Kids always say funny things, whether they’re asking someone about their earrings or chatting with strangers on the metro. Their comments are often very memorable because they can be so honest.
The Stories:
- One time, I was having coffee in a café when a 4-year-old boy walked up to me. He stared at me with wide eyes for a while. Then his mom came over, took his hand, and said, “No, Tom, she is not your girlfriend. Let’s go!” He replied, “But why? When am I going to find one?
- Another time, I was on a bus and saw an old lady with her grandson. The lady said her grandson would start school next year. He replied, “I won’t go. It’s not happening.” When his grandma asked why, he said, “Because all kids who go to school come back gloomy and not happy.
- I also went to my son’s kindergarten to pick him up. Some kids were getting dressed nearby, and a boy told a girl, “When we get married, try not to get fat or you won’t be able to fasten a belt with a pistol and run away from wolves.” The girl flirtatiously asked, “Why don’t you just shoot the wolves with the pistol?” The boy replied, “Why kill them? I’ll be chasing you along with them.” What a funny idea for family life!
- Another time, I was on a bus next to a mother and her daughter. The girl looked at me and asked her mom, “Do you know why that girl has so many holes in her ears?” (I have 5 earrings in my right ear.) The mom said, “Maybe she likes it that way.” The girl responded, “No, it’s to let her ears get aired out!
