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Out of the Mouth of Babes, Part 18

The kids are pouncing all over my husband, after he finished loading the dishwasher as he was helping me in the kitchen (with the stove …

My son’s third grade class is learning all about the election right now, and his homework assignment last night was to write about what qualities …

“Mommy, what do you think of my dress?” She calls to me, spinning in a circle, fluffing her hair just-so. “I love it, baby!” It …

{CRASH} Me: (Calling from the next room) “Uh, what was that noise!?!?” Baby Sis: “That’s just us! We’re making a mess, mom!” Me: …. (Well, …

My seven-year-old tends to ask me off-the-wall questions on the way to school. Super M: “Mommy? Why do you call Granny and Poppy ‘Mom’ and …

After our yard sale Saturday, my daughter found the jar where we kept the loose change, rifling through it, purging it of any “excess” she …

“Baby? Can you get me a diaper? Baby Dude pooped!” “In a seeeeconnnnd!” Baby Sis responds, calling to me from what sounded like the bathroom. …

Baby Sis: I see a spider! Dere! On da wagon! He’s got wong wegs! Me: That’s called a “Daddy Long Leg” Baby Sis: Yeah! Tuz …

I went to hang up my daughter’s purse collection (as seen here), and the hook fell off the wall. “Mommy, it’s bwoten (broken)!” “Yes, baby. …

My kindergartner, Super M, says to me the other day at the dinner table, “Mommy? Do you weemember that chef-show that you was watching, dat …

Oldest daughter: Can we have apple cider for New Years Eve? Me: Sure, honey. All children collectively: YES! Oldest son: Can we stay up to …

After a few days of a clingy baby trying to fight to feel better, I needed space. I needed my arms and body back, to …