6 y/o was pretending the recycling bin was a dump truck trailer, filled it with mud and told everyone to check out his huge dump
"it is the biggest dump ever, look at how huge it is!"

ilovehashem247 wrote on 20 Mar 2025 04:21:

Most certainly a boy. You should be proud.

ilovehashem247 wrote on 20 Mar 2025 04:21:

Has he been listening to any Trump Rallies recently?

Was talking to my 5 year old earlier about how the rain cycle works. He starting yapping away about how it rains really hard in Africa (random?) then looks up at me with his eyes open super wide and says "Aba, is Africa a real place?"

I told him in all seriousness "yes, it is."

Also hopped on the chinuch moment and told him that I know Africa is a real place because I have spoken to people who have been there. That is how we know the Torah is real too, because our parents' parents' parents' back many generations were at Har Sinai, and they told their kids about it for generations. 

overheard: 
6 y/o: "Maaaaa, [5 y/o] is saying bathroom words and pretending he speaking Spanish!"

I was shmuzing it up with my 5-yo son, trying to psych him up for the Seder. Along the way I asked him if I can steal the afikoman too. He said “No!” “Why not”, replied TD?

“Because you’re a grown up,”

” Excuse me, what makes you say I’m a grown up?”

” Because, you are a Totty!”

 

 For those unfamiliar with Tzitzis Dude, he prides himself on still being a kid on the inside, so this conversation hit hard.

My English cousin was with us for Yom Tov. Seeing how handsome and sharp my son was looking, she offered him a compliment. 
“You look very smart, Shmerel”.
“I am”, was the reply. 

Not sure if this belongs here or on the grouchy thread but....

My two year old daughter is walking around all Yom tov (we moved into my in-laws and parents for the whole Yom tov) saying something in gibrish that sounds like she's saying the F word, it's hilarious, funny, nerdy, what not. Don't know what she means to say or not but it's driving me up the wall.

My friend was eating out somewhere for a Shabbos seudah. At one point, they were discussing something that “Zaidy” used to do. 
Quite innocently, a young daughter pointed out “well, he can’t do that anymore, because he’s dead”. The mother freaked out, of course. “You can’t say that! That’s not funny!!!” 

*the guys by the table, trying to be polite and laughing being their hands, thinking “yes, that was hilarious!”*

wife overheard kids talking about how my younger brother is getting married soon and how they heard my wife saying he's practically a kid, he's so young. 3 year old says he's a kid like me? wife says a little bit of a kid, to which 3 y/o replies, NO, a LOT a bit of a kid!

cuddling with 3 y/o and i told him to say "alot alot" until I tell him to stop and that's how much I love him. he kept going for about 3 minutes till he got tired of it. I asked him where in his body he feels the love. He lifted my shirt, slowly stuck his finger deep in my belly button, and in the sweetest little voice said "here, Aba."

funny happenings with an almost-4-year-old

older brother: Aba, little brother smushed a fig bar on the floor of the minivan. now he needs to pay for a car detailing
Me: 3 y/o, yes now you have to pay money to clean the car
3 y/o: *crying* but I'm just a kid, i have no money! 

(forgot how literal kids are it was actually kind of sad but also funny)



this morning:
3 y/o: Aba I have sticks on my body just like you
Me: really? where? 
3 y/o: like you! 
Me: do you mean that you have a toothpick and cleaned your teeth? 
3 y/o: NO! LIKE YOU ON YOUR BODY!!!!!!!!!
Me: where on my body?
3 y/o: on your face
Me: you mean my beard?
3 y/o: yeah, the sticks on your face. I have it but just a little bit and also on my legs too just a little bit. but not so much on my face yet because I'm a kid. 

(great to recognize that our bodies change over time)