Hey Mom, guess which hand the lizard is in.
Me: Your right one.
Princess: Awwww. You got it right!
Princess: Hey Mom, close your eyes and guess which hand the lizard is in.
Me: Princess, I’m driving!
Princess: [...]
I Like To Hear You Sing
Even when Princess is a PITA, she is also a huge sweetie
One thing I’ve never been able to do is sing. I always wanted to be able to sing. But I’m terrible. In elementary school, I volunteered to learn all the songs for our program in sign language so I could sign them with [...]
Friday Funny
Dude: Hey Mom, did you know that in the Amazon, their houses are built on these huge stilts so they don’t get water in there houses?!
Me: That’s kinda cool.
Dude: Ya. I’d LOVE to live in the Amazon because each of the adults AND the kids get their VERY OWN CANOE! And they get to paddle [...]
Little Voices - Part II
14 hour car rides require that Grandma send along a bag of chocolate chip cookies, because we wouldn’t want to starve to death or anything
Dude: I’m H-U-N-G-Y.
Me: Really? You’re “HunGY?”
Dude: Yes.
Me: Spell it right, please.
Dude: (big sigh) Oh fine! I’m H-U-N… Oh whatEVER! Can I just have a cookie?!
I’m tellin’ ya - the boy [...]