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5 February 2012

Things I have said to my children this weekend...



... at the pool

  • Not boogies, boobies
  • No, they haven't got any milk in them now
  • Yes, I suppose they look a little bit like butternut squash
  • Yes, I suppose Mummy has got a funny tummy
  • Mummies and daddies have hair there
  • You'll have some one day
  • Do you need a poo?
  • Yes, they've got toilets here
  • Well done, darling
  • Yes, you can see your poo in the loo, how funny
  • They're magic taps
  • Just put your hands under



... at the party

  • People do gymnastics at the gymnasium
  • It's a hall where people do gymnastics
  • Forward rolls and jumping
  • No, this isn't Eliot's house
  • Okay, I'll give Eliot his present
  • Take your boots and socks off x3
  • Get down, wait until the man says you can climb that
  • Lovely balancing
  • What's the matter?
  • Okay, Cash, you can sit with Mummy
  • What's the matter?
  • Okay, Presley, you can sit with Mummy too
  • Do you want to join in yet? x7
  • Wait your turn
  • I'm watching
  • Yes, I saw you
  • What do you want to eat?
  • You can't just have Hula Hoops for tea
  • Yes, I'll put some on the shopping list
  • You need a sandwich on that plate
  • Put it back on your plate, you're having a sandwich
  • Don't eat it then
  • Leave it on your plate x2
  • Ooh look, pudding
  • One more biscuit
  • Last one
  • No, the last one was the last one
  • Have you finished now? x2
  • Everyone else has gone home
  • Say thank you to Eliot's mummy for the Hula Hoops
  • Put on your socks and boots x3



... at home

  • No, we've run out of carrots
  • Yes, I'll put them on the shopping list
  • I think 5 Octonauts snowmen is enough
  • There's not enough snow for Barnacles and Peso
  • Would you like a hot chocolate when we go in?
  • Okay, a warm chocolate?
  • It's not too hot
  • Blow on it
  • Mummy blow on it too
  • It's cold now
  • You want it cold, like chocolate milkshake?
  • Fine
  • Leave it then
  • Boys! x4
  • Play nicely or Mummy will take it away
  • Right
  • Let's sit quietly for five minutes
  • Snuggle up, Mummy's cold
  • Shall we watch 'The Snowman'?
  • I know, he melted
  • Yes, your snowmen are melting now
  • I am warm now, thank you







9 comments:

  1. lol it's funny the things we end up saying to them and repeating over and over again. x

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  2. Lol. The joys of being a parent eh?!

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  3. Love it - I can so relate to that - he he.....

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  4. I'm not going to be able to face the butternut squash in my fridge in the same way tonight.

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  5. I say just this makes parenting the most exhausting job in the world!

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  6. Thanks for your comments, I'm glad you can laugh with me... you are laughing with me, right?!

    Apologies to Iota for the butternut squash image!

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  7. Oh this has made my day, so funny! What a refreshing read, please keep up the good writing : ) x

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  8. Kids say the funniest things eh? I was in a public toilet recently with my boy, who was doing a poo, with grunting and everything. A lady went into the toilet next to us and he said (loudly) "Lady are you doing a poo too?". She didn't respond....

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