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keithbvadu2

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14. Sometimes a serious word.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 07:12 PM

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We babysat a young kid for a weekend. He was just learning words. I said a word I should not have said. He picked it up like it was gold. Accurately too. We spent the rest of the weekend trying to unlearn that word. He learned it very well.

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What's the funniest thing you heard a child say? AKA out of the mouths of babes/kids [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

My daughter once asked me to do something genxlib Wednesday #1

Thank you very much , genxlib. debm55 Wednesday #2

Twenty years ago my niece was 6 years old when she stayed at my house overnight. I had recently become a vegetarian. Nanuke Wednesday #3

Oh my.Thank you Nanuke. That is very funny. debm55 Wednesday #4

Here's one Cirsium Wednesday #5

Very sweet. Thank you Cirsium. debm55 Wednesday #7

My sister was driving by a hospital that had a helicopter applegrove Wednesday #6

That is so sweet. thank you applegrove. debm55 Wednesday #8

My brilliant patient. Lunabell Wednesday #9

Oh thank you for sharing. Lunabell. debm55 Wednesday #11

Hi, Deb, I don't know if this is the funniest. . . Stargleamer Wednesday #10

Thank you very much . Out of the mouth of babes--I laughed at all of them TY for posting. debm55 Wednesday #12

Perhaps not funny, but certainly profound... ultralite001 Wednesday #13

thank you very much ultralite001. That makes so much sense. Relax and enjoy life. She is very wise. Merry Christmas debm55 Wednesday #15

Love this XanaDUer2 12 hrs ago #27

Sometimes a serious word. keithbvadu2 Wednesday #14

HAHAH. Kids pick up things very quickly. They don't what they mean, so for them it's something new they have learned. debm55 Wednesday #16

Yeah! They recognize that this new word gets some attention. keithbvadu2 Wednesday #17

Very true. debm55 Wednesday #18

I have a somewhat similar story. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #19

Thank you OldBaldy1701E boy you had you hands full with those two. I like your reaction to the situation debm55 Wednesday #20

my uncle's young son loved the word kerfuffle when i said it. pansypoo53219 Thursday #21

Thank you very much pansypoo53219 That's funny debm55 Thursday #24

eons ago when on the way into disney(barf), mom + aunt asked my younger brother to name the 7 drawfs. pansypoo53219 Thursday #22

Thank you very much pansypoo53219 debm55 Thursday #25

A home my parents owned had a large sliding glass door... A HERETIC I AM Thursday #23

Thank you A HERETIC I AM---very sweet. debm55 Thursday #26

Me to my three year-old grandson: Aristus 11 hrs ago #28

HAHAHHAHAHAHHA/ Thank you Aristus. That is funny. debm55 10 hrs ago #29