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No, sweetheart, I didn’t scold you

Having spent so much time talking to the kids on a daily basis, I’d like to think that I don’t get surprised by the things they say anymore. It’s like I’m almost prepared for all the the random yet perceptive quips that they come up with. I sometimes stop and chortle at how astute some of their observations are but only when they’re really good.

Today, Kirsten said something that made me immediately call the husband because I had to rave about how hilarious it was.

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I had just picked the kids from school and we were in the car on the way home. I thought I strapped both kids in their baby chairs but somehow, Kirsten managed to wriggle out of hers.

I looked in the rear mirror and there she was, standing in the middle grinning away cheekily.

I’m usually very particular about car safety and I get a little upset if they start mucking around while I’m driving. And because I’m alone with them in the car most of the time, the extra sternness helps them to know that whenever we’re on the road, mommy means business.

But instead of using my fierce voice to tell her to sit down, I just sighed and said “Kirsten, please go back to your seat, mommy’s driving.”

She then looked at me with those innocent eyes and said “Huh, you never scold me ah?”

I tried to explain like “Mommy really doesn’t like to scold you, I just need you to be safe” but I couldn’t stop laughing because that was the funniest thing I’ve heard all week.

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While we’re on the topic of her wisecracks, here’s a clip of her singing Bad Romance. It sounds nothing like Gaga’s version but if you listen carefully, you’ll hear something that sounds vaguely like “Ohhhh…Bad Romance”

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10 Comments

  • Reply sgrmse. December 15, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    omg!! her voice is sooo cute :D :D :D i love teenytiny voices!!

    • Reply Daphne December 17, 2011 at 1:17 am

      yeah baby voices are too cute! they can say anything and it’ll sound cute..

  • Reply June December 15, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    It’s funny that our kids seem to think that we like scolding people. My daughter has even taken to scolding me too. “Mummy, you cannot do [this] hah…”
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    • Reply Daphne December 17, 2011 at 1:19 am

      Exactly!! Kirsten loves to scold people too! She’ll scold me, scold her father, scold her brother, scold her duck and all her toys. If she was the eldest kid, she would be a very bossy one

  • Reply NerdyMum December 16, 2011 at 12:09 am

    so young and can sing pop songs! impressive!

    • Reply Daphne December 17, 2011 at 1:20 am

      haha she’s a tiny little rocker. we expose them to all sorts of music but they seem to like pop the most. oh and christmas songs too – they’re really into christmas songs recently

  • Reply Bun Bun Makeup Tips December 16, 2011 at 3:15 am

    AWwwwww…..!!! What a cute voice!!! ^_^

  • Reply Elaine December 16, 2011 at 11:18 am

    So, I’m curious, did she comply and went to sit down despite the lack of scolding?

    • Reply Daphne December 17, 2011 at 1:22 am

      Yes actually she did! She was a little surprised and after that she just said “ok” and went back to her seat. This non-scolding doesn’t always work though, most of the time she just ignores me until she knows I’m upset..

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