The Kids Said…
Brooke (after a couple especially trying days where she was having a hard time getting along with siblings): “Don’t be surprised when you see a lot of improvements in my behavior around Christmas.”
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Madison: “Mom! I look just like Mickey Mouse!”
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Me: “Brooke, smile!”
Brooke: “Why?! So you can capture my embarrassment that I’m stuck up here and can’t get down?”
Apparently. And blog about it, too!
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This is more of something a kid does than says, but I’ll include it anyway. Apparently when I read books, I often use my thumb and pinkie to hold the book open. I have never realized that’s what I do until Madison started protesting anytime I situated my fingers any differently. Now when she’s reading books, every time she turns the page she has to take time to similarly hold the book with those same fingers in that same position:
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Spencer: “Madison, you’re a midget.”
Spencer’s friend: “Spencer! You can’t call her a midget! You’ll hurt her feelings!”
Caroline (matter-of-factly): “It’s okay. She doesn’t have feelings yet.”