Children say the funniest things

One of the advantages of Facebook, or Twitter for that matter, is their ability to keep a record of stories that otherwise are forgotten.

Until just a couple of years ago, family life was full of tiny fragments of life worth remembering – feelings expressed, words spoken, or places visited.  But however meaningful or funny they may have been at the time, they were quickly forgotten to everyone except the few who chose to keep a notebook beside their bed.

Today, that’s all changed.  With a few simple clicks, I can retrieve a year of status updates and smile again at the wisdom, insight and humorous logic of a young child’s mind.

Here are just a few of the highlights:

'When you die mummy, you will be in my heart... Like Michael Jackson.' (Juliette, On The Sudden Death of Michael Jackson)

'Look Daddy, you aren't allowed to brush your teeth on this plane.' (Léa, On Modern Travel)

'Daddy, why do we live in country where the sun never shines and it is always cold?' (Léa, On Life in Belgium)

'You know, Daddy, the house of Léa’s Godmother is just so beautiful. She lives in Paris. It's next to a park and it never, ever rains.  It is always sunny. Sometimes it snows, but then there are a million snowflakes.' (Juliette, On The Grass Being Greener On The Other Side)

'Daddy, what's that funny music machine called?' (Juliette, On Seeing A Record Player For The First Time)

‘Mummy, I know how to juggle. But only with one ball.’ (Juliette, On Multitasking)

‘When a girl gets married, she bows towards her future husband, raises her hat and says “Your Majesty”'. (Juliette, On Love and Marriage)

‎’Daddy, why on Thanksgiving do we eat the Turkish?’ (Léa, On Thanksgiving)

'Once upon a time there was a mosquito who lived in the hat of a little girl. One day the naughty mosquito climbed down and bit the girl 100 times on her face. It was very itchy!' (Juliette, On Local Wildlife)

ME: Juliette, were you in Jack's room?
JULIETTE: ’No, I swear!’
ME: ‘So why was Jack angry with you?
JULIETTE: ‘He wanted me to get out.’
ME: ‘Of where?’
JULIETTE: ‘His room’.

                (Juliette, On Getting Out Of Trouble)

‎’Daddy, I learned all about Sweden today. I learned that they all buy their biscuits from IKEA." (Juliette, On Cultural Diversity)

 'Mummy, I wish I was an omlette.  It woud be so warm in that pan.' (Juliette, On How Bad The Weather Is)

‎’I know I'm real, because when I close my eyes I'm still here." (Léa, On Cartesian Theories of Existence)

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Juliette and Léa are now 6 ½ years old and will, before long, stop seeing the world in this unique way.   

Thanks, though, to Facebook for helping me remember this part of their childhood. 

And thanks to Juliette and Léa for keeping us entertained along the way.

Comments

[Liz Kay]

Lovely! if only Facebook had been around when mine were so little........or I'd started using Moleskine's back then. Oh how life changes in a blink of an eye, and memories fade.
Keep up the great documentation, they'll love it (but be hugely embarassed) when they're older.
Lizx