During a party, my sister-inlaw told all the kids to come into the dining room, but my son wanted to keep playing. She said it was time for dessert, to which he replied, “Well, why didn’t you lead with that?” April Martinez Port Jefferson Station, NY
Ananya, 5
My daughter calmly resolved a dispute with her friends, so I praised her behavior. I asked her if she had any tips for keeping cool. She replied, “It’s easy. I just don’t talk too much, like you.”
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Zachary, 5 Carmine, 5
My son and a couple of friends were playing ringaround-a-rosy at a playdate. I wondered to another mom how they knew about such an old-fashioned game. Then I heard them sing, “Hashtag, hashtag, we all fall down!” Odette Janiak Lockport, IL
Our family was halfway through a 20-minute walk when my son informed us his legs were too tired to keep going. We told him he’d have to do a lot more walking when we went to Disney World next month. He looked very disappointed and replied, “Aw, man, I thought we were gonna get to take an airplane.”
Mason, 4
I was running late and ended up behind a super-slow car. I said aloud, “Hurry up, I’m late! Oh, my goodness, I’m always late to everything!” Then my son said from the backseat, “Me, too, because I’m always with you!” Kim Hamilton The Woodlands, TX
Stacy Krygier Tonawanda, NY
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While remodeling our basement, my husband smashed his finger with a hammer. He then soaked it in a glass jar of ice water to ease the pain. The next evening, my daughter hurt her finger and asked if she could soak it. When I offered her a small plastic cup, she said, “No, I want the glass Daddy used when he got hammered!” Felisia Rayment; Johnson City, TN
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