4. Write a blog post inspired by the word: baby.
One of my favorite things about running a home daycare is just listening to kids talk to each other. Or to me. Or to themselves. I have one kid in my daycare who really deserves his own Twitter account the way he rambles on about taking me ice skating with his mom, reporting me to the dog watching people if I’m not gentle with my puppy, and then taking away the ice skating invite when I ask him not to run ahead on our walk to the park.
Sometimes I wish I’d think to turn on a recorder and capture the very grown up conversations these kids have with each other. They’re very confident and matter of fact when they don’t have adults correcting them or intervening.
At the bus stop the other day I listened to them talk about twins…and how twins are even more terrifyinger than the idea of just one baby…which is terrifying in and of itself:
Girl: I’m so excited to have a new baby brother or sister!
Boy: Oh man! You know a brother or sister is going to be SO annoying right? That’s why I’m glad I don’t have one!
Girl: Yeah, they’re going to take all my things!
Another Girl: Which do you want? A baby brother or a baby sister?
Girl: I don’t know, I want both!
Boy: OH! Two babies are twins! They’ll take everything!!!!
Girl: I know. My Mom doesn’t like twins.
(Her mother is an elementary school teacher by the way, I’m confident she doesn’t hate twins.)
Boy: The only way you can tell twins apart is with a NECKLACE!
Girl: And you CAN’T put twins in the same room!
Another Girl: You can put twins in the same room, you just put them in different beds.
Girl: No they would always talk!
Boy: My Mom knows someone who knows a twin.
Girl: I have a twin bed.
Another Girl: You could be a good teacher to a baby.
Girl: I hope she has two.
Boy: Oh! That would be even more terrifyinger!
And even though listening to kids talk about twins was entertaining to me because of the childlike, random way they talk…they really couldn’t be more spot on.
Twins definitely are even more terrifyinger than one baby.
Astrid says
Wow, love this conversation! It’s so totally random and yet so full of truth.
Mama Kat says
And that about sums up kids in a nutshell! So random, but so honest.
Morgan says
That’s a pretty amazing conversation. I miss working with kiddos. The conversations of two year olds and preschoolers. I also miss teaching high school. I was on a field trip recently with my daughter and realized just how much I miss the sounds; laughter, talking, fun…someday soon though.
Mama Kat says
Aren’t they awesome? I really love the authority in their voices when they’re schooling each other. They sound like they know exactly what they’re talking about and they so DON’T! Hahaha!
Emily says
My ex-MIL told me that, knowing her mother was a very “nervous” person, did not tell her she was going to have twins! Surprise!
Beverly Nickerson says
LOL. Funny story. Kids have a real different take on the world.
Christy says
I love listening to kids to see. It is so fun to see where they go with conversations. So innocent, so naive.