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'Kidisms
From time to time these children of mine spit out something bizarre, so I'd like to add them here to help me remember the moments...
My conversation with Tommy: "I don't want to play
flag football anymore. I'm saving all my energy to play tackle
football in middle school, high school, and college. And my job.
Because I want to be famous one day...a star". I tell him that I want
to be famous one day, too. He says "well then you should play
football, too. Wait, you're a girl, so you can't play football for a
job, but you could be a cheerleader again....wait, you're looking a little
too old to be a cheerleader, so that's just too bad for you."
Mom to 7YO Tom: "You're cute, but you already know
that, right?" Tom: "Yep, I'm definitely a
looker." 
All-time Brandonism-->his way of confessing that he'd
busted the fireplace glass with a ball: "Well, I'll guess you'll see
me in heaven..."
Tommyism--> getting ready to go to Ft. Lauderdale to visit Grandma Jo Ann and Grandpa Charlie for Thanksgiving: "So will we get there by airplane or the Mayflower?"
Tommyism--> "I talk a lot...I must be some kind of talking
machine" 
Tommyism--> "For Christmas I want a new bike because my old bike has alligators on it and they're nice alligators. Isn't that weird? I have a weird bike, so I need a new one."
Adamism--> (To Steve) "You must be going through your
mid-life crisis." (Explaining why he's come to this conclusion) "You
look like you're 50 or something, but maybe you're not going through a
crisis because you haven't lost any hair...okay, well, you've lost some of
your hair" (Asking Adam how old mom looks) "You look like you're 27 or
28 or something". (You're such a good boy, Adam)
Stevism--> After unplugging a clogged up toilet that
I had spent a half an hour trying to unplug: "Is there anything else
you need, honey, before I remove my cape?" Smart-alec.
Tommyism--> "Can I have this quarter to put in my piggy
bank?" I say "No, it's not yours." Tommy: "Why, do you need it
for your piggy wallet?"
They started calling me ma-ma, then mommy, then mom and
sometimes mother depending on their level of frustration. Now it's
just plain old (in Randy Jackson's voice) "Dawg"
Tommyism--> "I will electrocute you!!!...Hey...my electric
isn't cuting!"
Brandonism--> (The day after his
band concert) Me: "So did you guys get a lot of praise at school
today for your concert?" Brandon: "Mom, we already had the
concert, we didn't need to pray."
Tommyism-->
"Mom, why can't I have Christmas lights in my room like Adam has?"
Sheri: "Daddy's already put the lights back in the attic." Tommy:
"No fair! Well then I guess I'll just sadly play my Gameboy
instead...Did you hear me say sadly?"
Adamism--> Me while busting Brandon "You know better than to play with knives". Adam immediately steps in "yeah, that's what knive parents say: 'don't you know you're not supposed to play with children!' "
