Parenthood, despite all its challenges, is pretty damn awesome.
One unexpected benefit: Humor. Kids are hilarious. In fact, lately, I find myself spending more and more energy trying not to laugh when Annabelle says something funny/inappropriate that I shouldn't encourage. For example: "Daddy, wouldn't it be funny if your head was a butt?!"
My little 3.5-year-old has been cranking out some pretty good one-liners for a while now, so I thought it'd be good to capture them all in one place. Here are 11 highlights from the last six months or so:
6:29 on a Monday night, after a long day at work:
Me: "I have a surprise ..."
Annabelle: "For me?"
Me: "For a big girl who has made some good choices lately ..."
Annabelle: "Me! I'm a big girl! I make good choices!"
Me: (Pulling a Curious George book out of my bag) "I got this for you at that store you love in Harvard Square!"
Annabelle: "Do you have anything else?"
6:37, that same night:
Bridget, singing along with Adele: "Hello. How are youuu?"
Annabelle: "You know, Mom, you can just listen."
7:13 on a Friday night (a moment of levity after a tough week):
Annabelle, grabbing her little toothbrush: "After today, can we start using my big toothbrush?"
Me: "Sure, sweetie."
Annabelle: "Because you keep using my little one ... and it's killing me."
6:31 on a Friday night, after a lengthy whining session:
Me: "I was talking to Uncle Walter today. He asked about you."
Annabelle: "What did he say?"
Me: "He said you need to start making better choices."
Annabelle: "I will never kill a skunk ..."
Me: "I'm not sure ... Ok. Good, good."
7:14 on a Saturday morning:
Me: "Annabelle, let's go potty before breakfast, ok?"
Annabelle: "Nooo ..."
Me: "Come on, hun. We all go when we wake up. Don't you have to go?"
Annabelle: "I'm astonished that I don't have to go!"
6:38 on Tuesday, November 8:
Me: "Annabelle, what day is it today?"
Annabelle: "Is it collection day?"
Me: "Close enough. And what do you think of Trump?"
Annabelle: "I don't like Trump. He's a bad guy."
12:28 on a Wednesday afternoon:
Me: "Are you excited to go to the new library?!"
Annabelle: "Yup! I'm going to get some books!"
Me: "Oh yeah? Which books?"
Annabelle: "I'm going to keep my pants on when we get inside."
Me: "Okay. Hmm. Yeah ... good."
7:17 on a Friday night:
Me: "Annabelle, can you please eat your ravioli? Please?"
Annabelle: "If you put more cheese on, it'll help me survive."
6:44 on a Saturday night:
Annabelle: "Is my sister asleep?"
Me: "She is."
Annabelle: "Why don't fish have eyelids?"
Me: "It's time for bed."
6:03 on a Sunday morning:
Annabelle: "Is it fun to push kids into the fire?"
Me: "No ...what? God, no! Why would you ask that?"
Annabelle: "Witches do that sometimes, if you lose the breadcrumbs."
Me: "Oh, right, right. Hansel and Gretel ..."
11:24 on a Sunday morning, walking home from Starbucks:
Me: You know, honey, I'm so proud of you. You're so polite when we go out and you make so many people smile. You're really a wonderful little girl."
Annabelle: (nods stares, thinks) "Um, squirrels climb on fences ..."
Cute.. Keep Em coming!
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