Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What the Kids are Saying: The cracking up edition

Sometimes the things my child says still take me by surprise, even after all these years.  I've finally regained my composure long enough to wipe the tears of laughter from my eyes so I can share these tasty tid-bits with all of you...

"Please mama, please promise...you have to PROMISE you won't get mad..."

About what? What could a 10 year old with a conscience of steel who spends almost every waking moment with her parents, have to confess?  I brace myself.

"...if I grow up and become a famous author and end up writing a genre you don't like."

or

"If an apple was wearing an apron it would say 'Kiss The Cooked.'  Get it?  CookED?  COOKED?  I know, right?!?!?"

or

"I have so many ideas and start so many projects, but I hardly ever finish any of them.  I just get another good idea before the last one is done.  At this rate, I feel like I'll never get any of the jobs I really want.  I'll end up just doing odd jobs.  You know, like sweeping up after the circus."

or

"Hey.  Are you writing about me?  Wait.  Now you're writing what I'm saying now.  And now you're doing it again!  Fine, tell all your friends, but make sure they don't steal any of my ideas.  Also, I need to read that as soon as you publish.  Gotta make sure you don't make me sound too deluded."



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23 comments :

  1. OMG. Your 10yold daughter and my 11yold son must meet. What would happen?!


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  2. She is adorable! Tell her I'll read whatever genre she decides to write!

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  3. Oh my, that's precious! And oh-so-funny!!

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  4. o love it. . . hahhaah

    Julia better start talking soon...and she better be funny.

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  5. Sweeping up after the circus is totally my fall-back career too!

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  6. I'm stealing all their ideas...starting with the watermelon.

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  7. Hmmm, sweeping up after the circus. Not a bad career idea. ;)

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  8. This made me laugh out loud!! She is very obviously like you :) I'd like to meet you both some day!

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  9. ROFL! "Gotta make sure you don't make me sound too deluded"

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  10. Sweeping up after the circus? How do they even come up with this stuff??

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  11. She sounds like my youngest sister! Made me smile :-)

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  12. Love it! Can't wait to read her novel in about 10 years time. No, the pace she is on, 5 years time. And sweeping up after the circus?!? Where does she get these things. Too funny!

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  13. That is hilarious!!! What a witty little one she is! :)

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  14. Classic!!!! She must have you in stitches!!!!!!! When is she going to start her own blog? ;)

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  15. I love it!!!! I blog about these statements too. Hope they never find out!

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  16. When my son was about four he said this:

    "When I grow up I want to do what Mommy does. NOTHING."

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  17. Fantastic! She is what my Dad would call An Old Soul :)

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  18. Hey! Tell her some of us work very hard at sounding deluded!

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  19. This post had me laughing out loud. I love the sweeping up after the circus quote.

    I don't tell my 17-year-old son when I write about him. He would not like it, not one bit.

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  20. Sweeping up after the circus sounds like a whole heck of a lot of fun! And your daughter sounds so much like me growing up it isn't funny...that's not to say she'll turn out like me. She'll definitely be a thousand times better. But seriously, I love her imagination and brains! What a smart girl!

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