out of the mouth of babes

My mother always told the story about me at the age of two. She was getting ready for bed when she heard me crying, and rushed in to see me stark naked. Instantly my problem was forgotten and I shouted "Where your nightie eh? You put it on!" Thoroughly shamed she crept away to put said nightie on before she came back to see what I actually wanted.

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At just under 3, Gdd1 was enjoying the nursery’s play kitchen when one of the staff asked what she was doing in her kitchen.
‘I’m having a glass of wine.’ 😂

In our group of stay-at-home-mum friends, one was very proud of being a qualified NNEB and liked to think she was a cut above the rest of us

She did a lot of craft and junk modelling with her young children. The little girl made a wonderful building one day and her mum asked her what it was.
She was mortified when the child told her it was the local pub 😂

My DGD aged 2 out shopping with DIL for a 34th birthday present for DILs sister. She marched around the store saying
Aunty's Lin is dirty oar, aunty Lin is dirty oar as she couldn't pronounce thirty four.
DGS aged 3 saw a lady in a burka walking towards him in the street and started shouting and pointing
Look Look its a post box and it can walk.
DD said she nearly died of embarrassment and appologised but the lady just laughed and said its ok.

My daughter brought a note home from Kindergarten about a Bring and Buy sale they were having but she was distraught, No Mummy, I don't want to go! I explained that we took something and bought something else but she wouldn't be comforted. Eventually afternoons of years it became clear that she had heard Bring a Bicycle and she thought she would have to take her new bike!

'Afternoons of year's should read 'after lots of tears', damned autocorrect.

Many years ago myself and small daughter (about 4) were in a shop queue. The person in front, I believe was a lady, but she had almost a full beard.

My daughter kept tugging my jacket and as I was ignoring her she said very loudly “look Mummy this lady has a big beard just like Daddy.” I wanted the floor to swallow me up but the lady just smiled at us and said no more.

This was me, when I was a fan of my Flower Fairies books. I especially loved the fuchsia fairy- such a lovely dress she had on!
Only I’d never heard anyone pronounce it, so after once saying I really liked fuckseeyas, an aunt said hastily, ‘No, dear- it’s pronounced fyoosha.’ 😂

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This was me, when I was a fan of my Flower Fairies books. I especially loved the fuchsia fairy- such a lovely dress she had on!
Only I’d never heard anyone pronounce it, so after once saying I really liked fuckseeyas, an aunt said hastily, ‘No, dear- it’s pronounced fyoosha.’ 😂

My late MIL was German and she always pronounced it fuckseya.

My mum had to get off the bus early with me, after I'd loudly asked why the (turban-wearing) man had a bandage on his head. Apparently she had seen me looking at him, then looking at her, and she desperately tried to distract me - but I was not having it!

We were taking our small grandson on a trip when he was car sick, so sick we had to replace his clothes. We stopped at a supermarket and bought new clothes then pulled into a pub car park, changed his clothes and went on our way. Later when we took him home my daughter in law said “what did you do today”. He replied “I was sick, nanny took all my clothes off and we went to the pub” very succinctly put.