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Oh I am chuckling at both of these. This is exactly what I am talking about. I have to start questions with the answer choices, as in "This is a yes or no question. Is it raining outside?" Sometimes I still get an answer like, "Well the weather channel says no but I was just out there and had to wipe my glasses off when I came inside." Seriously what part of yes or no did they not get?

Having said that I also have to turn a simple question like, "will you turn off the light in the kitchen?" Into a doctorial thesis statement on "why the light is still on and whether it will still be on if no one is in the room to see it," To actually get someone other than myself to turn the thing off, because now it is an experiment rather than just a mundane task...LOL. That's my quirky gifties.

OMG. DD has hundreds of these. There is a drawer in her craft organizer just for them.

Regarding weird names for things, I have a list somewhere of the names of all the imaginary pets DD had when she was 4 to 5. They were extremely weird, like Diminitry, Flundine, and Plectra. We never knew which ones would be with us, but some always were. I still miss them a little bit.

Also, DD used to wear THE craziest outfits. I mean, two different socks, plaid jumper, red shirt, flowered cardigan, striped leggings. This was totally intentional on her part and they would take a long time for her to pick out. These days, her outfits are far more subdued, but she still has a very unique and interesting sense of style--she does not want to wear what the other girls her age are wearing. The other day she said to me, "I prefer not to be in the majority."

When I went to put DD to bed last night, I found half a dozen stuffed animals on her bed (ones that aren't usually, that is -- she only has about three million), and they all had name tags pinned on. Apparently, they had been playing school.

I can't imagine what would happen if DD knew about paint color sample cards. I just can't.

And yes, I frequently have to stop one of the kids to get to the point, and then I let them tell the story. Sometimes that even works. DH makes me stop and get to the point, too, but he doesn't want to hear the rest.

The tissue on fire thing is absolutely hilarious -- and could happen in my house, too! I wonder about a story that was on the news yesterday, in relation to this. A dispatcher was in trouble over a 911 call, where the guy said, "my car kind of caught on fire, and my girlfriend caught on fire, too," and she asked, "is your girlfriend still on fire," and he said "no," and she laughed. I wonder if she's used to stories being told backward like this?

I have clearly found my people.

Oh! the weird names reminded me: Ds had a bunch of imaginary friends when he was little. Their names were Secada, Fichael ... darn I forget the rest! Anyway, he would tell these great stories about all of their adventures ... Sometimes Fichael in particular would get way out of hand and DS would have to talk him into being more sensible. He also worked at an imaginary place called Figinzga. He also told me all about his "previous life" before he came to DH and me (which was actually a little sad - he was poor and his mom's name was "Ping," they were in India and were Indian, he would get in trouble for sneaking more food at night, etc... But he grew up and had two daughters (told em their names as well but I forget them))

His imagination was wild!

I especially miss the stories about Fichael - that kid was a character!

Just wait until they start getting report cards. And writing checks and using credit cards :lol:

pbear

DD still meows to espress pleasure and growls under the opposite circumstances.

I have gradually weaned her doing it outside the home but have expressly told her that is entirely fine around us AT home.

Fun thread!

My son is very safety conscious. My older daughter had a group of friends over, my son wanted to try her stilts, but he had to get his helmet first. He can't watch if another person is doing something that he thinks is dangerous.

He is also obsessed with puns, some of which are pretty funny. Mostly not, though... my daughter says I have ruined him by laughing at his not funny puns. I can't help it, he has such an earnest delivery.