LTBernard Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 This was what happened when my I was discussing pregnancy with my then 2.5 year old (I should have known better) "So do you think Mom is pregnant this month?" "Not yet" She was right. And when I did fall pregnant her immediate reaction was: "It's a girl!" She had to wait a long time before we found out, but she was right. Now... is that intelligence, being a psychic, chance, or a deep connection? Either way I figured it was cute. I have always heard that young children are more likely to correctly predict the gender of embryos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Heh...DD#1 was incorrect in predicting what baby #3 would be, but she was using available data to make her prediction. She said, shortly before the anatomy scan, "Well, I hope it's a boy, but normally we have girls." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 This was what happened when my I was discussing pregnancy with my then 2.5 year old (I should have known better) "So do you think Mom is pregnant this month?" "Not yet" She was right. And when I did fall pregnant her immediate reaction was: "It's a girl!" She had to wait a long time before we found out, but she was right. Now... is that intelligence, being a psychic, chance, or a deep connection? Either way I figured it was cute. When my son was 4, he told me I had a baby in my tummy. I told him I didn't. He insisted I did. Turns out that within a couple of weeks I discovered I did! I did get worried when he shortly after was telling me I had BABIES in my tummy. Ultrasound and future events showed him wrong on that one... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 "PSA-St. Patrick didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland. Ireland is an island, and at the time it broke off, it was covered by ice. He did, however, drive the Druid priests out of Ireland, mostly by encouraging killing them. So on St. Patrick's day we celebrate oppression of native religions by introduced ones, mostly via people getting drunk". 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My kids do long division and multiplication by changing the numbers to polynomials. They wont just do 243 x 12. They change it to (2x^2 + 4x + 3)*(x+2) and work it out that way. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebunny Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 DD isnt homeschooled, but thought I'll share an anecdote from yesterday. She was grumbling to herself, "Why does this (text) have to mention ___ orbitting around the sun. Orbit means around, its like saying the same thing in a different way.". A pause and then perking up a little:.. " Hey...isn't there a word for this? Tautology or something?". 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 "Oh, MUM! There's a Minecraft CHESS MOD! Pleeeease can we get it?!" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ds to the cashier at Starbucks, "Sorry, my little sister is being dubious about her juice box choice." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 When my son was 4, he told me I had a baby in my tummy. I told him I didn't. He insisted I did. Turns out that within a couple of weeks I discovered I did! I did get worried when he shortly after was telling me I had BABIES in my tummy. Ultrasound and future events showed him wrong on that one... My ds assumed everyone had multiples, and whenever we encountered a pregnant woman who was of course having just one baby, he felt very sorry for them. He felt they got ripped off. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We were playing little mystery number games tonight in bed, where I basically set up a simple equation with an unknown represented by a person's name, and DS would solve to find their age. Sometimes I used our names and ages to add an extra substitution step. When he started yawning I scaled right back to really easy stuff, addition, etc., without the unknowns. But he was still managed to surprise me... Me: What's Pegs plus DS? DS: LOVE! :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I think that we should make her an honorary member of this thread: http://jezebel.com/hero-11-year-old-mackenzie-mccarty-makes-lovely-taxider-1691962314?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I think that we should make her an honorary member of this thread: http://jezebel.com/hero-11-year-old-mackenzie-mccarty-makes-lovely-taxider-1691962314?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow I love it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 "PSA-St. Patrick didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland. Ireland is an island, and at the time it broke off, it was covered by ice. He did, however, drive the Druid priests out of Ireland, mostly by encouraging killing them. So on St. Patrick's day we celebrate oppression of native religions by introduced ones, mostly via people getting drunk". And really, how else would you celebrate that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Driving in the car with 4yo today, waiting at a traffic light. 4yo (reading street sign): "We're turning onto Sheridan doctor. Or drive." Regretting now that we're not catholic. I'm sure you could come up with some fun saints. Or streets. Less fun when he asks me what road we're on, I answer, and he insists on correcting me by adding "avenue" (most roads around here are avenues - I can think of only one street at all in the area). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "Oh, MUM! There's a Minecraft CHESS MOD! Pleeeease can we get it?!" I am SO glad my son does not know this exists! He thinks the Zelda Mod is the coolest right now. His middle name is Link. Ido not know if I could handle the geek dom of both Zelda and chess Minecraft :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 As heard from the Library Lady when I went to pick up Ds today: The Library Lady (head librarian) told Ds he could participate in an activity for kids eleven and older, because he was ten and a half and rounding up that meant he was closer to eleven than ten. He asked nicely and respectfully which meant he was mature enough to participate. She is just plain awesome at her job. Heaven help anyone who ever replaces the Library Lady! When Ds went into the activity the lady running it was a bit of a snot about the whole deal (as was confirmed later by other adults) and would not let him participate. Not only that, she apparently spoke to him like he was too young to understand what under 11 meant. Ds responded with "I understand that you are going to uphold arbitrary social hierarchy and ageist stereotypes, but please do not speak to me condescendingly." 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles11 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 My DD (4y.o.) was in the nursery at church one day while I was attending service. They were doing something with birds, and the teacher asked her to act like a bird. Instead, my daughter picks up a bat puppet. Teacher: (Trying so hard to get my daughter to participate) "Oh, look, you have a bird puppet!" DD: "It's not a bird, it's a BAT. Bats are MAMMALS! Birds are not." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 DS5 was filing out a dry erase workbook to practice letters. One page contained 4 spaces to draw something that started with P, D, W and C. He drew: - a box that represented a picture frame - a stick figure that represented his dad - a blue line that represented water - and a diagram of a carbon atom, complete with 6 red protons and 6 blue neutrons in the center surrounded by 2 rings of electrons, the first with 2 electrons and the second with 4. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Something that none of 5 yod's older siblings ever said: "Mommy, I don't feel well. May I please watch tv? I would like to watch a documentary." :) 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 DS5 was filing out a dry erase workbook to practice letters. One page contained 4 spaces to draw something that started with P, D, W and C. He drew: - a box that represented a picture frame - a stick figure that represented his dad - a blue line that represented water - and a diagram of a carbon atom, complete with 6 red protons and 6 blue neutrons in the center surrounded by 2 rings of electrons, the first with 2 electrons and the second with 4. LOL. Maybe you should teach him to draw Tungsten for W. :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumjustmoved Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 We went to the science museum today where they have a 'collectors corner', so children can bring in items they have found and researched and earn points for this. DD5 was very excited to show them some pyrite she had found and written about. The (very nice but somewhat patronizing) museum assistant said "Now let's see what Mr rock here is". My DD, in a not so quiet voice, tells me "Mummy, I really don't like to anthropomorphize my rocks". I had to move away and do some deep breathing to stop the giggles. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathwonk Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I love that Gil, (#659) and as you know, that method works for multiplication in any base! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Me: Sacha, I got that colonoscopy video you asked for. Sacha: Cool! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I just checked dd1's (age7) math worksheet for today, because I wasn't home when she completed it. She's working on memorizing her 6x facts, and gets upset when she can't remember and has to use the c-rods. She worked out all the other answers, but for 6x6 she just wrote 6^2 and left it at that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 DD#2 (age 3) was sitting at the table having a snack, when suddenly she said, "If I spelled Y-L-I-C-E-C, that would be funny! But if I just spelled C-E-C-I-L-Y, that would be my normal name." There was nothing with her name written on it anywhere in the room. I went in there to check, because I figured she must have been just reading from right to left. Nope. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Now a DD#1 story. We just started doing Lively Latin a couple of weeks ago. She asked me to remind her of the vocabulary word that means land/earth. I was holding the baby and he happened to bang his head into my chin while I was answering, so I said, "Land or earth is terra, terrae -- OW!" DD said, "Mommy, I'm pretty sure 'ow' is not the correct gender for that word." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 My 6yo ds asked me this morning if he could ever catch his shadow. I said "No, it moves as you move." He looked at me dubiously and asked, "Well, what if I was moving 8 googolplex miles per hour faster than light?" I had to concede that it might theoretically be possible, but I wasn't sure how moving at that speed might affect his perception of time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikuradesuka Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm new around here, and just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed reading through this thread. I've been without support for SO long, and it just makes me so happy to see how you all enjoy and support your children. It makes me feel somewhat normal to read these things, and also bolder at just being what my kids need me to be. Thanks for sharing. :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 DD10 yesterday after her team didn't place at the state cheer competition "Mom, cheer's just my socially normative physical activity. It's not like it's a conference talk or something IMPORTANT!" Said with a pre-teen eye roll and sigh. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 DD5 came into my room to get Daddy to help her change her shirt. "Daddy, you do my bottom button, and I'll do the top button. You do two, and I'll do two. That's symmetry!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebunny Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 This is from 2 years ago when DD, then 8, was newly enrolled into a B&M school. I was trying to get her to complete her homework before dinner because she tends to read a book while eating and that takes a really long time. Me: "I think it would be best if you finish your homework before dinner.But ultimately its your choice" DD: "I'll eat first and then do it" Me: "No, I think you first do your homework and then dinner because (reasons listed)...". These negotiatons went on for some time...and I was trying to couch a non-negotiable(homework before dinner) as a request. DD: "Hmmm.. Hobsons choice". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 DD10's packing list for her summer program: Clothes and bathroom stuff Western US reptile field guide alarm clock kindle (download herpetological review articles!) change cheer shoes to university colors.... Barbecue (a stuffed rattlesnake puppet) for "Shake my Tail" ( a spoof of Shake it Off she wrote featuring a rattlesnake, and plans to have Barbecue perform at the talent show) Books Colored pencils Sketchbook More books Herping stuff My Little Pythons (toy snakes tagged with her blog URL and project info) (I did talk her out of the critter keeper-she doesn't get to bring anyone home with her. I think American Airlines might object to a carry-on snake!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 "I got it! I got his autograph! RICHARD RUSCZYK signed my GEOMETRY BOOK!!" 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 OMGoodness! That is SO exciting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 "I got it! I got his autograph! RICHARD RUSCZYK signed my GEOMETRY BOOK!!" I'd be excited about that too! :001_wub: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (I did talk her out of the critter keeper-she doesn't get to bring anyone home with her. I think American Airlines might object to a carry-on snake!) I guess she's still a little too young to show her the movie "Snakes On A Plane". Not sure if this belongs in this thread, but B was reading "Dodsworth in London" to me yesterday. He read the sentence "He saw a Shakespeare play in the park", then points at the picture on the page (of the duck playing in a fountain), points at another guy, and asks "Is that Shakespeare?". Er, no buddy, this is not about some guy named Shakespeare playing in the park. :lol: Had to explain Shakespeare was a playwright, which is kinda like an author. B: "Like Tim Egan?" (the author of the Dodsworth series). Me: "yes, except I like Tim Egan better". (I am not a fan of Shakespeare) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 DD#1 (age 6), giggling: "I accidentally crossed this L in this word and made it a T. I guess molecutes are what I'm made of!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 "So that's why they call it pepper spray!?" while rubbing aloe liberally all over his hands and stomach. "How long does the burning last? Can we test out different types to see if it makes a difference?" I don't know how he is going to survive the teenage years. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I remember my son yelling from a doorway, at a crowded camp at the ripe old age of 7 or 8, "I can't find my rubbers." Yes, that older British Literature can really mess with one's vocabulary. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 My 8yo: "why does this car smell like a shark dissection?" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kerileanne99 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Today at the water park daddy had to rig a quick duct tape patch on dd's inflatable raft. As he handed it back to her, dd5 quipped "Thanks daddy! because YOU are a man of infinite resource and sagacity!" Someone has been listening to Rudyard Kipling at bedtime:) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My dd at the park age 10: Is your Golden Retriver a boy or a girl? Dog owner: she's a female. Dd: she's a beautiful bitch!! (She was reading sense and sensibility) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My dd at the park age 10: Is your Golden Retriver a boy or a girl? Dog owner: she's a female. Dd: she's a beautiful bitch!! (She was reading sense and sensibility) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My dd at the park age 10: Is your Golden Retriver a boy or a girl? Dog owner: she's a female. Dd: she's a beautiful bitch!! (She was reading sense and sensibility) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My dd at the park age 10: Is your Golden Retriver a boy or a girl? Dog owner: she's a female. Dd: she's a beautiful bitch!! (She was reading sense and sensibility) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My dd at the park age 10: Is your Golden Retriver a boy or a girl? Dog owner: she's a female. Dd: she's a beautiful bitch!! (She was reading sense and sensibility) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 DD#2 (age 3): "Look, Mommy, there is a MYSTERY at the end of this sentence!" Well, sweetie, it's actually called a question mark. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 DS recently disturbed an aggressive wombat when he stood on it, thinking it was a large rock. The wombat woke up and kind of charged him, which was fairly terrifying for him at the time. Afterwards, his conception of reality broke down in one pivotal, deeply philosophical moment: "How many rocks have we walked over, not knowing they were WOMBATS?!" Since then, he's been questioning EVERYTHING. Poor kid. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 One of my 8yos isn't high-IQ as far as I know, but sometimes she comes up with comments I don't expect. Yesterday she went on a pretty intense rollercoaster for the first time. Her comment after picking herself up from the bottom of the rail car: "that was so scary, how can we sustain it!?" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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