Out of the Mouths of Babes

Anyone who lives or knows that they say and ask about anything on their mind at just about any time.

Children are honest and bold, and what they speak is simply the truth as they see it, rich with untainted perspective and innocence.  

Kids are also famous for malapropisms—the unintentional misuse of a word—because they’ve heard a word used, but don’t quite understand what it means.   

As children grow older, what they say is often an affectionate attack on their parent or loved-one, a sarcastic comment demonstrating their wit and the pride of youth.

Sometimes they state the absolute obvious as a question.  

And sometimes, what kids say is just downright funny and silly.

Here's a run down of some of my favorite kid-zingers: 

“Hi mom dad, I really don’t want to write this letter, but you know, my made me.”  

“Ouch, my karma.”

“Am I interrupting?”

“She’d step on ants if she were a step aunt.”

"Does every neighborhood have a different tooth fairy on duty?"

"You're the pug's grandma."

"Do baby's come out of your butt since you have to push to get them out?"

"I kept forgetting to get dad to sign my homework, so I just signed it."

"It's 10 a.m. and I haven't done anything fun yet today (Saturday)."

"Never try to bribe the law.  And Mom is the law."

"If I ruled the world, I would start every business meeting with a He-man video."

“Lookin’ good,” teen son says to father as father changes shirt.  

“Your highlights make you look old, mom," says 8-year-old girl as she brushes her hair. "You should make your hair brown like mine to look younger.”

We love our children. 

Living with them is a never-ending paradox of chaos and bliss. 

And children can be very wise. 

Amy Odell, who teaches Computer Aided Drafting at Westwood College in Atlanta, posts a daily wise-saying for her students. 

Often, she finds witty sayings from kids, she said.

This past week, she shared famous artist, Howard Ikemoto’s quote about his daughter’s keen insight: 

“When my daughter was 7 years old, she asked me what I did at work.  I told her that my job was to teach people to draw.  She stared at me and said, ‘You mean they forget?’”

Do you have any zingers from your children?  Share them in the comments below.