I love to hear the funny things that come out of kids' mouths. Here are a couple of things that I read recently that put a smile on my face.
"At our annual
family picnic, my nephew found a salamander in the creek and, quite proud of his
catch, brought it over to the adults setting up lunch. After we all ooo'd and
ah'd about his finding, my brother-in-law told him it was time to eat and to go
put the salamander back where he had found it. My nephew said he wanted to keep
it as a pet. They went back and forth about this for several minutes, when my
brother-in-law said, "How would you feel if someone snatched you out of your
home and took you away? This salamander needs to go back to his home." Dan
looked at his dad, perplexed, then looked at that salamander down in the cup he
was holding, then looked back at his dad. He then replied (in his
you-can't-be-serious voice), "Dad, are you trying to tell me this little
salamander could pick me up and carry me back to his home? I don't think so!" (Picnic in the Park~ Jenny Evans)
"My 4-year-old son
was up in a tree in our backyard one summer afternoon. From his vantage point,
he could see over the fence and onto the road that ran beside our home. After a
few minutes, I heard the jingle of the ice cream truck making his rounds for the
first time that summer. I braced myself for my son to come running in for some
change, but what he came running in for sent me to the floor with laughter.
"Mom, mom!" he screamed. "It's the sing-along mail guy!" It then occurred to me
that he had no recollection of ever seeing an ice cream truck before, but he was
very familiar with the comparable little white mail truck!" (The Sing-a-long Mail Guy~ Rebecca Cleary)
The things that we learn from our children are humbling. Their insight is valuable. I find myself wondering what in the world I would do if Becky and I would have never had any children.
I hope to remember, and enjoy, all that flows freely from the mouths of babes.
