Juvenile Jibber Jabber

[viggy]

[wendy james]

We should tell people about France!! God, I love that.

Was there a story behind the slugs' nuptials, Wendy?

I’m not clear. They went out later with a camera to take pictures of ‘every slug we can find’ so I think there might be a lot around and they decided they were heading to a slug (I type this as slut SO MUCH!) wedding.

Not funny ones, but they were both very sweet yesterday. When Elvis and I fell off our bike, I obviously jumped up to get to her at the back, asking if she was ok. She was crying but saying “yes, yes, but are you ok?”.

And when we first smelled burning in the car and decided to get out to have a look, Sproglette was more concerned with waking Elvis up and getting her out of the car than getting out herself, and I could hear her gently and calmly trying to wake her and explain. (They didn’t need to get out, there was no real danger, but I got them out mainly to appease Sproglette!).

[Loralei]

[wendy james]

“Mummy, I don’t understand life. Like, how do you make you, you?”

I told her it was too big a question for 9.40pm and we’ll discuss on the way home.

[Glint]

Good luck Wendy!

Yesterday he had a "disco in my ear"

[Jet]

Those type of questions always come at bedtime here.

See also: "Are bad guys real?"

Yesterday S was mad at me (also post school hangry) because I was asking him about school when we were in the car and so I said something silly in an attempt to cheer him up and he told me "When I'm mad, I don't think ANYTHING is funny".

[Zoomer]

We passed some ducks in a pond the other day, and A tried hard to interact with them. « Hi ducks! Hello ducks! ÇA VA, DUCKS? »

[Kleio]

Awww, I hope one of them quacked back at her.

This isn’t a child but my Mother. It seems to fit here though.

Betty: Mum, say hello to my friend Esme!
Me: Hello Esme
Betty: Nanny, you need to say hello to Esme too.
Nanny: Hello Yeti.

[Texaco Shirley]

My two were having a conversation with our neighbours on holiday last week about what alternative drinks should be available from a water fountain. L for some reason suggested breastmilk:

A: “Suppressed milk? What’s that? Do you have to sit on a cow or something?”

[Jet]

L just stomped into their room, requested to go into their closet as it’s his spaceship, requested the remote for their moon and said he’s off to Saturn, Jupiter and Zutidor. I am impressed at his discovering a new planet at only 3.

[Zoomer]

Earlier, while chatting with the mayor, A in my arms:
A, peering down my (perfectly respectable) top, “That’s your bra, Mammy”.
“Yes, stop now Anna.”
“But Mammy, that’s your bra. YOUR BRA, MAMMY. THATS YOUR BRA.”

The mayor pretended he was really, really bad at English and had no clue what was happening.

[viggy]

Apologies to those who have already seen this on facebook, but it keeps making me smile.

*Britney Spears 'Stronger' begins on the car radio*

"That's what happened to me. When those big boys were mean to me that one time at soft play. It changed me. You know the bit inside that makes you titchy, that babies have when they can't stick up for themselves? That bit died in me. And I changed, I got stronger".

[Froozy]

Oh, bless her. How she’s grown .

S: Mummy, who am I like?
Me: [floundering, wondering what Peppa’s been telling him about genetics] Um, I think you’re a little bit like me and a little bit like Dadda.
S: And a little bit like Cat Boy? And Owelette, and Gecko?

[Kleio]

Elizabeth was banging around the house shouting that she’s “fed up with having NO POCKETS! Why doesn’t my school uniform come with pockets? They’re not in my cardigan, or my blouse. Look! Trousers with no pockets! Dresses with no pockets. I want a pocket!”

[Wiggle]

I totally agree with Elizabeth! I actively look for dresses with pockets.

[Pippedydeadeye]

I feel exactly the same too. I’m sick of being oppressed with pocketless clothing.

[Kleio]

I told her it was a worldwide problem.

[Texaco Shirley]

I agree too, lack of pockets is an ongoing nightmare.


We were dropping MrTex off for a game of golf at the weekend and shouted “have fun!” as we drove off. A turned to L and said “he’ll have a hard time having any fun without us two there won’t he?”

[Zoomer]

We were dropping MrTex off for a game of golf at the weekend and shouted “have fun!” as we drove off. A turned to L and said “he’ll have a hard time having any fun without us two there won’t he?”

Poor funless MrTex.

[Loralei]