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Babble Talk: When the Kid Wants Mom to Shut It

Jen Chaney — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:02:00 GMT

So the feature is called Kids Say the Cutest Things. And I am not sure if my choice for today's quote of the day necessarily qualifies as cute. But it's brutally candid. And pretty funny.

As parents we spend a whole lot of time telling our kids to hush, quiet down or -- if it's been a particularly bad day and our nerves are frayed -- shut-up. So it's only fair that sometimes the kids turn the tables and tell us to pipe down.

Which might explain why a three-year-old boy said the following to his father: "'When is mom going to stop talking so we can get our job done?"

Answer, my child? Never. Mommies always have important things to say.

Speaking of, has your kid said something smart (or smart alecky) recently? Then post it on Kids Say the Cutest Things. If nothing else, it'll keep you quiet for a minute so your kids can finally get their work done.

Babble Talk: The Wisdom of No Consequences

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMT

In honor of New Year’s Eve, I’d like to give a brief shout-out to two-year-old Jonathan. His quote on today’s Kids Say The Cutest Things perfectly captures the rules I think we’d all like to govern our New Year’s Eve celebrations.

When his mother told him, “If you do not listen to Mommy, there will be consequences,” Jonathan shouted, “NO CONSEQUENCES!” Man, I know how he feels. Consequences are such a drag.

Here’s to heeding Jonathan’s advice, just for tonight….

Photo: sherifoxman.typepad.com

Babble Talk: When They Don't Want to Go

JeanneSager — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:32:00 GMT

To the parent who has yet to deal with a screaming tot who doesn't want to leave the park, playground, toy store . . . just about anywhere . . . invest in earplugs. You're going to need them.

Then again, you might want to save your money for ice cream.

We seem to have a lot of aunties weighing in on Kids Say the Cutest Things lately, and thank goodness for little Kiana that her mom has a sister. The four-year-old apparently announced "Mom, you're ruining my life," when forced to leave the park. Her aunt thought it was hilarious (oh, come on, we would too - provided it wasn't our kid), and Kiana ended up with an ice cream treat from auntie.

Some days, I'd kill to be the auntie.

When my kids throws a fit - you know, like her recent screams of "help" as we were leaving the county government center (where a sheriff's deputy, fortunately, DID laugh instead of rushing to the aid of the toddler in need) - I'd like to step outside of myself for just a moment and think. Yeah, she's funny - let's go get ice cream.

I'll probably be ready about the time she won't be caught dead eating ice cream with her mother.

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Babble Talk: Financial Advice from a Three-Year-Old

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:30:00 GMT

If only money existed in reality the way it does in kids' minds.

After I spent much of a day stressing about paying for holiday gifts, Babble’s Kids Say the Cutest Things page really put things in perspective for me. Here’s three-year-old Sebastian on his family’s finances:

"Why do you have to go to work, Daddy?" Dad: "To make money so we can buy food and toys and stuff." Sebastian: "Wait right here, Daddy." He runs out of the room and comes back 30 seconds later with his piggy bank. "I have money. You don't have to go to work."

I’ll bet Sebastian’s dad thought, for at least a moment or two, “Maybe it’s not that important to go to work today.” Darn kids, always distracting us from our practical worries.

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