out of the mouths of babes.. - your kids and strangers..

luvbug00 wrote: I've noticed that the most random things Mya says, she says to strangers. recently her responce to everyone no matter what they ask is "I'm in first grade".

What kind of random stuff do your kids say?? feel free to add the embaressing!

mammag replied: It's hard to get my kids to answer back to anyone, they're so shy. But the kid I watch is funny....when people talk to him he always says "I'm Owen ******" It is cute the way he says it and it also doesn't matter what they say he has to say that first. Then he'll go ahead and have the conversation with them but makes sure to add his on tidbits completely unrelated to the conversation.

Ashlynn's Mommy replied: Actually nothing. My daughter, Cynthia will just stare at people, and then smile at them if they look at her. I have to tell her all the time that it's not nice to stare at people. I guess she's just interested in what there doing.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: When we are in the check out line at walmart or wherever, and Alex is sitting in the seat of the cart, people in line behind us will smile at him and say hi. He will not talk to them, instead he kind of gets scared and just says "Mommy....Mommy......Mommmy" Like he is getting my attention because he is scared and cant get away!

luvbug00 replied:

Mya does this too and it drives me nuts!

boyohboyohboy replied: caleb is 4 and he cant stop talking!
I took him to the pool the other day, and he was the only kid in the pool. There were maybe about 5 other people there, mostly teenagers in bikini's and the life guard.
He kept going to them saying, "Hi, I'm Caleb" and I am 4, and then I like to swim, are you going to swim, I live there, and the water is cold, and kept talking till the one girl put her towel over her head!!!!

HE thinks that everyone should want to play with him!
then the other day he went with my husband to the hardware store, and told some old man in the line that it was his birthday, and the old man bought him some M+M's my DH let him have them, I would have not! I told caleb that was lying, but now he thinks thats a good way to get candy!
boys!!!!!!!!!!

Ashlynn's Mommy replied:

Well I guess it's better that they stare, and not talk to stranger's. Atleast I'm not the only one

Bee_Kay replied: Actually, when Ashley was ALOT younger, probably about 3 years old, I wasn't getting along with my dad. He's an alcoholic and this one time, he said some really terrible things to me, so we didn't have a relationship for awhile.

When Ashley would see pictures of my dad, she would ask "Who's that?" I explained her that he was her grandpa be she didn't know him very well. Besides that, my dad is not really that involved with my children and never has been.

So, this one time, my cousin had Ashley in the grocery store and my dad walked in and approached them. Brenda (my cousin) tells Ashley "This is your Grandpa Butch."

Ashley replies "I'm not supposed to know you". (As opposed to what she had been told "You don't know him very well").

When I found out I was so embarrassed and I can imagine how that must have hurt my dads feelings. So, when I talked to my dad next, I explained to him what she meant by her words.

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
Oh Wow!! What a nice guy to buy him candy....but I wouldn't have let him have the candy either!

Now I'm kinda of glad that Alex is scared. I tell him all the time that he needs to hold my hand when we go places so strangers wont take him, and he is learning that strangers aren't nice.

lisar replied: Lexi will ask them why they are looking at her. It is so funny. I have made her aware of the Stranger Danger. So she wont say much and if she does then she wants to know why they are staring at her. And if you talk to her and ask her, her name she will tell you something that isnt true. I hate it sometimes. But sometimes when someone I dont know wants to do it I will play along with her.

luvmykids replied: Colt tells everyone he's Billy the Kid, Kylie always wants to know who did their hair, and Macie's answer to everything is "I'm 2"

My3LilMonkeys replied: A few months back I started telling Brooke about strangers and how you don't go with them, etc. because she is very friendly and would go with just about anyone. Well, one of the things I said was don't talk to strangers and boy has she taken it to heart....if someone she doesn't know talks to her she yells at them "Me no talk to you! Go Away!"

redchief replied: I love these anecdotes!!! Keep 'em coming!!!

Amanda replied: Lately Rachel has greeted everyone she comes in contact with with a shy, "My tooth is really loose. Watch what I can do to it." She would then proceed to thrust it forward with her tongue. Well, Daddy pulled it earlier tonight and when we went out to dinner later on, she proudly showed her brand new gum hole to anyone who would look.

kimberley replied: jacob hasn't shut up since the day he learned to talk so i am sure there are a million things he has said to embarass me or make me laugh

one that stands out in my mind is standing in the office of my school waiting to see the principal and there were a ton of people in there waiting to see him to get chewed out for absenteeism and lateness. doesn't my charming child start yapping to the mostly male group and invites them over to our house and gives them our phone number!!!!!!! i was mortified lol

jacob is an old soul too. you'd swear he was here before. a friend came to visit when he was about 6yo and he greets her with a warm welcome then asks her to sit down and asks if there is anything he can do to make her more comfortable.

Brias3 replied: Ryan and Aliyah were never really too vocal with strangers when they were younger, a bit on the shy side. They've opened up a little and sometimes its embarassing but for the most part, they'll really just respond to questions asked, etc. Mason on the other hand is of a different breed I think Everyone who comes to the house, whether it be the landscapers or whomever, is the pizza person. And he WILL ask, "You pizza guy?" He also needs to know everyone's name, no matter who it is, and anyone who talks to him better be ready for a line of questioning about random things and whether or not their mommy likes it too. For example:
Mason: You like oranges?
Person: Yes.
Mason: Your mommy like oranges?
This goes on for EVERYTHING....its really quite funny after awhile.