What’s Your Best Advice From a Child?
Was it advice, or actually a warning?
As most of you know, I raised three daughters and I have eleven grandchildren. There isn’t a whole lot that toddlers haven’t advised me about, at one time or another. Some of the cutest came as warnings, I suppose to keep me out of trouble.
Just for shits and grins, I’m going to share some of my favorite advice I’ve gotten from toddler children and grandchildren over the years. Most of it I’m sure they learned from … uh … first-hand experience:
“Hey Grammy, guess what …”
“Flowers don't needs any feet.”
“Don’t pee in the pool, or you’ll have to sit in the naughty chair.”
“Don’t squeeze a worm —it will die.”
“You have to wear clothes out to play. You get yelled at if you’re naked.”
“Pennies are not more than a dollar, even if your brother says they are.”
“Don't wipe off where ladies kiss you.”
“Cookies smell better than cheese. To get one, you have to say "please".”
“Always go pee in the potty, not in your pants, 'cause that's naughty.”
“Mommy's kiss helps what is hurting.”
“No dessert if you don't eat your meat.”
“You have to blow boogers in tissue.”
“Laugh 'cause it's better than cry,”
“When you wake mommy up, never holler.”
“My daddy says swears you can't say. If you do, you get soap in your mouth”
“Never tell people they're fat. It will hurt them if you do that.”
“Rocks aren't for throwing at others, but it’s okay to throw pillows at brothers.”
“You can’t cut water.”
18. “Never EVER smell a bumble bee! That hurts!”
19. “Grampa says a burp is just a belly bubble, but you get in trouble if it’s loud.”
20. “Why do goldfishes only say, “No … no … no?”
Aren’t the little ones great? I’ve written children’s poems about most of these. I hope you always see the world through the eyes of a child. It will keep you forever young at heart …
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