Kids Say the Darndest Things

This lil' kid uses tooth picks after her meals. Ask her mother...

Hello everyone how was your week? I believe it has been great so far. Sorry I didn't blog yesterday as I was caught up in heavy traffic and had a lot of issues. Well, welcome back and TGIF...

The entire country celebrate kids today and I wonder what each set of parents think of it all. Have your kids been good so far or have they shown a caterpillar side by destroying the entire neighborhood like I did in my time?

 Kids listen well to us when we talk and can re-echo us anytime, anywhere. It was that time, during the Sunday morning service, for the children's sermon. All the children were invited to come forward. One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat down, the pastor leaned over and said, "That is a very pretty dress. Is it your Easter Dress?" The little girl replied, directly into the pastor's clip-on microphone, "Yes, and my Mom says it's a b*tch to iron." Hehehe!

Kids can also be quite creative in being naughty. An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him "How do you expect to get into Heaven with this kinda behavior?" The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the (heaven's) door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!'''

 

Kids have a rare ability to retain and imitate behavior they see in adults. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear" she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice; "The big sissy. Mschew!".

Kids give joy. They are the reason many parents stay together despite tough times. Their cries may be annoying, but parents who have not experience it yet yearn for it. See it now as a blessing.

Dear adults, we have a responsibility to teach by absolute example cos these children are listening, watching and re-creating our behaviors. Show love and care to your kids no matter how they look or how much sleepless nights they give you now. One day you will see them all grown and useful and tears of joy will roll down your cheeks. After all, MONKEY NO FINE BUT HIM MAMA LIKE AM...

Yesterday, a kid was in a bus with her dad while coming back from school. It had rained and the entire road was flooded due to the usual poor drainage system. The kid innocently said to the dad: "Daddy, tomorrow is children's day and I will like to come back here for swimming". Imagine?!

Happy Children's Day y'all...