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Sadgrandma Thu 05-Aug-21 14:36:05

A friend and I were discussing embarrassing things that our daughters said when they were children and I wondered what stories other gransnetters have.
When my daughter was about 3 or 4 we were invited to my husband's brother and sister-in-law's for Sunday lunch. My sister-in-law was the most houseproud person I'd ever met so it was doubly embarrassing when my daughter looked up at the candelabra over the table and asked if it was an antique. My sister-in-law laughed and said no, so my daughter said, 'it certainly looks like one, it's even got spider's webs on it!

My friend was collecting charity envelopes door to door, accompanied by her three year old daughter. At one house a very large lady opened the door. The little girl looked her in awe and said, 'oh look mummy, it's Little Miss Greedy'!

Grandmabeach Fri 06-Aug-21 17:56:51

My GD (age 5) asked her great-grandmother, my MIL, how old she was. When she replied 93 my GD said "Goodness. You will be dead soon". Fortunately MIL never heard.

Candelle Fri 06-Aug-21 18:10:20

My daughter was taken quite seriously ill whilst on holiday in the States.

Her daughter, aged six was eventually taken to the hospital to see her mother. "Mummy, if you die, can I have your new hat?" was the first thing my granddaughter said to her mother! A new sunhat had been purchased and my granddaughter obviously had her eye on it!

starlily106 Fri 06-Aug-21 18:46:43

My next door neighbour was wallpapering her bathroom and couldn't reach to do the bits over the bath, so a friends husband had offered to help her. While they were busy her little boy popped his head around the door and said "Mam, a man knocked at the door and asked for you, but he said he would see you next week when I said yes but you were in the bath with Mr. Thompson." My friend had to go running after the insurance man and explain to him what was actually going on.

janipans Fri 06-Aug-21 18:46:45

There is 22 months between my daughters. We went to the local shop one day and the youngest - still a baby in her pushchair - started to cry, whereupon the eldest announced to the whole shop " mummy, mummy, the baby is crying - she wants some boob!" I blushed, as did the poor bachelor shopkeeper and the other customers just smirked and tried not to giggle!
The youngest got her own back though when they were aged about 6 and 8, by saying it a very loud voice in a cash and carry - "Mummy, see that boy over there? He wants to have sex with (other daughter's name!) Goodness knows where that came from, but wherever it was it was very loud!

daisytwo Fri 06-Aug-21 19:44:16

Forty years ago, my son would have been about four. We were visiting the in-laws on a Sunday afternoon.
A travel programme came on television featuring a young woman rising topless out of the sea. My son said 'I could just kiss those nipples'. Red faces all around!

Growing0ldDisgracefully Fri 06-Aug-21 20:17:50

My son went through a phase of calling every man we went past 'Daddy', which I'm did my reputation no good in the area.

On one cringe-worthy occasion we were in the library, when my son then aged about 3, announced loudly "Mummy fart". I don't know whether he meant he had, or someone else nearby had, but of course everyone would have assumed it was me. Which it wasn't of course - honest!

Luckygirl Fri 06-Aug-21 21:58:53

Wheeling my DD in her pushchair across the cathedral close and an enormous lady walked towards us. I held my breath, hoping DD would not drop a clanger ..... she said "Mummy, why has that lady got no knees?" Oh dear.

Lizzyflip Fri 06-Aug-21 22:07:39

??? my 3 years old grandaughter told me to leave her birthday party because I hadn't been invitationed. ???

Summerfly Fri 06-Aug-21 23:21:15

My DGS was about three years old. His mummy and daddy were shopping for a new bathroom suite. After looking around the shop at several different suites, my DGS decided he needed to go to the loo. He just lifted the lid on the nearest one to him and started to wee! Not funny at the time, but we’ve laughed about it since ?

annodomini Fri 06-Aug-21 23:41:43

Summerfly, my DGD - 2.5 - did something similar to your DGS. She was with her parents and some family friends in a specialist children's shop when they realised that she had given them the slip. She had found a display of potties and decided to make use of one. Her slightly embarrassed parents - though in a way quite proud of her - felt compelled to buy it.

Ellcee Fri 06-Aug-21 23:57:13

My daughter proudly told her whole class that her daddy was a kerb crawler! (He's been known to hit the kerb on a few occasion while driving). I hope the teacher figured out what she meant!

Hetty58 Sat 07-Aug-21 00:12:05

Today, the 4 year old GD ran inside shouting 'It's p*ssing down out there!',

then, when her dad came to collect her, she stood at the porch door and shouted ' I've got my shoes on, just have to find my knickers!' (I bet they'll just love her when she starts school.)

HillyN Sat 07-Aug-21 01:12:57

When my DD was about 6 or 7 we had a static caravan. There was a club house that did meals and whenever we went there for the weekend (every 2-3 weeks) we would go there to eat on the Friday night. On Saturdays they had a kids' club with games and dancing, so we took them to that.
At school each Monday DD had to write in her journal. We read it at Parents' Evening: "On Friday we went to the pub. On Saturday we went to the pub again." was repeated many times. We had to explain to the teacher we were not alcoholics!

Sleepygran Sat 07-Aug-21 01:25:37

My dad and I were on the train to see my sister. There was a lovely old couple opposite us who didn’t mind a small child being there and chatted along to her. she then looked at the man and said ‘ you’ve got a really big nose you know’
I just wanted the ground to open up
but his wife and him both laughed at the honesty of children!
We all continued chatting for the rest of the trip!

Shreddie Sat 07-Aug-21 02:04:37

My sister and her husband were living in Atlanta for a time and kindly invited me for a holiday with my two sons (7 & 8?) Sister looked after us very well at her apartment. After a week or so we were taken out to dinner by her husband and at the end my youngest declared 'Ah, it's good to get a decent meal for a change'. Luckily we all have a good sense of humour.

Rowsie Sat 07-Aug-21 14:29:26

My grandson was playing on his computer game and his mother asked him to stop and come down for dinner. He said "No, I don't want to" and when she insisted he said "But Nanny says you always let me do exactly what I want" OOps!

GrannyJulie Sat 07-Aug-21 23:43:21

My DD sat in the supermarket trolley & watched me sign a cheque & said ' hmmm that's not your real name is it Mummy'. She couldn't even read so why??

Nannatwiglet Sun 08-Aug-21 11:24:51

Many years ago, some 6/7 yr olds in my class were talking about “ what they did in the summer holidays”. I think their parents might have felt twinges of embarrassment if they’d known we’d all heard various snippets of the children’s news….ranging from the mundane-“we went to the sea side/ to grandmas/the dog died” etc to the revealing- “I had to stop sleeping in mummy’s bed as a new uncle came to stay with us”… and, at one time, “mummy’s just had an undercarriage”….(miscarriage). Of course, what was said in the classroom, stayed in the classroom…

DaisyL Sun 08-Aug-21 14:23:24

I haven't laughed so much in ages - some of these are just so funny. My granddaughter when she was about 3 stroked the hand of my West Indian friend and asked 'Why is your hand that colour' to which my friend replied 'So it matches the rest of me'. When my aunt was about four the vicar's wife was making a great fuss of her until my aunt asked 'Are you trying to grow a moustache?'

harrigran Mon 09-Aug-21 10:22:35

I was out shopping and was carrying DD who was about 18 months old at the time. I met an ex work colleague who had married one of the doctors and had just had a baby. I looked in the pram and the baby was tightly swaddled so I could only see his head but he had the most gorgeous head of thick black hair. DD twisted round in my arms to look in the pram too and pointed and said "pussy cat". I had never heard her say more than one word before, she certainly chose her time.

NanKate Mon 09-Aug-21 11:10:46

In the 1940s my sister was on the bus with my mum. As they passed a church she said out loud ‘Did you have to get married Mum?’ To which my mother quickly replied ‘Oh I only just made it’ to the amusement of the passengers.

Jaibee007 Thu 12-Aug-21 08:54:31

Sensible child!!!!