Friday, 31 July 2020

Sprinkle my nipples with hot sauce

Today's impromptu improvised song lyrics, sung at full volume by the 6 y/o while playing with her marble run, which is one of the noisiest toys in the known universe, particularly since she has collected all her siblings' marbles and has a fairly continuous stream of marbles running through it

Galt Marble Run toy

"Sprinkle my nipples,
Sprinkle my nipples,
Sprinkle my nipples, with hot sauce,
With hot, hot, hot, hot sauce.
So that I will Aaaaaaarghh!
Because I need to make more noise..."

Saturday, 25 July 2020

Words to live by...

We're discussing something wise that someone on the TV news said, and S (6 y/o) is colouring at the table - but always listening. Always. Listening.

Me (to my wife): "Words to live by!"
S (6 y/o, thoughtfully): "I wouldn't like to live by words. I'd prefer to live by woods [a forest.]"

Sunday, 19 July 2020

Impromptu multilingual breakfast poetry from the 6 y/o:

"Are you about to poo?
Værsågod!" 

("You're welcome" in Norwegian)

Saturday, 18 July 2020

Counting aggressively

Having children is #8...

Realising there is such a thing as aggressive counting - while listening to my 11 y/o playing hide and seek. Terrifying...

Friday, 17 July 2020

Target audience

My six-year old really gets target audiences, to a level I had not truly appreciated until now

Me: What are you watching?
6 y/o: "My Little Pony." It's not suitable for Daddies because there's no tea or coffee in it.