Sam’s Space Mission Game: “Watch out for enemies!”
Sam: “I will!”
a couple hours later…
Sam (pointing to dry skin on his feet): “I’ve got some enemies on my feet. Do you have enemies on your feet?”
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Stella: “Hi, Sweetiemuffin.”
Me: “Who’s Sweetiemuffin?”
Stella: “YOU’RE Sweetiemuffin!”
Me: “I am?”
Stella: “Come here, Sweetiemuffin, I just wanna hold ya.” (Comes over and hugs me)
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Sam: “Do you want to go to the bank and check out some money?”
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Sam: “Can I watch Saturday Night Live?”
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Stella: “Can we order a pizza?”
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Me (peering into Stella’s crib): “Are you awake?”
Stella: “I’m just tooting.”
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Stella (looking at my french manicure): “You’ve got a hangnail.
Me: “It’s not a hangnail, it’s nail polish. It’s supposed to be pretty.”
Stella: “You have a hangnail.”
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Sam (singing): “Africa! Africa! It’s a new place to take your friends. And jumpy face, jumpy face!… I’m fixing the elevator, so you can push the buttons, push the buttons, push the buttons… Oooh, what’s this? A bouncy ball!”
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Sam: “I was just sleeping on the naughty bench and my eyes were making drops like rain, but I calmed down.”
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Me: “Sam, why are you so energetic today?”
Sam: “Because I just love to do everything!”
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Me: “Sam, who taught you Rock, Paper, Scissors?”
Sam: “Those two pigs! Those two nice pigs who were playing a new game! It was kind of weird.
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Stella (to her mom): “Bye! Have a good love you!”
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Sam: “Do you have a butt?”
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Sam: (Hugs my legs out of nowhere.) “I love growing up.” (Then runs off.)
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Sam (who has never heard of Pinnocchio): “I’m a real boy!”
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Stella (pointing to a tear rolling down Sam’s face): “Sam spilled.”
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Sam: “What’s your address?”
I tell him my address.
Sam: “What planet do you live on?”
Me: “Earth.”
Sam: “ME TOO!”
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Me: “How are you today?”
Sam: “Three and a half.”
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Stella: “Are you happy?”
Me: “Yes. Are you happy?”
Stella: “No.”
Me: “Are you sad?”
Stella: “No.”
Me: “What are you?”
Stella: “I’m Stella.”
Your kids are weird.
Yeah, kind of. A good match for me!
But really, just about every kid I’ve met says stuff like that.