By Andrea Mason, on June 3rd, 2009
Beau was sitting next to John in church and turned to him and asked “dad, who laid Mary?” Taken back John replied with “what are you talkin about?!!” Beau responded with “well then who laid Adam?” at which point we discovered he sees humans as laying eggs just like chickens. …could this be an example as to why he is repeating Kindergarden? LOL!!!!!
By Heidi Naylor, on May 27th, 2009
I believe it is important my kids talk about their body parts with the proper vernacular. So if you are offended by the word Penis don’t keep reading! I don’t however encourage them to speak about their body parts like they are a seperate part of their body that can think for its self. « Continue reading »
By Jeff, on May 4th, 2009
I work from home and consequently get to spend a lot of time with my daughter. I am not sure if I can take total credit for her Tomboyishness but I hope that this at least suggests that I have a good relationship with her. « Continue reading »
By NevillesLostToad, on April 23rd, 2009
My four year old son is always making us laugh. Here is a conversation we had in February. He just finished a bad coughing spell and this is what he told me.
Marshall: “Mom, I need a new froat. Cuz if I don’t get one then I will just go: (open and close mouth without making noise) er I will frow up and that’s not fun is it Mom?” « Continue reading »
By Jeff, on April 21st, 2009
When our daughter was 5 years old, we started giving her a little allowance for cleaning up her room to get her used to the idea of money. As soon as she ever got any money she would immediately want to go buy a stuffed animal (this is still true at age 8). « Continue reading »
By Amy, on April 12th, 2009
One afternoon I was running errands with my 5 year old daughter. We were in the car talking when all of a sudden an icky aroma permeated the air. « Continue reading »
By Jeff, on April 6th, 2009
My last few posts have been a bit serious so I thought I would write something a little more light-hearted. This is a story my mother often shared with me as a child. It was one of the many humorous parenting stories she collected while we were young. It reminds me how much we can learn from our children. « Continue reading »