Can I Have A Pet?

That moment has arrived, the question that every parent dreads..ok maybe it is just me being Zoophobic... Can I have a pet?

First it was .. Can I have a dog? Excited voice
No

A cat? Hopeful voice
No

How about a rabbit ? Negotiation has started
No

Oh alright.. a fish? Look mummy, I have compromised this pet is really, really small.
No darling

I know (eyes light up, big smile on face) Triumphant voice has returned

I will have a Lion as a pet!! 

I am going to write to the Zoo and ask mummy

I blame the book pictured above

The 5yr old is currently composing his Dear Zoo letter...

Kisses Make It All Better

Aaron is on a school day trip today.. last night as I was putting him to bed he asked me to give him lots and lots of kisses so that if he hurt himself tomorrow he would have my reserve kisses to magic away the pain.

Sweet x

Children Are Perceptive

Don't underestimate how much children look and notice and appreciate things around them

Aaron aged 5 quite often will notice something and will comment or ask questions about it.

This exchange happened yesterday.

A 'Mummy is that a new bag?'
Me 'Yes'
A 'Your new bag?'
Me 'Yes my new bag'
A ' It's really nice'
Me 'Aww thank you!'

An Education In Flowers

Coming out of the house last week Aaron took a nice deep breath and said

"Mummy, I love the smell out here"

I said yes it was nice ( I quite like the smell of tar and there was some work going on further down the road)

He replied

"Mmm I love the smell of blossoms"

Hmmm maybe I need to have more flowers in the house and garden ...

A Question Of Money

Aaron asked to play shops today so we got out his till, basket and play food.

At the end of the game I went to pay and the following happened -

Aaron took my £50 note, held it up to the air and declared "This money isn't real"

I asked him how he knew and he replied "because there is no line going through it"

No pulling the wool over these eyes...

Career Advice

In the playground last week Aaron was playing nicely with a girl when two little boys (who were older than him) started to be a bit full on and annoying the girl, surrounding her and being really quite naughty and irritating. He told them to leave her alone but this behaviour continued right up until their mum called them to go home.

When we got home he said to me "Mummy they were not very nice were they.. if they carry on like that they won't get a job when they are older."

Kid's got his head screwed on!

Parenting Advice

It's the school Easter holidays, I still need to do a few homely tasks as they won't do them themselves. Yesterday I was upstairs putting the washing away when a little voice yells up the stairs -

'Mummy, where are you ? You are supposed to be looking after your child'

The Brain

Aaron's question from the back of the car

'Mummy, why are brains squishy and why is our skull hard?'

I read yesterday that mother's field 288 questions a day from their children...no wonder we are worn out ;-)

Poor Chicks

With Easter just around the corner I thought I would share a few pondering from Aaron re Chickens:

Aaron has happily eaten chicken since he was able to but just recently we were at my mum's house and he looked at the Roast Chicken on the dinner table and asked:

'Is that a chicken that was alive once?' 

When I replied yes he replied with:

'I am not going to have any thank you, poor chicken'

He hasn't eaten much chicken since that day.

He has also told me 'Chickens don't have a great life do they mummy?, they are born so we can eat them'

At his school they had some eggs which hatched into chicks while the children were watching. I commented how sweet that was and Aaron agreed with me.  Then his face changed and looking really upset said:

'But those chicks were taken from their mummy and daddy, that is so sad isn't it mummy? Poor chicks'

He seems to be developing a real awareness of the way the world works and displaying some beautiful sensitivity.

Deep and Profound

Today it would appear that Aaron (aged 4) is a deep thinker

Two questions he asked

Mummy ' What was I born for?'

and

Mummy ' When did the world begin?'

How do parents answer these questions?

It All Started When .. Is This The Best Argument Ever?

Now we all love our children, genetics and nature makes sure that we do.. one of the most joyous things is to listen to them babbling knowing that one day they will talk and when they do enjoying all the little gems that these sweet little people say :-)

Aaron is four now but as soon as he was talking I realised that his logic was something really quite special and far beyond his years.. aged 3 we had this discussion 

Aaron 'Mummy, can I sleep in your bed?' 

Me 'no'. 

Aaron 'why?'
Me ' Because you are a big boy and big boys sleep in their own bed'
Aaron 'But daddy is a big boy and he sleeps in your bed'

Parents really do need to have their wits about them!