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A couple of weeks ago my granddaughter asked for a biscuit but I had none and I muttered that I'd failed as a Grandma. On Tuesday she visited again and feeling peckish asked if I was still failing as a Grandma or had I bought biscuits? I had!

My 4 year old granddaughter asked if I knew what was behind her forehead. Puzzled I asked what was there. She said it was her birthday party. In fact "behind her forehead" was the expression she was using for "memories".

I was talking to my DD on FaceTime and my DGC were joining in and showing me their new toys and books. My middle GD, aged 3, said "how did you get inside mummy's phone, nanny?"

3 year old gc talking nonsense. Me 'What are you saying, it sounds a bit like baby talk?' Gc (affronted) 'Well it wasn't, cos I wasn't talking!'

spotting my shower gel, my granddaughter asked "would it be too minty for my bottom?"!!

My 3 year old grandson asked me the other day if I was 100 - I'm in my 60's .....

I was telling DGS something about when his mummy was the same age as he is now (4):
DGS: "And where was I?"
Me: "You weren't born yet"
DGS: "y
Yes I was, I was at my daddy's house"

Our 8-year old grandson asked us how we were going to vote in the EU Referendum, as he thought it would be better for us to leave!!!

Question asked by my son to my father (his great grandad):

'Were you killed in the war, grandad?'

(My son was doing a 2nd world war project at the time, and he knew that my father fought in that war. Luckily, dad survived - and is still going strong today - aged 92)

Nanna can you knit me a pair of gloves with two fingers in so I look like a dinosaur?They took ages, but I did manage it in the end. Shame I can't post a photo for you to see my finished result.

Looking worriedly at the back of my aged hand DGD asked me what the blue worms were ...

I took the grandsons to soft play and was approached by a 4 year old who was curious about my crutch and it was a most bizarre conversation with this very polite 4 year old boy. I was sitting when this little lad came over
"Excuse me, can you walk?" - "Yes, why do you ask?"
"Because you have one of them" he said pointing to my crutch
I explained it helps me to walk which got a "Why do you need a crutch, What happened?".
"Well, the car I was driving was hit by a very big truck and it hurt my back"
"Hmmm" - you could see the cogs turning .........
"Do you think maybe you should use the bus then?"

First time a 4 year old has left me speechless!

we were discussing the day on which we were born with the GCs and I mentioned that 2 1/2 year old No.3, who was sitting on my lap, was born on a Tuesday, therefore was "Full of Grace". a gruff little voice came up to me stoutly stating that "I not full of grapes" General collapse with laughter all round!

When my granddaughter was 3 years old, we came out of her house to find polystyrene oval packaging shapes over the road. "Grandma! Why have all the clouds fallen out of the sky" she cried.

While on holiday I took Grandson aged 3 to the toilet with me. Freddie says " Granny which superhero have you got on your pants?" Quick as a flash I replied " Granny has got flowers on her pants" Good recovery I thought!

We had been to a restaurant for a family meal, Gd asked me to take her to the toilet, she felt quite grown up and toileting is a big thing for her to wield over her nappy wearing toddler sister.Anyway, she goes first, then it's my turn, and at the top of her voice she shrilled 'Nannan, why do you ALWAYS wear those spotty pants, I'm fed up of them' I had to say in equally loud voice for the other people waiting..'Oh yes well I have a pack of them with all different coloured spots on each pair and these will be different ones'When I came out of the cubicle I felt I had over egged my explanation and made myself look even more guilty of being a one pair woman !!![Blush]

My granddaughter wanted to know why frogs were coming to her aunties wedding. It turned out she had heard us discussing bridemaids frocks and frocks wasn't a word in her vocabulary at that time

DGS to DD "Why is it that a much older man(DH) can swim, and a much younger woman(me!) can't?" I was thrilled - there's 18 months between us.

Whilst looking after my grandson he spotted the postman had delivered some letters and brought them to me I thanked him and said I didn't notice the postman had been to which he replied grandma that's why I come and look after you while mummy is at work!

Why does mummy eat so much chocolate?

From George, aged four, 'Granny how do you get alive?'. Oh dear!

After an accident on holiday when I mistook the grill for the oven and incinerated some pasties, setting off the smoke alarm in our cottage, GS kept asking me, "Why did you set fire to the pasties Granny?" Something which reduced his dad and his uncles to tears of laughter. Oh dear another child traumatized.

I have just read many of these messages to my DH. Tears of laughter for many minutes. Thank you all. My DGD is only 8 months so watch this space.

My granddaughter asked me "Grandma what do you want to be when you grow-up?"

An "honorary" granddaughter asked me "Why is Grandpa having pierced ears?" (He was going to see a company called Perseus).

(I hope my entry is valid, because I am a granny, but my one and only grandson hasn't quite got to the stage of asking questions yet!)