Late night thirst

The 10-year old appears from his bedroom far past his bed time.

Mother: Go to bed, please.

C (10 y/o): But I'm thirsty

Mother: Go to bed

C (precociously): Mammy, there are people who don't drink enough water... and they die!

WotD: Rescription

Another Word of the Day, this time from S (9 y/o):

Rescription, noun

The description you have to give to someone because they were not paying attention or listening the first time around.

Example: "Eeugh! My sister wasn't paying sufficient attention to me, so now I have to give her a rescription of the pixel pet I need her to make for me."

Note that rescription is already a word, but she's only nine, so I think we can allow this alternate definition.

WotD: Disrespectrum

 In a brand new tangent from my children, they have now set about just making up words.

Today's Word of the Day (WotD) from C (12 y/o):

Disrespectrum, noun.

The spectrum/range of disrespect that various people are due. For example, sometimes she's disrespectful to her sister when she says something silly. In contrast, she doesn't like her younger brother, because he smells, so she has to be far more disrespectful to him.

Trampolines and water

 S (9 y/o): What should I do now? I can't go on the trampoline because I just ate and had water...

Just one of the very serious questions parents have to handle on a daily basis.