Have you ever heard a kid come out with a comment that is so utterly ridiculous that it’s somehow a little bit genius? Children have this delightful ability to call the world just as they see it and free from the pressures of politeness, political correctness, false modesty and little white lies that adults face.
The results? They’re hilarious and quite remarkable. Here, we introduce you to some little people who may well be going on to great things, they’re true experts. They just don’t know it yet.
Take a look:
This Fashion-Forward Trendsetter
These photos were originally sourced from Buzzfeed and you can see the rest of the series by clicking here.
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The kids gallery cracked me up! Kids are hilarious! and yes i do believe some of them could be genius in their own way, or just the innocence of a child speaking freely in a world we are all too worried to tell the truth.
The ones of mum getting drunk or should drink less wine scares me as my own kids probably think that! My 8 year old said the other day, mum do you really need another glass!!!! it was only my second and i had had a very long day at work that day, my fault for giving them the talk on the dangers of drugs and alcohol too young i think!!!
But it gets worse, My daughter once told her teacher (who had asked what she did on the weekend) that she had to watch tv in the loungroom as mummy and daddy were having “adult time!!!” so embaressing!
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My kids fashion sense cracks me up.
Middle By decided he would never wear stripes again aged 2. Sadly all his brothers hand-me-downs were! Now he loves an interesting t-shirt and is very discerning, preferring black backgrounds. I’ve often thought of starting a blog of things that Middle By says. He has such an interesting take on the world and is very articulate.
Youngest boy By has a favourite Fedora that he wears and suits him very well.
Eldest By is good with knowing what colours suit him.
Baby By has a passion for scarves and shoes. She often insists on wearing a scarf out and has strong views on what shoes you buy her – she must pick!
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I LOVE this post and your comments are so pertinent and funny! Just a few words or a child’s drawing can convey so much about a child’s perception or character. The ones that I particulary enjoyed were:
- the car parking
-Never put aside nature… Look out for the teenage angst in a few years
-Gabe Perez and his expanding smile
-Finish this drawing. What an indicator of creative intellect!
-And finally” I think my mom should do less of this…” My view is what a loaded question from a busy-body teacher!
Great post and thank you for sharing these gems.
Thanks for sharing these.
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I took my kids to meet a new friend of mine (have now known her for 22 years) and my then 3 year old . Sat with us for a while and made small talk with her. As in “how old is your baby”, “what do you do for a job”, “where do you go to uni” and “how do you know my mum”. I have never forgotten the look on my friend’s face when I told my daughter to stop it and go play. She said that she felt like she’d made small talk with a very small parent.
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I’m a bit confused about your first sentence. The word ‘genius’ is a noun, right? So how can you say something’s “somehow a little bit genius”? That’s analogues to saying something’s a little bit professor – or a little bit mechanic – or a little bit Sydney. It doesn’t make sense.
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*analagous
But I agree
It’s almost as bad as the new plague of saying “shop” instead of “shop for”, like shop her style, or shop our bargains.
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Language is inherently fluid (or thee and thine would verily still be talking like this). I personally like people innovating and breaking grammatical rules as long as it is clever or apt.
I think the ‘shop’ trend that you’re referring to has been driven by the internet. You’ll usually see the ‘for’ dropped on a website button. It’s just a pragmatic abbreviation to achieve the same meaning within the confined space available on the button.
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I dunno about ‘genius’, but I’m sure some of these kids are very clever. I wish the ages were listed just to gauge an idea of where they are at. They gave me a giggle though. I liked the aquarium one and the doughnut one best. In fact that kid’s description of all the pretty doughnuts lined up on the pink tissue paper made me really want a doughnut, haha
My niece and nephew are clever little buggers. I remember my niece when she was three looking up at the night sky and saying “look at the moon, it’s grinning like a cheshire cat”, and my nephew when he was in prep once commented when he was in the car with his mum while it was raining, “isn’t it interesting how the wind makes the rain come down on an angle?”. My nephew is now 8 and the other day was telling my Dad about some plans they’d had and that they hadn’t come to “fruition”. Ha ha. Both kids are gifed at maths, but this was nephew’s independent writing in prep just before he turned 6:
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My just turned 3 year old told me yesterday:
“I’m going to have quiet time in my room cause I’m feeling very frustrated and I might get cranky”.
Well, how bout you take a cuppa with you, girl! WTF?!?!
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Those pictures made me laugh so hard I’ve got the hiccups, plus I’ve just had my wisdom teeth taken out so now my face hurts and I just choked on my water.
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I seriously roll my eyes when anyone suggests that a young kid (particularly toddler or below) has any sort of fashion sense. At that age, what the kids wear is pretty much determined by the parents, not the kid.
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OMG!! you so don’t have kids, do you?
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Funny! My kids have always picked their own clothes. It saves on arguments. We just give them weather directions, eg “it’s going to be hot today so pick t-shirt and shorts” or “you’ll need a jumper too”
My 7YO boy drew a picture last week of his brother with big ‘boobs’. It said “Wow, big fat Keegan, big boobs, Wow!” And for the record, both of them are skinny fit children!! He’s obviously been hanging out with older kids at school… (can’t possibly come from us!)
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Within limits: ie offering only 1 out of 2 or 3 choices to purchase if they’re with you at the shops or similar to wear at home, children develop a preference for what they wear at a very young age.
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I don’t know about ‘fashion sense’ but kids even as young as toddlers can have very definite ideas about what they will wear. I used to babysit for a little girl and from when she was about 18 months old she used to resfuse to wear the clothes I picked out for her, she’d scream and struggle so I couldn’t put them on her until I let her go to the wardrobe herself and pick something.
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My 3 year old son responded to the question What would you like to wear today with “Not Fish” The next Salvador Dali???
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What a crack-up. This is the reason I go through my kids’ school writing books at the end of the year. Not to see their progress – but to see what manner of funny/embarrassing comments have been made. And boy have their been a heap, especially from my 7 year old. The attached was her science report when she was 6. Like…. dude…
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