Are We Smarter Than A Toddler?
By David Royce
@spleendingo1 (799)
Grand Haven, Michigan
October 7, 2015 6:41am CST
I like most kids. It's obvious I'm nothing if not childish and I get their mind set. Give me a 6 year old in a Wal-mart with a cage full of bouncy balls, and someone's getting kicked out! If it's not packaged or behind glass, I'm going to play with it, so at that point it's kinda the store's fault I think.
The one thing about kids that I don't like are the parents. Because sometimes they say some pretty weird stuff. I have a friend who's looking for a new babysitter and she said "If little Dylan doesn't like someone, we won't hire them. Because kids are super intuitive and can sense things adults can't".
Oh really? Then why do so many of them get kidnapped by strangers every year? Are they just supporting the milk carton industry? You mean to tell me your child has these SUPER intuitive powers but those powers can be thwarted with.....a piece of candy?!?
You have some sort of super baby but it's Kryptonite is.....a picture of a puppy?!? Really?
What I'm trying to say i, don't let your children get in vans with strangers. I think that's what I'm trying to say. I lost track there. Happy Wednesday anyway! 
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
7 Oct 15
So you like kids but not their parents? lol
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
7 Oct 15
Well, I GET kids more than adults I guess. They are more honest and way funnier than most grown ups lol
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
7 Oct 15
@fufurinha So can pit bulls, but they're more entertaining and less annoying than poodles lol 
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@yukimori (10148)
• United States
7 Oct 15
Kids learn who to trust based on their parents' interactions. That sort of attitude is the perfect set up for that kid to have a life of victimization. Never mind the fact that the parent has an easy out.. How was I supposed to know so-and-so wasn't as good as they seemed? Junior just loved them!
Ugh. Parents need to step up and actually parent. 
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Oct 15
I agree with you here. The only thing would be that if my child did not like someone, even if she could not give a real reason but just felt uncomfortable with him or her, then I would seriously have to think about whether or not I would trust that person, especially if I was going to have to leave my child with them. Sometimes children know that something is not right, even when they cannot articulate what it is.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Oct 15
You say that you understand kids, but I don't really think that you do or you would know what kind of super-power the right kind of candy holds.
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@Orson_Kart (6842)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct 15
@purplealabaster I am awfully well for the state I'm in. I was told today that this place was up and running again, so thought I would have a mooch and saw you posting. I will reserve judgement as to whether it's great to be back for now. However, it's nice to see you too. 
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@zulsha (19)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 15
Kids have one thing in common, they learn fast, especially by the age 1 to 3. To them everything around is interesting and captivating. Even the simplest thing can make them laugh elsewhere grownups tend to be more serious over just a small matter..
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
My standard bar is set pretty low. If you laugh at a fart joke, we'll be friends lmao
@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
I know. I'm the same way. I'm actually surprised I haven't been kidnapped yet lol
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
13 Oct 15
@simone10 I dare someone to write FREE BACON on a windowless van and see how fast I disappear lol
@Carol2015 (136)
• Zhengzhou, China
7 Oct 15
My mother thinks, at least sometimes, kids are smarter than grown-ups.
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
7 Oct 15
If a child was quoting Shakespeare and you threw a quarter near a hot stove, I think your mothers theory would be disproved lol They are more fun in Wal-Mart hough lol
They are more fun in Wal-Mart hough lol 
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
7 Oct 15
Yep I can see you playing on a bouncy toy with a few kids in Walmart! Now that picture will be stuck in my head all day long! 
@spleendingo1
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
At least I'm wearing shoes....most of the time lol
@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
It was actually something else, but I forget now lol However, that's a good point so I'm good with it yo
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
They are AWESOME! And I get bored easily. That's the classic 2 +2 situation right there lol
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 15
"Sometimes they say some pretty weird stuff"? Parents say extremely weird stuff all the time!
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
9 Oct 15
The biggest lie is when they say their babies smell good. I've seen the inside of a diaper. That kind of stink isn't going away until they're in 1st grade lol
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
9 Oct 15
If kids have such intuitive powers why are they always in "time out"
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
9 Oct 15
Or as I used to call it as a child "Butt whooping time" lol 
