Time for Telling

I find myself saying the craziest things to my children.  It is time to tell some of them.  Kind of like show and tell, but I am not showing, just telling!

First off, I put this on Facebook but thought it too funny not to post here too.  Yesterday morning while I was picking out Kaitlin's clothing for the day she was to be going potty.  I hear Kale yell to me, "mom, Kaitlin is peeing standing up!"  I walk into the bathroom with Kaitlin standing in a LOT of potty and while I am ushering her to the tub to clean up I am saying, "Kaitlin, girls can not stand up to pee.  We have to sit down every time.  Boys have different parts than girls, so we HAVE to SIT down every time.  Okay?"  In all of this I am trying not to laugh because my boys think it is really gross and I just think it is hilarious!  Of course she will try that, these are the only siblings she has ever had and they are all BOYS!  The all stand up to go potty!

Okay, so here are a couple just from this morning and last night; "Kai, it is not okay for you to hit your brother, only mom and dad can do that." 

"Kale, it is okay if you growl at him, just don't hit him."

"Kaitlin, you can sing, but you have to use words, when you don't use words to a song you sound like you are howling."

"Yes, she is a girl, no she is not a boy, yes she does stand to go potty, but she is a dog."

"Yes, you are going to eat breakfast, yes, you are going to eat lunch, yes, you are going to eat supper, yes, you will probably have a snack sometime today.  No, you can not eat breakfast, lunch and supper right now.  Maybe later."

"Not right now honey, in a couple of minutes.  I have to get this done first.  No, in a minute is not later, maybe 20 minutes.  No, it is not 20 minutes yet, it will be later.  No, later is not 59 o'clock.  No, it isn't yesterday, it is 20 minutes from now.  Would you like me to set a timer?"

"Using your spit as makeup is not a good idea."

"Filling up the sink with water and letting it overflow is not a good way to take a bath."

"Good job, you are being such a big girl.  You opened your mouth for mommy to brush without asking, you kept it open, you didn't let all the spit run down your chin and onto your shirt and you spit in the sink!  Great job being a big girl!"

"No, you can't have gum right now, we are going to eat supper.  No, you can not have gum for supper."

"Yes, you can bring that baby with.  No, you can not bring the other baby with, she doesn't have clothes on.  No honey, she does not have clothes on, you took them off.  Yes she is a baby, but even babies need to have clothing on when they go to the store."

"No Kaitlin, those baby clothes will not fit you.  No, that one will not fit either, they are for babies.  No, if you pretend to be a baby they will not fit you.  We will have to go to the big girl section for your clothing.  You are a size 6, not 18 month.  No, that one will not fit either, no, we are not going to try, it is for babies.  Yes, you were a baby once, but your are a big girl now."

So most of these have to do with Kaitlin as you might imagine.  It is quite humorous to see what she asks and what I have to answer.  I will continue to try and keep track of more of these sentences as I think they are funny to look back on.