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19 Narratives That Show Children Make Life Interesting

There are always surprises in life when you have children! They keep you wondering just when you think you have everything all out,

Making each day a combination of laughter, joy, and little surprises. With kids around, even the most basic things become exciting new experiences.

“My kid just informed me that two of his stuffed animals got married and was offended that I hadn’t gotten them a wedding gift, and apparently this is my life now.”

momsense_ensues / X “I work in a school that educates blind and deaf students. One kid (who is 12 years old, blind, and autistic) constantly begs for the vehicle keys and acts as

If he will be driving us whenever we are going anywhere (swimming, grocery shopping, etc.). Each and every journey this year. It never fails to make me chuckle. Reddit/blackcurrentbold.

“I asked my daughter why I was having to repeat myself so much, and she said, ‘You don’t have to, you just want to.'” Mesyliah/X

“My pregnant neighbor asked my 8yo what she hopes she’s having, to which she responded, ‘I really hope it’s a baby!'” X / IHideFromMyKids

“My 3-year-old apologized for shouting at me after he had a tantrum earlier. “If you just did what I wanted, I wouldn’t get mad,”

He added as I began to embrace him. The same, child. The same. X/oneawkwardmom “As part of our apartment cleaning, I instructed my 10-year-old daughter .

To wipe the glass table in the living room. She performed poorly, so I instructed her to try again and to use a sponge and dish soap. She performed poorly once again.

I invited her to come along, got the necessary materials, and demonstrated for her how to do it. She gives me a glance while I’m cleaning and says, “See, and now I got you to do it for me,”

Before leaving. leaving me speechless and wondering whether I should be angry with her or proud of her. We just laughed about it in the end. Reddit’s Watts_82 “Although I could never prove it,

I believe someone often breaks into my house to do strange things like take items out of my daughter’s school bag, use the bathroom without flushing, and get things filthy.

Since my daughter swears, I know I didn’t do those things, and no one else lives here, it’s the only option even though I’ve never seen someone do it.

The most recent crime: they broke into the cabinet to remove a board game, poured water on it to cause the cardboard to become wavy and swelled, and then replaced it.

Very strange. They never showed any interest in any of our things, so I suppose we are fortunate. Reddit/Non-Generic Username “My favorite is when my son begs me to take him.

To Target so he can buy something with his own money & then when we get in line, he says, ‘Are you really gonna make me use my own money?'” X/sarcasticmommy4.

“A half-eaten stick of butter was discovered in my bed as I was making it. My youngster said, “I did not put butter in it,”

when I asked her whether she had placed anything in her mother’s bed. The enigma still remains. More at eleven o’clock. LLcoooltweet / X

“I asked my 6-year-old if he wanted to try out again for the school play, and he said, ‘No, I think I’ll take a break from Hollywood.'” X/itssherifield

“Instead of telling my kid things outright, I try to ask him questions. ‘Mama, what is the speed limit here?’ He must have noticed because yesterday I heard a little voice in the rear. ‘

Is 68 larger than 65?’ he said calmly after I didn’t do anything. __apf__ / X “After we listened to the music, my 6-year-old inquired as to where it went.

I wasn’t sure whether I should explain that music isn’t physical in the way he would conceive of it or explain how sound waves move.

Perhaps this is only a philosophical issue. What happens to the music? Tobi_Is_Fab / X “The son of a family acquaintance stayed with us.

Since he is still young, he does not understand many of the amusing things that grownups say. He hears my mom say to my dad, “You give me butterflies,” one morning.

‘Where are the butterflies?’ he says as he enters, intrigued. My mother chuckles and clarifies that it just means being content. “I thought I’d see real ones,” he adds with a sigh as he surveys the area.