Soror Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 My almost (in 1 month) 3 yo-dd2 talks much more than my other 2 and has for a good while. My ds was a bit delayed in that aspect and I felt dd was pretty normal but dd2 really surprises me sometimes. Last night dd1 mentioned something about me eating gluten and I told her no I don't eat it either(they are all gf) as it makes me sick. Dd2 pops up and says I will die or some such thing and I said no, it will just make me sick. Then she laughed and said, "I was just trying to be funny." Mind you we do have a bit of an odd sense of humor around here and can be dramatic for fun, but I really wasn't expecting that one. Maybe we are too sarcastic or such. I didn't find it odd in the morbidity or such but more in the fact that she was trying to make a joke I guess. I don't remember my others really doing that but then again she's always been my funny girl who loves to laugh and is obviously being damaged by her parents odd sense of humor and sarcasm :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I don't think it's odd for a 3 yo to say that, especially since she may just be mimicking what others say. I doubt she really KNOWS what she was saying, in terms of joking about death. FWIW, my 3 yo knows what death is, but I only in terms of squashing ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I remember one of my kids, at 2.5 yrs, thinking he was the funniest thing in the world. He used to tell us 'jokes' all the time, and of course they never made a bit of sense. It was kind of hilarious, due to just how not hilarious it was. :lol: So yeah, if she sees you all being funny and cracking jokes, it would make sense to me that she might be looking to mimic that. We have a morbid sense of humour here, too. And there's nothing cuter, while possibly being more mortifying, than a pre-schooler trying to do sarcasm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I wouldn't worry about this. Kids that young say the all kinds of things. I'd look at behavior more: rage, sadism, extreme fearfulness, significant sexual focus, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nope, not odd. Just a different experience from what you've had with your other 2. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Not odd IMHO. My first was very advanced and we actually had conversations when she was 2. She also loved to tell jokes from very early on. She is taking a community college course and her teacher predicted she will be a writer or a comedienne. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 No, not odd. My 2.5-year-old will say something like "I was joking" when he sees that the reaction to what he's said is not what he expects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nope, not odd at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) I looked at your title and knew the answer. We are talking about a 3year old - what they say is a mystery to the universe. ETA - my response sounded sarcastic and kinda' mean. I didn't intend it to be that way. Just commiserating as one mommy of a 3yo to another. For the record, my little one is currently under the table barking like a puppy and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. ... A mystery I tell you. Mystery. Edited October 21, 2012 by LibertyH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 My now-4yo would totally have said something like that. They try to make jokes because it's what they see around them, and they cross the lines of appropriateness because they are 2 or 3 (or 4, 5, or 6) year olds and don't understand what's appropriate yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yes, she is a funny one. No, I didn't mean funny in that I thought it was weird or such or that I was worried. I'm just still not used to it. As I said she is just very different verbally then they were and she still surprises me all the time, man they are all different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Maybe it is birth order? My 2yo uses humor much more than my older kids did. She is less verbal, I think, than my oldest was and similar to the older two, but she will make jokes that the others wouldn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 No, not odd. My 2.5-year-old will say something like "I was joking" when he sees that the reaction to what he's said is not what he expects. I had two kids like that. It was funny watching tiny ones try to get out of things by adding, I was joking. :001_smile: My other child did not start talking until he was 4, every kiddo is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I remember ds around his second birthday first starting to try to make "jokes". He didn't call them that 'til a little later (still before 3, as I recall), but it was shortly after 2 that he came to me and said with wiiiide eyes, "There's a puppy in the bathroom!" "What do you mean?" "There's a puppy in the bathroom! A STINKY puppy!" "Uh... Show me." He lead me to the bathroom, pointed at the green bath mat (which did sometimes smell a little off, lol) and began *cackling* as he shouted, "A stinky, GREEN puppy!" He thought he was hilarious. ;) After that, there were a lot of attempts at jokes (most of which were only funny to him). I also don't think it's strange for a preschooler to bring up death, if they're familiar with the concept. They don't understand the permanence or severity of death, so it's not a really scary thing for them the way it would be for an older child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Sounds like my DS (barely 3), though his verbal skills aren't quite as advanced. He likes to say, "My just being silly, Mommy!" or "My just preTENding!" or "My be funny!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 My kids have both had an early and strange sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 ETA - my response sounded sarcastic and kinda' mean. I didn't intend it to be that way. Just commiserating as one mommy of a 3yo to another. For the record, my little one is currently under the table barking like a puppy and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. ... A mystery I tell you. Mystery. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 No, not odd. My 2.5-year-old will say something like "I was joking" when he sees that the reaction to what he's said is not what he expects. :iagree:My 3yo does this now and the other two did the same around that age. "I was just kidding" with a giggle is also popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 My ds was a strange little almost-3yo. Once we were at a Mexican restaurant. Ds (not quite 3) decided to tell a joke. Ds (to Mexican waiter): Knock knock. Waiter: Who's there? Ds: Su(e) Waiter: Su(e) who? Ds: Su madre (ds then laughs hysterically) Little people are wonderfully weird. Just go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 When my oldest was nearly 2 and I was very pregnant with DD#2, I was shopping on a large department store and had DD#1 attached to me via a hand leash - elastic around my wrist and Velcro around hers anbd about 4 feet of 'leash' in between. She decided to get feisty and start ducking under the clothing displays and kept getting the leash tangled in the racks. She was giggling like mad and I, being 9+ months pregnant kept hauling her out and scolding her. Finally she got so tangled I had to take the velcro portion off her wrist to untwist it and she of course, recognized the opportunity to escape was ran off through the large store while very pregnant me was still attached to the leash- which is still tangled in a rack- on my end. Finally I freed myself and ran after her calling her name. I'm pretty sure even at her young age she knew she was in quite a bit of trouble as she ducked to hide under a dress rack. When I caught up with her, she had tears running down her little cheeks and she kept saying, "It's jus' for joking mom. Jus' for joking. I being silly. Jus' for joking." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T29acash Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think at that age they are learning so much. So when they let you know what they know you are shocked. My two year old walks around trying to paper, rock, scissors shoot. Yeah he does all the hand movement as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Are you asking if it is odd that your little one is making jokes that are actually somwhat funny and appropriate? Yes it is odd - understanding and using humour at a young age can indicate giftedness. My DS2 is like that. He laughed his first belly laugh at 9 days old (yes I thought it impossible too) and hasn't stopped since. He started talking at 9 months and at 3 is just hilarious - and I don't mean in the usual cute 3yo way - I mean making jokes that are situation appropriate and funny. He also likes to play practical jokes on me - when he was only 15 months old he started out by hiding the food on my plate when I went out of the room and when I came back I would be :001_huh: what happened to my dinner. And then DS would burst out laughing and get the food from where he had hidden it :D It was not learned - we are not a funny or practical joke kind of family. He makes up origina lknock knock jokes on his own that are some-what funny. Both my 5&6yo still do not really get jokes -they can't make them and when they try they are totally clueless -they fit the "oh little kids are so cute" category of humour :lol: Some children are just born with the gift of humour and it sure makes life fun - I've never laughed so much since I had my little guy - I count him as a gift sent from God to help get me through some real low points I experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 DD2 has always been funny as well. I always referred to her as my happy baby! The older kids do say things trying to make jokes and sometimes she tries to copy that. But the phrased she used about being funny came out of the blue, in the fact that we don't use that one and she just did it on her own. She phrases things so clearly as well that it still surprises me as I'm used to what they did. She uses whole words and sentences and not just little words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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