The Things Kids Say
@melissa1024 (2456)
Beckley, West Virginia
May 18, 2016 7:25pm CST
Sometimes the things they say just flabbergast you. I couldn't believe this afternoon. My little girl came home from school, looked at me so seriously and said "Mommy, did you have a bathroom in the house when you was little?" Uhm, why yes we did, indoor bathrooms were invented years before I was born. Okay she said. My mom calls she gets the phone next thing I know I hear " Mawmaw, did you have running water growing up?" Geesh, I felt like asking if she thought we were as old as the hills but I didn't that'd just encourage her more. I know asking is the only way she is going to know but where in the world do they come up with some of these questions?
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 May 16
@melissa1024 oh if course to her we are ancient and me Im 89 so I would be really ancient lol
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@Hatley Maybe. I asked if they talked about times before we had stuff like we do today and she said no. She was just wondering. Evidently to her we are old. lol
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@Hatley Yeah I am 36 and to her that is so old. My grandpa ( her great grandpa) will be 80 in October and she had the nerve the other day to tell me I didn't know you could live that long! I told her you can live until your 100 or better. she said woah! lol
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
20 May 16
@melissa1024 That's so true! Their view of age is always so funny! I used to work with children and it got to the point that I couldn't wait to be with them just to sit and listen.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
20 May 16
@CRK109 I know, you never know what their going to say next. lol. It can be so funny.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@CRK109 Yes, they are. She is 10 and believe what she told me was old the other day is way younger than I am and I didn't like it, but she didn't know that! lol I thought just wait your turns coming one day! lol
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
19 May 16
true! Kids are geniuses lol. They come up with questions that we don't expect coming lol1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
19 May 16
@melissa1024 watch out for the next surprise!
watch out for the next surprise!1 person likes this
@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@toniganzon Boy, that's the truth. I was minding my own business, working online and she comes out with that. I know my mouth dropped. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything because it would've went everywhere. lol
@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@toniganzon Tell me about it. I never know what's coming next. Gotta be on my toes.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 16
Lol my mom and I just talked about this earlier today! My older sister asked my mom when she was a kid if my mom was around when they drove horse and buggies.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@LovingMyBabies Haha My mom said when I was little I asked my grandma if they had electricity.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 16
@melissa1024 That is too funny!
That is too funny!1 person likes this
@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@LovingMyBabies Yeah we laugh about it now but my granny probably didn't think it was to funny when I asked her.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@sol_cee yes. Everyday she surprises me with some kind of question. Some I am actually like where did that come from? lol
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 May 16
@melissa1024 from a bean sprout perhaps? lol
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@sol_cee Haha Maybe. Who knows with that child she can ask some good ones. lol
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
19 May 16
Maybe in school their lesson was about those early days where the early inhabitants have very different way of living like not using bathrooms.
Children really have inquisitive mind. They want to explore and discover They are considered natural born explorers.
That's the reason why they keep on asking questions that sometimes caught us unaware or unable to explain properly.
Actually, children should be encouraged to ask questions about anything and everything. That's a way of educating their minds and boosting their confidence.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
19 May 16
@melissa1024 ... out of curiousity. it's a healthy sign. your little girl is thinking and wondering about things around her. she wants to learn.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@magallon I ask her if that was what they studied in school, she said no she was just curious. I tell her if she wants to know anything ask that's the only way she will know, but that was very different for her.
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@aeadams24 (104)
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19 May 16
Maybe they learned about pre-historic times at school.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@aeadams24 That's what I was thinking. I ask her and she said no she was just wondering. lol
@CrazyAnimaLady (279)
• United States
19 May 16
And whatever you answer they take as absolute truth. Before I realized that I had accidentally convinced my niece that Doctor Who was real when she asked too many things and I answered with sarcasm.
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
19 May 16
@CrazyAnimaLady I know I really have to stop and think before I say something or I'm liable to do something like you did with your niece. lol
