It’s been a week where I found myself saying many things I never thought I’d say. (Tough week.) But this little exchange sums up the recent events of our lives perfectly:
Caden-3yr comes in the house, carrying somthing I assume is dirt.
Me: Could you leave the dirt outside, please?
Caden-3yr: Oh, it is not dirt Mom, so I’ll just put it in my room.
Me: WHATISIT?
Caden-3yr: Duke poop.
Me: DUKE POOP STAYS OUTSIDE, CADEN-3YR!
Caden-3yr: No, it’s in the house right now, Mom. (He moves his big blue eyes around slowly, just checking that he is indeed standing in the house with the poop, and wondering why I can’t see that)
Me: Riiiiight. It IS inside the house right now, and that’s a problem because dog poop SHOULD stay outside, where you DON’T TOUCH IT, and hurry up and put it outside so we can wash your hands.
Caden-3yr: Well, o-hay. (that’s how he says ‘ok’) But I really think Duke wanted me to flush this poop down the potty for him, and that’s all I was going to do.
Me: You said you were going to put it in your room.
Caden-3yr: Oh. Well. O-hay, THEN I was going to flush it.
I just want the poop to stay off the kids and out of the house. This week that was SO much to ask.
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3:36 pm
Oh my goodness Kelsey, wayyy too funny!
I totally hate dog poop too and wouldn’t let it in the house either.
3:36 pm
Oh my goodness Kelsey, wayyy too funny!
I totally hate dog poop too and wouldn’t let it in the house either.
6:10 pm
Remind me never to ask you, “What’s the poop?”
11:06 pm
Yes life can be full of dog poop. Just got to flush it or throw it back outside. Love ya
8:22 am
I love that literal-minded boy. “No, Mom, right now it’s inside.” Riiiiight. He’s SO much like his mom sometimes! (Not when it comes to handling poop, obviously.)
7:36 pm
This is too funny! I can’t say that I’ve ever had a kid bring poop into the house. But I have had one of my kids (the ones with 4 legs & a tail that bark) bring other animals into the house. The joys of parenthood!!! Thanks for the good laugh!
3:57 pm
Holy Crap! That is too funny!
10:08 pm
I love how kids can make you smile and cry at the same time. I love that they give us these stories every day. God I love that.
11:16 pm
How funny! I cannot imagene what goes on in the minds of little kids
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7:07 pm
Hi, My favorite part of this post is the title – such a perfect stage direction for this scene. Of course, my second favorite is the chance to enter Caden’s view of the world and logic. My third favorite is being reminded that I have experienced that same “Mom, this is so simple! Why do I have to stop to expalin it to you?” scene with my literal thinking child. Love, Mom
6:30 pm
Hil-arious!
Seriously…. this is the stuff you need to remember. Better to carry it than eat it…..