This is one of my least favorite questions lately. Especially when it is still dark outside and the answer is no.
And if the answer is yes, well, that is never good news either.
I am not a morning person. But early mornings won’t leave me alone. Early mornings are exactly like those cats who prefer the lap of the allergic person in the room. They suck and they do it on purpose.
What is your least favorite question right now?
OMG, I hate that question haha. Spot on, spot on!
Can we play outside?
NOOOO! It is too cold. I am not planning on running around like a crazy person on a bigwheel and pogo sticking down the street so I will be cold.
Let’s go in and play where it is warm. But I guess four year olds don’t get cold when it is 65 outside.
Wait, 65 is too cold to play outside? 65 is ideal weather in my book!
I live in Alaska, 65 is summer weather! If I wouldn’t play outside at 65 degrees, my children would get about 1 week a year!
She lives in LA! – Me too and 65 feels cold when you are used to 80 degree weather. The only thing we like about 65 is the chance to wear our Winter clothes…ha ha….I’m serious though. We’re pulling out boots and scarves.
Least favorite question from my 4 year old: If I trade you this (usually a random reciept or hair tie) for a piece of candy, can i have it?
ROFL!!!
THAT is hysterical!!!! Smart kid!
OMG…that made me laugh out loud!
Yea, she’s a bit too smart for everyones good. She’s also a repeat offender of the “can I have a treat” line…which I hate. We don’t do dessert and treats are a special/occassional thing, but I get “look I ate all my dinner, can I get my treat now?”
We have that problem too. And of course its on the hot dog with a bun, or pb&j dinner night, never on the night with a dinner we don’t like. Um i. will. not. reward. eating. a. hot dog. with. dessert. Period.
So on board with you Ceri !
We got so sick of the “can I have a treat” line that we instituted a rule: if you ask about the treat, it goes away; don’t ask and it may come your way. The same goes for McDonalds – if you ask, the answer is no. If you don’t, maybe, sometimes, we’ll turn in.
That’s what we do too. My kids like Wendy’s though, because they might get a Frosty… Really, if we go fast food, it’s normally only for a treat like that anyway. It’s seriously almost never (MAAAYBE 1-2 a year) a ‘meal.’
That is the rule at my school. If you ask for a prize, you do not get one. One of my students figured a way around that though… “The other class is being so quiet can they get a class compliment (it is a slip of paper to give their teacher that says they were good)?” Me: “What a good idea and so great that you noticed here is one for them and one for you too.” I knew what he was doing by the 3rd time (different days) but it is a slip of paper and it kept them working and quiet.
Oh my, laughing so hard I peed. Shh, don’t tell.
My 1 1/2 year old asks at every meal – Pop? Pop! (lollipop)
That is the worst question, so funny!
“Buddy no poop on floor?” Because this question invariably means he’s snuck off, taken off his diaper, and pooped on the floor.
Oh no!! 🙁 poor mama!
LOL, that is a good/bad one. I hope you don’t have carpet.
When my now 5 yr old son was potty training, his favorite thing was to take off his diaper and poop in the floor of his sisters’ room. It never failed and she was always the one to discover it.
That’s hysterical. Why do we have kids?
Haha!!! I only laugh, because my 2 year old did that up until a couple weeks ago. He suddenly started peeing int he potty, but normally he’ll say ‘I have to go poop,’ which means you can see a ‘tail’ as he waddles by, and you already know you might as well just follow with wipes.
fingerpaint? can we fingerpaint? (during the baby’s nap when I want to relax)
uh. no.
this one’s bad also because it pulls at mama’s guilt! At least, thats what makes it bad when my kids ask it and the response in my mind is “HELL no!”
I’m kind of opposite on this one. You want to sit and do something quietly? SURE!
What’s for dinner?
I normally respond with, “What are you in the mood for?” “I don’t know” followed by “How about chicken?” “Ugh, no” “Well then, do you have any ideas?” followed by the quiet stare.
omg…do you live at my house? that is the exact conversation we have nearly every day. except my kids follow it up by not eating then whining the rest of the evening that they’re hungry.
omg this is in our house too. Except I’ll normally say “We’re having X” and they’ll say “Ughh I HATE that” (no matter how many times they’ve loved it before). So they sit at the dinner table crying for an hour. Then at FIVE MINUTES before bedtime they decide they are hungry enough for dinner and, hey presto, they actually love what I’ve cooked.
Why are children so unkind?
Yes, yes yes! The five minutes before bedtime thing! (or five minutes after).
Mine too! But they’re getting better, because if they don’t eat it before bedtime, they don’t get it. Now, they do get plenty during the day, and obviously I’m not going to let them go to bed hungry, but when it’s used as a ploy to stall bedtime, they just get their own leftovers for breakfast.
As a kid, when I used to ask what was for dinner, my mom would ALWAYS say: “Food.” Then I would ask, “What kind of food?” Her reply? “The kind you EAT.”
Totally understand this question. Seems every time I turn around it’s time to make another meal. sigh.
I feel like a bad mom admitting it, but I do this to my kids.
I do that exact thing! The kids ask what is for dinner, i respond with food, they ask what kind, and i say the edible kind! Im over asking what they want, itss always mcdonalds or some horrible take away! Now i cook waht we have (and for a family of five, sometimes its not much lol) and they eat it, yeh, there are still time where they say OH YUK this is grosss… But im past the point of caring lol… I used to cook one meal for him, one meal for them, and one prepared earlier frozen vege and meat for baby, then spend the rest of the evening cleaning it all up. NOw its one meal, like it or not, EAT IT! haha
I say “slop” which gets a “good slop?” 🙂
Check out http://www.howdoesshedoit.com. It is not my website but I love it. I am a working mother and am NOT the cook at our house. We are also vegans on weight watchers….finding something that work for everyone is challeging to say the least. This is meal and grocery planning. I buy grocerys to work for 7 different “accepted” dinners a week and that is what hubby gets to choose from. They are all things we have tried and tested and like and it ensures we have all the right ingredients. We used to have the same conversations about dinner, now we know what we are having.
I saw something recently that said “What’s for dinner? Why, whatever the hell I feel like making served with a side of Eat it or Starve”. That’s how I feel most days LOL!
HAHA!
I tell my kids that if they are hungry they will eat what I have made, and if not they won’t….real simple. (with a raised eye brow)
This question is extra annoying with sprinkles on top when your husband asks it while I am trying to get stuff done at whine o’clock (usually is around 5-7pm). Aaargh!!
ah whine o’clock… not so bad if it is promptly followed by wine o’clock 😉
My six-year old now knows the art/value of making a pb&j by himself. A life-long lesson. If he doesn’t like what’s for dinner, he always has the option of making a PB&J for himself. That usually shuts him up :~>
That would never work for us. My son would eat pb&j for breakfast lunch and dinner and all snacks if I let him.
Totally agree. If my kids had the option to eat pb&j whenever they didn’t like a meal then they would most likely become a pb&j.
Same at our house, except our “I don’t like dinner” default is plain yogurt or fruit or veggies. And if they’re hungry 5 minutes before bed, the answer is “Good, then you’ll eat a big breakfast!”
You’re nicer than me. If I make something, they WILL eat it, even if it’s just a small bite of something they don’t like and more of what they do. It’s decreased the times I’ve heard ‘I don’t like/ want’ at other people’s houses, thus making me feel less embarrassed and them eating better.
My autistic son was a handful when he was little. He hated things I made for dinner so I taught him the pb&j. He would have to eat what I made and then if he was still hungry he could have the pb&j. Now 10 years later I found out from him it wasn’t he hated my food, it was the consistancy he hated. Peas did that boy in, hard then soft.. Now that he is 17 I am glad he knows how to make his own pb&j. He also make killer Swedish Meatballs and he loves to cook too!
Love that saying!!
I HATE that question to. I usually say I donn’t know because if anything else is said, it ends in I don’t like that!
Ohh everyone needs to check this site out: http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/ I love how it gives you an idea, and you can said I don’t Fing like that, or I don’t Fing eat meat… it is FUNNY! Thank goodness our kids don’t respond like that.
I love this one!!! Will have to keep that in mind!!
I want this cross-stitched, framed and hung in my kitchen.
Hahaha, that’s so true. Luckily in my household, my husband is the cook and so generally if my daughter comes up and says “HUNGRY?! HUNGRY!” (she’s only 2), I say, “well then, let’s ask Daddy!” and then my husband and I will make a big show of being really excited about dinner. I don’t know what I’m going to do when she gets older.
I can only remember back when I was a kid and my mom was making the dinner, I was only ever glad that it wasn’t ME who had to do it! XD
I want to get a sign like that in my kitchen!
Yup, this is my least favourite question too. I respond with, “Elephant toejam on toast”. They respond with “Ewwww”, but then go away happily until the next day.
A good friend of mine answers that question with, “Cat’s Arse and Dog’s Weiner” I am taking this one and making it mine now too.
My answer was usually “Stone Soup and Dirt Sandwiches” when nagged about dinner or lunch.
One of our friend’s sons wouldn’t eat his dinner. He said he was full. I was mortified when his dad asked him if he wanted some donuts. But when his son enthusiastically said yes, our friend said “Then you are still hungry and you can eat your dinner!” I can’t wait to use that on my daughter!
My son was huge into Dinos so when he refused to eat the meat we cooked, we turned it into Bronto Burgers etcs or Dino Veggies. He would eat it up!
Whats for dinner, my LEAST favorite question
YES! Me three.
Me too, but it’s usually my husband. I don’t usually know what time he’ll get home from work…a couple of late evenings followed by a day he gets back at 3:30 and says, “What’s for dinner?” It makes me want to scream, “I DON’T KNOW YET!” but he is so forgiving the days that I plan nothing and get failed food on the table late, that I can’t. Instead, I say, “I don’t know,” calmly.
When they ask “What’s for dinner?” (or lunch), I answer with “Stuff!” They have given up on the follow-up question of “What kind of stuff?” because they realize that I _will_not_ answer under any circumstances, and it’s usually good, so they leave the kitchen satisfied that they will, in due time, be fed, and they will likely enjoy it. ;-D
“Can I have a snack?” is my least favorite question right now. My 5 year old and 8 year old are going to eat through our savings! I don’t know how parents of multiples can survive the teenage years without selling all of their possessions just to feed them…
We have twins that are doing the same thing to us. From the time they walk in the door from daycare until they go to bed, they are constantly eating. Luckily, we can usually get them to eat fruit or veggies but they are big into crackers too which aren’t too expensive. I’m always saying to them, “if you have any more to eat, we won’t be able to afford to send you to college.” 🙂
My twins are 19 months, and I feel like they’re constantly eating. They’re big on crackers and bread, too. And bananas.
My twins are 22 mths. They adore goldfish & cheese slices
My 2 1/2 yr old is constantly asking for a snack. She will get up from a breakfast of eggs, english muffin with cream cheese, glass of milk, several bites of whatever I am eating only to ask 5 minutes later if she can have a snack.
I know people who buy a 2nd fridge for the teenage years.
I have some friends who have a regular refrigerator locked in their room so the kids (teens) don’t eat their food. I find that to be so weird. In our house… Name= no touchy & no name = fair game.
We did. It is full of water bottles and snacks. They can get into that whenever they want, but they still have to eat what I put on the table. It works pretty well, after a few misstarts.
All the snacks are healthy(ish) and they still eat dinner, but smaller portions. So no going to bed with a full stomach. I advise a second fridge. It has made a world of difference.
Well now that you put it that way… 🙂
Freezer. I bought a full size freezer. Popsicles, frozen pizza, pizza rolls, taquitos, home-made egg mcmuffins, extra lasagnas (always make two), bread, hot dogs, lunchmeats and cookies purchased on sale, etc. I gave up on my savings as soon as one can of green beans, corn, whatever, ceased to be enough and I had to switch to large cans of those foods. Only two of my 4 still live at home now and I am *still* cooking for an army.
My boys are 5 and 7 and we already have that second fridge. I think they eat their weight everyday in food. I can’t even imagine the teenage years!
My 5 year old is constantly on the go, so he has a fantastic appetite. The joke is at our house, it will be cheaper to pay boarding school fees than grocery bills when he’s a teenager…
I did also tell him I went to boarding school and loved it, so he’s aware I’m not threatening to send him away but that he could go to a cool place where he gets playdates with his mates _every_ _single_ _day_.
With 4 kids, I finally just started 2 snack drawers. The one in the fridge is full of things like fruits, veggies, and sometimes cheese sticks (not often though, because they’d eat nothing but!) The one in the low drawer is dried fruit, maybe peanuts, etc. They can get their own, and I don’t worry about it being anything really unhealthy.
And the eating doesn’t get less as they get older… Our 11 year old son is 5’8″ tall, size 13 feet, and still growing! He eats 6 slices of toast for brekkie, 4 slices for lunch, and 4 slices at bedtime – necessary, otherwise he’s up scrounging in the fridge at 3 am! Then add the rest of the food he eats, along with his 3 siblings… “Can I have a snack?” generally translates into a 4th meal these days… Do NOT like that question!!!
“I’m bored, what is there to do?” Guess the toys, art supplies and back yard aren’t cutting it.
Create a bored jar! They won’t say I’m bored anymore. it’s just a jar with pieces of paper with things to do written on them. Some fun (color, go for a walk, cook something, etc) and some not so fun (clean room, organize books, pick up, any age appropriate chore!). Bordum solved!
That is a lovely idea. Filing that away, we haven’t gotten the “I’m bored” yet but I’m sure it will come.
That’s an awesome idea!
My son says it this way…Mommy, I’m so boring!
When my twins say that, I tell them they have the choice of finding something on their own or they can go clean my bathroom. They usually find something to do pretty quick LOL.
That’s what we do…if you’re bored you get a chore. My mom did it that way, and we thought “bored” was a cuss word. haha!
I say this, too. 1/20 times it works!
Mine WANT to clean the bathroom (especially 7-yr-old daughter) so it’s not a good motivator for us.
All in my house know “I’m bored” means I assign chores… Starting with toilets to be cleaned. Even my 4 yr old neice!
“Only Boring Children get bored. You are NOT a boring child.”
Let them ponder that for a while.
I answer that with, ‘Is your room clean yet? No? Then you still have lots of stuff to do!’
Yeah, mornings and I do not get along either. I can’t wait until the kids are teenagers and sleep until noon!
A friend of mine said that when her kids are teenagers she’s going to go into their rooms every couple of hours at night, banging pots and pans, screaming, just for pay back. I’ve debated it too, haha.
You don’t need to bang on pots and pans…just stand next to their bed staring at them until they wake up! That is what my 3 year old does and it freaks me out!!
My friend’s kid did that to her when the movie “the ring” came out. She screamed so loud that she shocked her kid wide awake for the night.
When I was a teenager, my parents remarked how they missed me waking them up on Christmas morning. So one year I set my alarm for 3, and woke them up.
I learned from their mistake. I don’t mention that to my kids EVER! As for mornings, my kids are 10 and 15, so I leave down snacks for the 10yo, and the teenager fends for herself.
Can I get my nose pierced? (okay, the “asker” is 17, but still…)
Ok, I had my nose pierced, I loved it, but I do also have a fairly obvious scar… if she’s going to do it, get it done by a proper piercer, with a needle.
PS – I was 14 and I didn’t ask… so you’re doing pretty well so far!
Argh!!! This is my house exactly! And when my kid’s not busy asking if she can get her nose pierced she’s bugging me over and over “Can I get my belly button pierced?” “Why not?” She has pierced lots of things on her ears (some with/some without permission), but it’s never enough. Talk about persistence….
My words at 17: I would like to get my tongue pierced. If it will irreparably harm our relationship, I can wait until I am older but, I feel I am old enough to make some decisions about my body.” — They said yes. My mom told me much later she knew I would not keep it for long and that I presented my case so rationally they figured why not. I had it about 4 months until I had to get braces – she may have known that too.
“But when?” in response to any and every denied request.
Did anyone tell you we were out of milk before you came home? I have done my best to tell the minons I live with that if they tell me when we have about half a gallon left of the 3 gallons I bought two days ago, I would not be the grumpy frumpy mom going to the store in my sweats looking like death warmed over after my workout I do when I get home. But no, I swear they do it on purpose.
I see a great idea for a business here….drive through Milk/bread stores. No one ever tells me when we’re almost out of milk either!
We actually have a drive thru milk and bread store!!! And it’s more expensive than the regular store. They just sell basic stuff but there is always a line of mini vans! LOL Those guys must be making a killing!
I think keeping a small cow in the back yard would be cheaper than buying milk for this lot! hubby, 4 year old and 20 month old – it just disappears!
Try four boys + milk addict husband. We need a dairy.
We had one of these stores when I was growing up. It was amazing! you stay in the car and they bring you milk, bread and ice cream (single serve – very deadly). Our car pool begged to go there every day.
My kids are 1 and 4 so I’m usually the one getting the milk for them so we haven’t had this problem yet, but I actually had the opposite happen yesterday. My husband said to me “last bag of milk… well, there’s this one and then the one in the drawer is the last bag.” 🙂
Can we watch TV? (when they know they are now only allowed to watch on weekends, due in part to this incessant question)
Ugh, this one is the worst. I was allowing my three year old to watch one show a week, until she started asking me 85 times a day, “Can I watch a show? Can I please watch a show? I WANT TO WATCH A SHOW! YOU NEVER LET ME WATCH A SHOW!!!”
Aaaaaaaaaand that was the end of the shows. No more. Be careful what you ask for, kiddos.
My 5 year old always wants to play her V-Tech. She now knows TV time (games or a movie) is earned, not a right.
You nailed it! That is my least favorite question for sure.
Have you ever thought of trying those alarm clocks that tell them it’s okay to get up?
http://amzn.to/uoxjFL
That is an absolutely genius product!
Oh! That would have been so helpful a few years ago.
Yes!! We recently got our two-year-old one of these owls: http://www.amazon.com/Wake-Owl-Night-Light-Music-Timer/dp/B0044D0HA2/ref=pd_sim_hg_3
Now every night before bed, he reminds us “Owl green… go, go, go! Time to wake up, Mommy, Daddy!” Very cute.
Genius until they realise there’s nothing actually keeping them in bed! Or work out how to switch it back lol!
We use a “my tot clock,” and it was the best $50 I ever spent. It even turns green for an hour of “room time” while the baby naps.
As for the question of the hour, it’s “WHY?” I’m trying not to use the old “because I told you so,” but I fear it will be the end of me.
They will wear you down…
I was just going to post about one of those!! this is what we have. love it!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/1-3-years/cacd/?srp=2
We have this one http://www.americaninnovative.com/products/teachmetime.php and it’s a LIFESAVER. You can set it to glow green at whatever time you feel is ok for your child to get up in the morning. Plus it grows with your child and has games that teach him time. An awsome product!
I’m a new step-mom, so I’m sort of a novelty to my 8 and 11 year old step-children. The 13 yr old loves me, but could take me or leave me (and that’s OK). So, the most annoying questions right now are:
Question: Raychel too?
They always want to know if I’m included in the plans and/or if I’m coming along. It’s sweet, but not after you’ve heard it a thousand times.
Question: Will you help me pick out my clothes for school?
Answer: I can’t. I’m getting ready for work. You’re a big girl. You can pick out your own outfit!
I’ve tried picking out her clothes with her the night before, but she changes her mind 900 times and continues to change her mind in the morning, so it’s more of a waste of time than anything.
I might be outta line here but “Will you help me pick out my clothes” to a new step mom sounds like it could possibly be translated as “do you love me/like me enough today?”
What might happen if you responded with “I’m getting dressed too, let’s check out each others outfits once we’re dressed :)”. Then make sure you compliment her on her fierce style! or perhaps one day of the week you could pick out an outfit for her, say Fridays or something. Hope this helps.
Why? I swear my 2.5 year old asks me that question ten thousand times a day. I think it is her auto-response to everything lol 🙂
mine too!
Mommy I am hungry, when I just fed you and cleaned the kitchen.
No kick baby? This usually means the toddler has already kicked said baby.
“Is it time to eat yet?” My kids ask me this from the time they wake up (it’s dark still) until after dinner at night. I think they all have tapeworms. :-/
Oh my gosh! TOTALLY! 😉
“What is this called?” from my three-year-old, accompanied by a vague finger-point in the general direction of the object in question. It’s not that I mind the question so much; he’s just trying to learn about the world around him. But when he’s pointing at any one of a hundred nearby objects and I don’t know which one he means, it gets frustrating, and he can’t exactly help. 😉
That is too funny! I can just picture the child pointing all day long and you pulling your hair out. Hang in there and keep the lies to a minimum! Or I use to say, “what do you think it is?”. 🙂
My daughter asks this exact same question ALL the time. While I’m driving.
When all three of my toddlers (aged 3yrs and twin 19 month olds) all bombard me with “Outside??” at the same time. It’s nice out finally, and they invariably take off in 3 different directions, all of which involve roads.
My current annoyance is “What we going after nap time?” Grammar aside, he ALWAYS wants to GO somewhere, and doesn’t take “the laundry room” or “the kitchen” well as an answer.
Hah. Keely’s version is “where we go next?”. When I say home she cries.
“Can we have a adbenture?” You mean, after your nap? When it’s 4:30 and I need to make dinner? Um. No.
“Can I have a treat?” which is asked every time we go anywhere.
4 year old boy, “Mommy, can I have McDonald’s ’cause I don’t like my dinner.” I HATE his love of junk food ’cause I know it’s my fault for introducing it to him. Damn those Happy meal toys.
I am that allergic person, and I hate those cats.
My least favorite question come from the adults in our lives (since my 11 month old son’s vocabulary is “mama” and some babbling with the letters b and h): When is he going to walk?
When he damn well pleases.
Second least favorite (and it’s a close tie): How long are you going to nurse him?
As long as we damn well please.
I say please, see, so that I’m demonstrating good manners.
I hate the question from adults: When are you having another baby? I’ve heard this since the day my son was born. I don’t care about manners now since my son is 3.5 years old. I answer by saying: Kinda Need A Guy For That, Din’t ya think?
well, um, you don’t, actually! 😉 Just some frozen, donor sperm!
Oooo! Other adult sized people questions are my least favorite!! Worse then children!!
“She sleeps in a TODDLER BED?” 1) She’s technically a toddler. 2) Sleep is not guaranteed.
“You’re POTTY TRAINING HER?” Yes, I love my child enough to no longer support her shi**ing herself.
“You’re having ANOTHER baby? Do you know what causes that?” Yes, public toilets of course.
lol
““You’re having ANOTHER baby? Do you know what causes that?” Yes, public toilets of course.”
Word. Questions from other adults about parenting/kid related stuff is WAY worse!
Yes! The how long are you going to nurse him question kills me (especially from my in-laws who continue to ask despite my answer never changing).
And my new “favorite” question: “how do you like being back at work?” SO much I wanna push another baby out of my vagina soon so I can get another year off work. Thank you Canada for one year maternity leave!
Two more questions that I thought of since noon: “How’d he do last night?” (From the hubby, inquiring if the baby slept well. It irks me because it means he slept right through me getting up 8 (bajillion) times) and “When are you going back to work?” I’m not. I work here now. My new boss is very demanding, asks to see my boobs all the time, I haven’t seen a paycheck in 11 months and counting and the hours suck. (And I love my job. Seriously, I do.)
Yes! My bosses want to watch me pee, think every project is due “now” and often refuse to wear pants. Dude, we need a better union.
Lol! My bosses had some friends (ages 3 & 6)over the other day and EVERYONE trooped in to talk to me in the bathroom. “I’m pooping, go away.” I never thought I’d actually have a reason to say those words until I had kids.
Rofl
I am soooo not a morning person, either. My most hated question(s) right now is “What are we doing tomorrow? And then? And then? And the next day? And then?” My 5-year-old twins think I must have the whole week planned out on paper or something. Don’t they realize that most days I am just flying by the seat of my pants?
This scares me. It makes me worry what my future will be like in being a twin Momma myself. Eek!
How old are your twins? I only have my girls, no other kids. It seems that every age has its challenges. 😉
Our 6 year old is a weekly planner, too. Sometimes I just say, “Malka, baby – let’s live in the moment.” And I get the sideways glance… 😉
Sleep in Mommy Daddy bed?
“Where are we going today, Mummy???” Not that I mind initiative, but I’m still not sure how one day I woke up with a 3 year old event planner who hates to take “Nowhere” for an answer!
I just posted almost the exact same thing! One of my twins has this deep desire to know exactly what we are doing the next day and gets really mad when I tell her we aren’t going anywhere. Like my only purpose is to drive her around places lest she get bored or something.
Momma, can we play princesses (AGAIN)?
I’m tired of:
1. putting on fake jewelry
2. putting on sparkly makeup
3. acting out yet another fairytale
4. doing the tea party thing
5. pretending I’m having as much fun as my daughter is
BUT, she IS having fun so she’ll never, ever know how much I dread playing princesses 😛
I so totally hear this – I am eternally grateful I have two boys. I can do the hours of Legos and the spy/superhero games SO MUCH better than one single, teeny, tiny tea party. Shoot me, except for the fact that my little companion is having so much fun….sigh.
Well we are going through the ‘why’ stage at the moment, so I hate any questions, cause they always lead to a never ending round of ‘why?’
What’s for dinner is my least favorite too. Between two kids and my husband somebody is not happy with the answer. Of course assuming I have an answer…
Well we are going through the ‘why’ stage at the moment, so I hate any questions, cause they always lead to a never ending round of ‘why?’
“what can I do now?” from my 5 year old
When I used to ask, “What’s for dinner?” my Mother would always say, “Food”, thus provoking more questions. . . “What kind of food?” “The edible kind.” “What kind of edible food?” “The kind I want to fix.” “What kind of edible food do you want to fix?” etc, etc. My poor, poor mother… I can only imagine how it’s going to be for me, since I have twins and I’m pregnant with another baby.
I use that almost exact same conversation with my twins! Drives them nuts hahaha! Sometimes I will say “Something you won’t like” then they are all happy when they find out it’s something they DO like.
I used to tell them “dog poop”. They went away.
Mine all involve her saying something she knows she isn’t supposed to do. Like “no draw on couch with mommy lipstick?”
‘but whyyyyyyy’ lol so annoying!
You hit it on the head, Amber–that’s my least favorite question. My second least favorite is “Can I sleep with you??” Translation–“I wanna take up the entire bed and all the covers, too, so you get no sleep.”
My least favorite question right now…
“Can I change my pants?” My son’s way of telling me he’s had an accident without actually admitting it.
I tend to think the statement “But I’m not tired” is up there at the moment rather than any question by my 4 year old. Followed by “But I’m too tired” if you ask her to pick up the smallest toy or walk 3 feet.
That or the times my 1 year old says “no + hysterical screaming that sounds like a fire-alarm” but really means “mother, may I please have that cup of juice, but not the green, red, blue, or striped one, just that one right there. Oh, and please give it to me immediately, thank you so very much mother.”
Yes!!!! Mine too
“What can I eat?”
My children come home from school starving every day. I can live with that. They are growing girls, after all. But I am not going to wait on them and I’m not going to list everything edible in the house only to have all responses rejected. They have unlimited access to a large variety offruit and vegetables. There is peanutbutter and crackers. I am not cooking a presupper meal. Sorry kids.
We have one of those alarm clocks that Emommy mentioned – it is the BOMB. Ours is a traffic light though.
My least favorite question is “Mommy, what can I do?”. My answer lately is, “Here’s a wet washrag. Go clean the floor under the table.”
Can you set the green light to noon? 😉
OMG great timing with this post. My 4,5 year old – who has always been a morningperson – now thinks 4 am is a good time to wake up….
Least favorite question (from my 6-year-old AND my 4-year-old): Moooooom!! Can you come wipe my bottom??!?
“Why?”
I don’t even get the “Question” My 3.5 year old just comes downstairs, into my room and wakes me up by saying: “Mommy, it’s time to getup!” He will do this anytime before 730….=(
“Doggie?”
My 15 month old is obsessed with the word. She wants to hear me “Woof woof” 3 million times, at least, before 8 am. Why are we up before 8 am?
Neighbor has a REAL doggie that goes woof woof >:(
Lol, priceless!!
Question in car” Where are we going?” stock answer ” Crazytown”
” How long till we get there?” stock answer ” 3 weeks”
Mine is ‘why’
“Why do I have to eat my dinner?”
“Why do I have to go to bed?”
“Why do I have to get dressed?”
“Why do I have to have to be clean?”
You get the point lol!!
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Can you wipe my butt?
“Where frog go?” Because he loves hiding his plastic frog and then forgets where he put it…4,682 times per day. During the time I typed this, J has asked “Where frog go?” 11 times. 12 times. 13 times. Bye, I need to go find a frog.
MomMy come play with me in the other room at 5:00 in the morning…..
Can I have a bottle ( middle of the night)- and here starts the middle of the night discussion( argument) why we don’t have bottles in middle of the night they are bad for our teeth etc ( read: mommy can NOT go all the way to the kitchen at this hour …)
Very close to ours! I have a 5, almost 6 year old step daughter that we get every weekend, who at the crack of dawn starts by coming into our room “I need to pee” “Well go pee hunni…” “I’m hungry” “We’ll be up soon…” “I need to pee again” “You know where the bathroom is…” This continues until about 8:30am, every 30 minutes. We know that she’s just trying to get us out of bed, but when it’s the weekend we’d like to get a little sleep. Even if it was until 8:00am with no interruptions we’d be happy! *Sigh* Can’t wait for the teenage years where YOU have to drag THEM out of bed 😛
She’s also going through a phase where she is PUMPED, and I mean PUMPED for her birthday – which isn’t for another 2 months (But we’ve been hearing about it for the past 4!) Literally, every 20 minutes (NO exaggeration, I wish I were!) she reminds me “2 more months!” or what she wants to do, or who’s shes inviting, or what she hopes to get, etc etc. It’s all the child thinks and talks about! It’s cute, I’m glad she’s excited – but holy child, I don’t need to be reminded 50 times a day about your birthday which isn’t for months bahaha!
Kids <3
We aren’t quite at questions in the form of a sentence quite yet (my son is 13 months), but rather pointing and whining (read: Can you get me that?).
I can relate to most of these.
Love yours Emily.
Can I just . . . . . . . ?
Usually said about about something “earthshateringly important” when we are already running 10 mins late for school or visiting the inlaws. . . . . Deep breaths!
Nothing my 2 year old can come up with. It’s the whining husband question of ‘but what can I eaaaaaaaaat?’ in between meals when 1. He’s a grown man of figuring it out for himself and 2. I’ve already suggested about 10 things that he’s whined about.
Worst question right now:
5 year old: “I’m bored, can you entertain me?” or “What are we doing, now?” (after being entertained)
19 month old: “Why?” or “Food?”
My least favorite pre-dawn statement is, “Mommy, I feel ge-ge.” (ge-ge is the Japanese word for vomit). My least favorite question is a variant on yours: “Is it too early to play?”
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Have you ever seen those Babyzoo alarm clocks for kids where the monkey’s eyes stay closed until it’s time for them to wake up. I plan to get one when my kid is old enough to pester me with that question…
I wish my daughter would ask if it is morning yet? Instead she climbs into the bed and states at the top of her voice “WAKE UP GUYS! ITS DAYTIME!” Mommy wake up its daytime, come on I am going downstairs to get breakfast. She not even three yet.
“What’s for dinner?” because they will ask you that for the rest of their LIVES, even if they don’t live there, they ask it when they return. Sorry to break it to you. :\
From my 2.5 year old… “Why Mommy?” to EVERYTHING!!
I’m really getting tired of: Whatcha doin??
My son (2,5 yo) keeps asking this day in, day out, and always when he can see what I’m actually doing… *sigh*
mom?
Yes! Always followed by nothing, a blank stare. Ugh!
LOL, perfect.
exactly! like I dont hear “mom” enough anyway between 4 kids. and usually they do that right after the other three have bombarded me with demands-no not requests- for 15 minutes straight
My 3 year old doesn’t ask if it’s morning, he asks “is the sun awake?” If it’s dark he says the sun is asleep and the moon is awake. Quite cute, but he still doesn’t understand that if the sun is asleep, he should be too.
At the moment his favorite question is “how you spell _____?”
I love that he is learning to spell, and that he is curious, but I am a horrible speller. That’s what spell check is for. I’m fine with “blue” and “stop sign,” but when he asks for “hippopotamus” and “rhinoceros” (had to look those up on google just now) it’s a little harder. Let’s just hope he doesn’t remember my incorrect spellings in a few years when he actually needs to know those words for school!
You’re a better mom than me. On the rare occasion that my seven year old gets up before me on the weekends, I just direct her downstairs. She can make her own cereal and watch tv until I’m up 🙂
From my 21 mo. old – “Watch Cars?” . . . which means the movie “Cars” or “Cars 2” . . . which I’ve watched at least once a day for the last 4 months. I thought it was innocent enough popping it in for him the 1st time. He loves his little Hot Wheels and I thought he’d enjoy the movie. Little did I know he’d become comatose watching it and obsessed otherwise. Every day I swear my head will explode if I have to watch it one more time and, yet, surprisingly my head is still intact.
My daughter was all about cars when she was two!
All six of my kids had a favorite movie that we had to watch twice a day. Fortunately, there is some space between them, so we didn’t have two at that age at once!
My son Mason, who is nearly four, approaches it like this: “Mom, guess what movie I want to watch?”
“We’re not watching a movie this morning.”
Obliviously: “Mom. It starts with ‘Cars’, say ‘Cars’.”
Me: “Sigh. ‘Cars’.”
Him: “Two!”
Me: “Two. But I said we aren’t watching a movie.”
Him: “Whaaaaa!!!!!”
Mom? Can I have the car keys…
La la la, I can’t hear you! This is not my future, oh no, never.
My 2yr old asking “wheeeerrre?” to EVERYTHING! “let’s eat breakfast…wheeerrre?”, “Time for nap! wheeeerrre? In your bed! wheeeerrre? In your room…wheeeerrre? In our house…wheeeerrre?” You get the idea. If you don’t answer, it’s just “wheeeerrre?” on repeat indefinately.
My son has been gauging when it’s “wake up time” by the amount of daylight. If it’s dark outside, then it’s bedtime. If not, it’s wake up time. This was AWESOME in the winter when it would get dark at 5:00pm, but now that summer’s coming he refuses to go to bed before sunset which is getting later and later… is it hard to teach a three year old how to tell time? Cause that’s the only way I think I’ll be able to convince him that it’s bedtime before 9:00pm. Yikes!
Oh and my least favourite question right now is “Are you happy or mad, Mommy?” It was cute at first, but hearing it constantly is driving me crazy- like the stereotypical male asking if something is wrong, LOL
“How many more bites do I have to eat?”
Meal times, especially dinner, are a struggle and complaints make cooking no fun!
Oh this one drives me nuts too. If he has to ask how many bites it’s pretty much a guarantee that dinner will suck and I’m in for a “treat battle” next.
I love the bargaining that goes on..
Boy – “If I eat all of these crackers, I can have cake.” (statement, not question)
Me – “If you make a happy plate, you can have strawberries.”
“mommy, I’m still right now hungry”……by the 4yr old, after he’s had 2 breakfasts and at least one snack, and we all know if he gets another snack he wont eat ANYTHING else later when it’s actually time to eat.
My two year old does this. He wakes up starving and then inhales 2 bowls of cereal, milk, bananas, oranges and then refuses to eat until 4pm. It drives me crazy.
OR “but I’m not lunch hungry. I’m treat hungry”
His worst ones are never in question form, always statements.
I had one day care boy like this recently. He told me he was hungry, nonstop, from the time he came to the time he left. His mom solved it by packing his food for the day. He could eat it all right away, or pace it out through the day. In no time at all, I didn’t have to hear “I’m hungry”, and he usually had something left at the end of the day. I think he relaxed, knowing that he had plenty and wasn’t going to run out.
Why Not? Grrr, all day and every day from the boy. He’s three and it always comes with just a twinge of sarcasm when he repeats it…I blame his father 🙂
not quite at the talking phase, so I have one that’s less of a question, and more of a statement: “I think he’s hungry” (says my husband)… umm, mom’s boobs are closed at the moment, find another way to deal!
This is the universal statment used when they are done trying to “fix” the baby. Pisses me off!
I’ll tell my husband that the kid is whining because he’s tired. Husband then throws in that he thinks kid is hungry… so I list everything that he just fed the kid and the impossibly that the kid is hungry.
*blank stare*
Obviously food is always the answer.
oh my husband does this too! anytime she makes a noise ‘she’s hungry’. even if I just fed her 30 minutes ago!
“What did you say?”
My almost 3 yr old wants to know what I say to every single person ALL day long. All.day.long.
WHY?
It’s cute the first few times as I marvel in her curiosity of the world through her innocent, 4 year old eyes. Not so cute when it’s repeated…oh say, ONE HUNDRED TIMES after that, while I lose my patience just a little bit more each time, until I finally say something like, “that’s just how the world works” or “because I said so”.
Lol. My 2 year old knows “why” very time consuming question!
My least favourite question at the moment is “Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? MOmmy?…..”
“What’s for supper?” This is my least favorite question because it typically comes at Ass-O’clock while I’m making my first coffee of the morning and can’t even find the brain power to decide what I’m making for breakfast.
My 5yo asked me last night “are you having another baby? It sure looks big enough” (answer a resounding “NO!”). That is my least favourite question at the moment. That and “are we there yet?”.
“But we’re not going downstairs…” is my 3yr old boy’s way of saying that he wants to go downstairs (in a whiny voice), because it’s 6am and he’s awake and ready to go. He doesn’t say it as a question, more like an impatient demand of an un-benevolent dictator.
This is followed only by his slightly less annoying question while we’re driving, of asking the name of every song that comes on the radio. If he’s not pleased with the answer, he says “No it’s not.”
My 2yr old daughter is more direct.. “Sophie hungie”, repeated ad nauseum. She might have just eaten 30 minutes ago, but she’s always hungry. (I think she has a tapeworm)
At least you get it as a question… at 4.30 am yesterday we had “It IS morning!” repeated louder and louder until I went and told her it was still night!
At our house right now, everything is my least favorite as my almost 5 year old phrases everything in the form of a question, right Mama?
I’m going to eat now, right Mama?
Mia can’t play with these toys because she’s just a baby but I’m a big kid so I get all the toys and she can play with my leftovers right Mama?
He had better win me a lot of money on Jeopardy someday.
As the mother of a hard of hearing kid who is also tube fed, I can’t STAND the “will her hearing ever get better?” or “when will she get off the tube?” another personal favorite is “have you tried xyx?” (To get her eating orally). Ha! I’ve exhausted every trick in the book, believe me!!
People always think they have your cure…as good as their intentions are, it is STILL very very annoying. I’m with you!
I’m pretty sure that’s why coffee was invented!
Its not a least fav question as its the only one she asks as she is 14 months but my daughter asks “Wh datttt?” (Whats that) To everything!!! All day, every day. Half the time I don’t even know what she is pointing to so I’m not even sure if I am answering correctly lol!!
I hear “wow wow please??” all day from my 2yr old daughter. She’s referring to Wow Wow Wubbzy. We made the mistake of letting her watch it frequently when we were all sick with the flu, and now its all we hear about.
“can I have breakfast?” It is either asked at 5am when I’m sound asleep, or ten minutes after we’ve already eaten breakfast, both times are inappropriate.
“what’s for dinner?” always followed by “swearer” when I tell them…. Grrrrrrrr
Why? would have to be my least favorite so far. But my 2 year old went through a phase where she would ask “what’s that fun guy?” Made me giggle every time.
“Can we have a light-saber battle?” usually asked just as we walk into our house after a day of work/school, with the dog still needing a walk, dinner to be made, homework to be done, etc. In the 2.5 hours left of the day.
Sad thing, I usually cave because otherwise it is repeated every 5 minutes until I lose my sh!t.
Are we there yet????
The “Is it time to get up?” backfired on me once, because I didn’t open my eyes, didn’t look at the clock, just said, “no.” She went back to her room, miraculously fell back asleep, and we both woke up at 10. Which was really great, until we couldn’t get her to bed until after midnight that night. And she woke up at the regular time the next morning. 🙁
“Can we just stay home and play?” NO, no, no! I hate staying home. I am an outdoor animal, and when I am home I notice all the things that need to be done instead of focusing on my daughter. She loves to stay home, and I don’t, so this is an ongoing battle. Or “Where’s my…..” which means she hasn’t looked for whatever it is, she doesn’t plan to, and it could be in any of a million places where she left it, and she wants it RIGHT NOW.
That’s why I set an alarm clock. He knows it’s not “morning” until he hears it ring!
I have two. The first one is the question with no answer. 2 1/2 year old: Mama? Me: Yes? 2 1/2 year old: Mama? Me: Yes, do you have a question? 2 1/2 year old: Mama? (repeat 8 more times). My second right now is “Can I watch a show?” I hate TV struggles so much that we put ours in the basement for 6 months. Now it’s back (mostly for us adults) and it’s a constant battle…even with rules.
Can we go to Applebees/target/mcdonalds/mom mom’s/disneyworld??? followed by prolonged dramatic screaming and copious tears until the 5 year old passes out or we give in (not disneyworld)
My two least favorite questions:
1. Are we staying home today? This question comes from the 4 year old who doesn’t want to go to daycare. It’s usually followed by a whining, “but I don’t want to go to school.” And then there is crying.
2. Can I watch movie/TV/play video game? Always asked when we walk in the door when there’s homework to be done. If the answer is yes, then there’s always a fight because two kids can’t agree on the movie/show/game. The answer is usually no because of this!
Come on kids, come and brush your teeth…. “No thanks i’ll do it in the Morning” (5yr old) No you will do it now “but why mummy” .. (least fave question) because if you don’t, your teeth will fall out and you wont be able to eat… “oh ok” muhahahaha
“why?” I must hear this 1000 times a day from my 3.5 year old
My least favorite question is “What’s that the baby is eating?”
It is invariable something wrong.
Can we play with that game with 300 pieces (that I like to spread everywhere and leave for you to step on in the middle of the night when I cry I need water) 10mins before bath time?
“But Why???” to literally everything I say……..p.s my 3 year old has taken to going downstairs on his own in the morning eating anything I have accidentally left out, this morning it was spicy bombay mix (nutritious breakfast no??) and waking me up by blasting Dora the Explorer through the house – that is a wake up call!
OMG! Hearing Dora screaming at you to “Ayuda me!” or “swiper no swipping” at some ungodly hour is the worst!!lol
Can we get up now? Hmmmm let me think it’s still dark out and you are standing by the bed …. you woke me up!
That’s definitely my least favorite question, especially when the change to Daylight Savings Time aggravate my morning bearish attitude.
It is followed closely by “When is ‘Someday?'”, when asked in response to statements like, “Someday we’ll return to Chuck E. Cheese on a Sunday afternoon when 6 birthday parties have taken over the arcade” or “Someday we’ll take you to Africa to see elephants and lions” – Truth be told, the answer always lies somewhere between – “the day we become independently wealthy”, and “the day Hell freezes over”.
My least favorite questions involve locking myself into a binding verbal contract with my five year olds. Things like:
– we wear pretty dresses tomorrow?
– what we do after naps?
– is it preschool time yet?
Ahhhh.
Is this enough for dessert? Please, just eat your dinner!
Worst question ever comes from one of my daycare kids. “What are you doing?” like 70000X while she is here. Thankfully shes not here every day 😉
I had one of those. I said “is this your house?”. When she said no, I told her “then it is none of your business”.
How about ANY question that they already know the answer to (NO) in the hopes that by asking me anyway, the answer will somehow magically change to YES!
Yup! My 2.5 yr old always wants to come to bed with me in the morning, which inevitably makes the dog think it’s time for breakfast. This results in my son screaming at the dog: It’s too early!!
He hasn’t gotten the hint that it’s too early for him too.
“Can I watch tv/a kid’s show/Bob/Thomas/Lightning McQueen???”
I saw this on Pinterest last week. It might be worth it. When the stars picture is gone and a sun picture is there instead, then kids know it’s ok to get up.
“How do you get your children to understand when it’s time to get up? SIMPLE: “Stay in bed until you see the sun!”
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“mommy, can I have your phone?” (the almost 4yo is an expert on YouTube, and I will have to listen the same Cake video 5,000 times) This is followed by the endless string of whys or why nots, also my least favorite questions because he continues to ask them even though I’ve already answered the question 17 times.
The one that annoys me right now is “What is that Mommy?” from my four year old. 9 times out of ten he knows exactly what it is. The other times he just points and asks, usually when I’m driving or doing something that I can’t see what he’s pointing at. Then I will say, “what color/shape/size is it” and he will just keep saying “that!”
My least favorite question by my DD, age 4 1/2 is “Ma, do I have a short day or a long day at school?” and when I reply “a long day, honey” she says “aaawww I HATE long days” I miss her when she is gone and I’m at work.
My least favorite question by DD, age 7 is, “what should I WEAR???”
My least favorite question is the one I used to have to ask all the time: “What’s in your mouth?” Because, invariably it would be something gross, dangerous or just not right. When my youngest outgrew that stage, there was a party and nothing… NADA! got eaten inappropriately. 🙂
Are we there yet???
Because my smartarse has to follow this with “yes, we’re there … I was planning on taking us to the middle of the freeway … everyone get out!” This really confuses my 4 year old 😛
I would say to try answering “Not til the rooster in the forest crows,” but then you’d have crowing children before daybreak…
child whines: MAAAaaahhhhuuuummmm I’m bored.
my reply: pine or birch ? 2 x 4 or 1 x 6? Rough cut or planed?
“What are we doing for Spring Break?” Because we have no plans yet and will probably not have any money that week. But hopefully the weather will be nice so I can take them to the park or something.
My husband is in charge of dinner atm. I hate, from him, “What should we have for dinner?” Really? Cause when I or the teens were in charge, we didn’t make you do the planning. I’m working (from home) here, please leave me alone! From the kids, ones related to when something is going to happen or be over. “Are we there yet?” “How much longer before we can leave?” “When are we going to the zoo?” “How many more days til Christmas/birthday/etc?” AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Now I don’t want to go/do it/take you with me ever again. See if I ever tell you about what I’m planning! (No way to avoid the car one tho! :/)
My least favorite question at the moment is “Who would win?”
As in, “Polar bear vs. T Rex: Who would win?” My 8 year old could play this game all day long. In fact, he creates books wherein he draws pictures of various matchups and plots their stats as though they were professional athletes.
And, he’s constantly coming to me for an opinion. And, my opinion is usually wrong…
This sounds exactly like my 8 yr old “and my opinion is usually wrong” So true!! I usually respond with “Then why did you ask me?”
My answer is usually “It depends.” I have one who will ask for more information and the other will roll his eyes and walk away. But both are obsessed with who is “awesomer” and who would beat whom. I. So. Do. Not. Care.
Is it my birthday again TODAY? (Usually asked about 6 days AFTER the date). Then I have to spend about 2 hours explaining the months of the year/days of the month/days of the week, after which he asks again “Is it my birthday again TOMORROW?”
“Now Mommy? “…3.2.1.. “now?”..3.2.1
“can you tell me a story?” Least favorite because the question is asked by my 3.5 year old about 15 times a day, and a mother only has so many child-appropriate stories to tell. He is forcing me to tap my inner creativity– e.g. “can you tell me a story about juice that had a face?” [I’ll spare you]
p.s. my son’s been pretending to be a robot all day, even though I didn’t tell him about your post. I did introduce the reset switch though.
p.s.s. or p.p.s.? sometimes I identify so closely with your posts that I think you might secretly live in my house
My 2 year old is obsessed with the movie How to Train Your Dragon. His constant question is “Watch Dragon?” If it was on 24 hours a day, that wouldn’t be enough for him. So I put an app on my phone that is a cartoon dragon who repeats what you say in a funny voice. Now every time he sees the phone I get, “Baby dragon? (question) BABY DRAGON! (demand)”. He generally notices the phone when it rings so this very loud exchange goes on during every conversation I have. Nice.
My son does this but it’s “I want to say hi Grandma! Grandma say hi Jack!!” which is cute, except when it’s not grandma and I actually need to hear.
“Mommy, how does this work?” “I don’t know.. I plug it in.. it works…” “but what makes it work?” “Electricity?” “but.. HOW..” “I dont know!!!!!” “well maybe you should go back to college to find out”
He is 5… and that.. .is a conversation we have at least once a day….
“Where are we going today?” (Usually asked when we are just recently returning from somewhere)
My 22 months old doesn’t really ask questions yet. He just demands sometimes…
As for the “Why?” question, I remember asking that question a lot when I was a kid and feeling ignored and not understanding at all when my mother would get impatient and refuse to answer… Still makes me feel sad just thinking about it, so please be patient 😉
“Can I have desert now?”
There are only two standard answers for this in our house:
“After you finished your vegetables” – for the three year old.
“When everybody else is done with dinner too” – for the six year old.
Time to stop asking.
(But you just made me realize how very lucky I am to have never heard the “Is it morning already?” question yet. My kids are night owls – just like my husband and I. I think they just earned a week of early deserts)
*Leaves room for 15 seconds*
MOM? WHERE ARE YOOOUUU?!?!?!!!!
WHY, EEMAH, WHYYYYYYY????????????????????
Over, and over, and over, and over, and SHOOTMENOW!!!
Ahahahahahaha!!!!
Can I sit in the front?
I used to assign weeks to the ones who were big enough, and the others knew they would get their weeks, when they were big enough.
“What’s for dinner”, as well as “Can we paint?” are among my top two hated ones. (The first one angers me even when my husband says it, for some reason).
I have 2 least fave questions and they’re about equal these days, lol. 1) What’s for dinner?
My daughter asks this right after question #2 every single day. It annoys me so much that I started giving crazy, gross answers like “poop w/gravy” and “grilled pee”…..doesn’t seem to work.
2) Do we have anywhere to go today?
Immediately after she gets in the car…even before we leave the school grounds….she asks this. Then proceeds to pout when I say “home” and follows with question #1
I find myself pregnant again (#2 – yay!) and I’m dreading the inevitable “What are you having?” or “Do you know what it is?” Dear GOD I hope it’s a child! (I actually responded that way when my boss asked last time, she didn’t think it was as funny as I did. . .) We’re one of those freaky couples who don’t find out what flavor baby they’re having, drives people nuts. 😉
“Can you drive me to ________________” –This kid has a better social life than I do…only 2 more years…yessss!
Ahahaha! Usually my answer to that question is “God I wish it wasn’t…”
That is one of my all time hated questions along with, “What’s for dinner? When is dinner going to be ready?” and any question that begins with “Will you,” or “Can I.”
“Can I play with my {insert toy that has lots of spreadable pieces and/or he cant put together here}?” Examples include train sets, matchbox car track, puzzles, play doh, etc. I’ve learned to keep these in the closet as long as possible.
As for the “is it morning?” question, since my 3 y/o knew his numbers, I put a clock in his room and told him he has to stay in bed until there’s a 6 or a 7 in front of the dots on the clock. Works AWESOME! Plus on those magical days when the baby sleeps in, the 3 y/o will just climb into bed with me, turn on the tv and watch cartoons while I sleep in. We got mornings down, baby!
Daughter: “where’s my (insert lost/stolen/forever gone item here)?
Mom: “I don’t know where your (insert lost/stolen/forever gone item here) … Have you looked for it?”
Daughter: “no.”
Enough said.
I have an 11 year old…enough said 😛
This could not be more true for us.
My 11 year old daughter does exactly that! Lately I do as my mom used to by telling her “if I come down there and find it then I get to keep it!” That usually provides some much needed motivation. 🙂
What’s for dinner?
I don’t know why, but lately those words drive me up the wall. I like to say “I don’t know” even when I do know just to prove… well nothing.
I wish it was a question. For me it’s a statement.
‘It’s morning time’
‘no it isn’t’
‘yes, I’m awake’
My least favorite question from my 8 year old son is, “Can I play the Wii?” or “I know I shouldn’t ask, but can I play the Wii?” The answer is almost always “no” because I just get so annoyed with him asking all the time. I guess he figures if he asks enough, the answer is bound to be “yes” at some point.
Not so much a question but the 5yo has this lately: “Mom, I got some good news and some bad news.” And he always does. Except the bad news is generally pretty bad, and the good news is just some random bit of information from his child brain. Way to soften the blow, son 🙂
ha! smart kid! i always try to use this approach when telling my husband how much I spent grocery shopping. doesn’t work too well. haha
My son is in what I refer to as the “stupid phase” right now. His questions are, “What does ____ mean?” Where ____ is usually something like “milk” or “yes” or “up”.
“What are you doing?” (always, always asked when I have just sat down on the loo. If I answer she then makes herself comfortable on the floor and waits for the show).
“Can I have a bite?” (no matter what it is, or whether they are eating the Exact Same Thing, or have literally Just Finished Theirs. I now hide anything I want to eat more than 30% of, and scoff it down after their bedtime. Mwuh-ah-ah-ah-ah!
My favorite is hearing “mama? Mama!” and answering “yes” only to be waved away because “No, not YOU, Mom! We’re playing a game!”
Exactly! That happens to me all the time!
Holding the Target magazine one or three of them say, “Can I get this?” Usually I respond with “We’ll see.” That question is always fun as is anything about a bodily function.
Do I haaaaaaaaave toooooooooooooo (do my homework)?
Not so much a question as a phrase “Mommy, I stuck. Mommy, help, heeellllppp!” Easily fifty times a day, without exaggeration, and so far he has yet to be actually stuck. Why did I want him to talk again?
“Can I wipe myself?” This just shows how utterly odd parenting is, since I actually have to pause and consider the question……
Right now, my least favorite question is “You still dere mama? You still dere? Are you still dere?”
She’s 2 1/2 and staying at Grandma’s, and has learned to ask if we are still on the phone when she calls to say goodnight. Now, the entire phone conversation is “Mama, you still dere? Still dere? Hewwo mama? Mamas? You still dere? Hewwo?”
The question does not matter, it is the fact that every question is asked AT LEAST 4 times…. or MORE….
Used to really hate the question “I’m bored, what can I do?” But now I just tell my kid that if she ever says she’s bored I have plenty of chores for her to do. Haven’t heard it since. So now my least favorite is her incessant asking of “What’s your favorite food, color, dessert, book, etc?” Sometimes she’ll ask, “Which one is your favorite?” and I have to choose. She’ll do it over and over and over… So what I hate is that it never ends, until I scream and tell her to stop!
You need a GoodNite light!!!! $40 for a night light? Yes!!!!!! The thing is worth every penny. You program it to show a moon starting at bedtime and the moon stays on all night. Then, this is the best part, you program what time they can get up and it turns into a sun then. It is the best invention for parents ever!!! I bought one when my daughter was 2 and it put an instant stop to the “is it morning yet” problem. Plus, when you are having a hard time with bedtime, you can blame it on the light: “I’m sorry, you have to go to bed, the moon is on.” 🙂
You need to get one of these alarm clocks. It lights up when it’s time to get up. Not that, that would stop them, but it might make them pause for a moment. 😉 http://well.ca/products/gro-clock_41261.html
ROFL at the cat jumping on the lap of the nearest allergic person (I’m HORRIBLY allergic to cats and they flock to me ALWAYS). My oldest knows how to read time, so he knows not to bother me (unless of emergency) until a certain time. My youngest, me: “Is it dark?” Him: “Yeah *sad face* *walks back to bed*” LOL.
My daughter is ridiculously non-stop talkative right now. My least favorite question: “Mommy?”
OH MY GOODNESS YES! And with every MOMMY? it gets higher pitched. UGG!
… and longer… moooommmm eeeeeeeee. We’re still in the Mama phase and as he asks it over and over, he starts to sound like Animal from the muppets – with more whine. *sigh*
“Is my time out over yet?”
Not a question, but my day started with “I’m hungry! I’m hungry!” at 4am.
“How many bites do I have to eat until I am done.”
From both my 6 and 7 year olds. It’s like really, you were freaking STARVING 10 minutes ago, and now you’re full. After finally finishing dinner I get the…
“what’s for dessert, and when can we have it?”
My least favourite Question I still am not sure how to answer:
Daddy why is my doodle hard?
At the moment I just say “yeah that happens some times”.
But I’m sure that’s not good enough :-\
“Mommy! I’m DONE!” As in, mommy, I’m done pooping. Come wipe my bottom…while you’re eating. Every time! 🙁
Yes. I can call it every time, too. He says this exact phrase the exact same way every time! Sounds something like this….” Mommyyyyyyyyy I”M DOoooNnnnnnnnnnnne!”
This post was hilarious and the comments are just as funny. Can totally relate to the “can I have a treat?” But the one driving me crazy now is “Because why not?”. Anytime I say no or not right now, it’s “because why not?” It’s okay the first 20 times but then it starts to drive me batty!!
More a demand than a question from my 3 year old: “Want some!”
See I’m pregnant and cherish my snacks right now. Nothing is sacred and when he sees me trying to sneak in some substance he ALWAYS wants it!
I should have known I’d be sharing all my snacks with my toddler…
I hate the “is it morning yet” question…..my daughter woke me up at 5 a.m. the other day to tell me she couldn’t sleep and just wanted me to know and then asked if it was morning yet….I was not a happy mommy!
My other least favorite question at the moment is “can we have donuts?” which my son asks every.single.morning even though the answer is almost always no. (although I did consider it a high honor when he told me he loved me more than donuts.)
Yup that’s probably my all time least favorite question from my early bird boy. He asks it and if the answer is no he usually sneakily awakens the baby. Then he knows the answer is yes because mama has to get up with the baby anyway… ugh.
Why _______? Insert anything here. This is my life right now. I especially love:
3 1/2 yo DD: Mommy, can you make me a snack?
Me: Sure. (start making a snack)
DD: Mommy, why are you making a snack?
Mommy, why are you putting milk in my cereal? Mommy, why are you putting a shirt on? why are you giving me a bath?
In my mind I just keep repeating – Why won’t you stop?
My darlings are all teenagers now. You would imagine that, “Can you drive me to mall NOW?” would be the worst. There’s a lot worse than that. Let’s list a few:
1. Oh, are you going to wear THAT?
2. You made THAT for dinner? What am I going to eat?
3. I have to use some of MY money to pay for it?
The fun is never-ending…
You mean Crappy Boy honours you with a question? My boy makes it a Statement. LOL Usually waking his 11 month sister in his room too. I have no least fave questions to add right now though… but I’ll think of one tomorrow when he asks it…
“Can I: play computer; watch a show; use your iPhone, (anything with a screen thats useage is limited and I know it’s not the right time for…?” or a perennial favorite in our house:
“Dessert time?” Usually asked with a full plate of healthy dinner in front of them, untouched and the rest of us still eating dinner… duh!!! the answer is the same as it always is!!!
and my super duper favorite a question asked in the imperative from my 2 year old “RoseE needs mild!!”
*milk
oops.
“Where’s my daddy?”
My husband works in sports, and my daughter is convinced now that it’s baseball, basketball, hockey and march madness all in the same timeframe, she will never see her daddy again. LISTEN BABY GIRL, I want him home JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO!!!
Your blog keeps me same.
Jessica (mom of 30month Alice and 15month Dale)
I have a 21 month old. I hear “Elmo??” all. day. long. The dread I feel is mostly because I know that when I say no for the 100th time I will have to deal with the 100th tantrum.
“Mooooooooommmm, im hungry” Cos my kids don’t stop eating. I would like to pry myself away from the kitchen for just.one.second. And free access to the fruit bowl means i have to collect fruit cores/peels from sneaky hidey spots. (usually behind the couch!). They are never full… never!
Ha! If my little guy could talk (he is only 8 months old) I’m sure this is what he would say. He looks at the window to see if its starting to get light out whenever he wakes in the early am (when he wakes to eat and hopefully go back to sleep) if there is even a glimmer of light it is all over.
My least favorite question, which is usually asked while my children are rummaging through my jewelry box is, “When you die, can I have this?”
LOL
Reminds me of my four year old asking if it was morning yet at 6 am…and me saying….no no its still night….go back to sleep!
LOL! To get a few more zzzzzzzzzzzs
“Can I watch TV – pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase?” looking mournfully up at me with boo boo lip & hands clasped under adorable little face. I try to resist….
Mom, can you play Pokemon? (Good. Night. I hate Pokemon.) :0
I can relate to the questions in the car:
My 2 yr old girl first asks 3 times in a row where we are going, then asks Áre we going to *insert place*?’
and then proceeds to ask every 5 seconds if we are there yet… even me telling her I’ll let her know when we get there doesn’t deter her… I just end up putting on the radio a little louder 🙂
Mine is an 18-year-old freshman at college, so the only question I hear is “Can you send me _______?” Fill in the blank with either food or money most of the time. Once it was “my stuffed panda,” which was so sweet I almost cried. But I don’t miss those early mornings!
“Are we there yet?” Even when we are just going five minutes down the road.
“Where are we going today?”. This is usually my 7th olds first question when she wakes up in the morning, followed by “is anyone coming over?” The answers to both she rarely likes.
Mine is “Can we go see Poppa now?” They see Poppa almost everyday and if I want them all to myself or it is at night and I respond ‘No’ it is always met with tears and “I want POPPA!!!” I don’t get the luxury of ‘is it time to get up?’ I get “MOMMMMMEEEE I up, want play, want Milk!”
Kid: Where are we going to go next? Me: Home! Kid: Aaawwww! That’s so BORING!!! I want to go somewhere! We never GO anywhere! [Said on the way home from soccer then swimming then trip to mall then lunch then birthday party.] Sheesh, kid, I’m tired! Aren’t YOU?
Oh honey! Get a stoplight alarm clock! It worked like a charm for both of my girls. It is the only product I swear by and will actually recommend to other parents. I think they have it on Amazon too but I found it at http://www.stoplightclock.com/. Admittedly, it’s not pretty but it’s so darn functional.
Good luck!
From my husband rather than my baby (since baby isn’t forming questions yet….
Did you bring her toys/diaperbag/snack?
No, you were the one at home where all of those supplies were and YOU were supposed to grab them before you came.
Mommie, can I please play with the Play Doh? Ah, no because I don’t want to have to clean up all the damn dried up little pieces that fall on the floor and get stuck in the carpet! Enough said!
There are two: where are we going for dinner (when the answer is almost always “Home”)? and Candy? (while dinner is still inside child’s mouth.
My two least favorite questions:
1. “Why”? – don’t need to explain
2. “I poop in the potty”?, complete with the head tilt and innocent eyes – which means she pooped on the floor or in her pants
My kids get up SO EARLY!! I’m with you on that. It only gets worse in the summer with the early morning sun.
Mommy, is this later? (because my answer to most of his questions are “Maybe later”) My response to this question is “No honey, it is not later yet, it’s right now.”
“Mom, when Ella dies can we get a new dog?”
Is Ella a dog or a person? I’m hoping for a dog… either way, poor Ella 🙁
My 2.5 year old daughter has been starting most of her conversations with, “Know what?”. It has been about two weeks of this. I guess 2 year olds think they know “what” and have a lot of knowlegde to share with you.
My least favorite question right now is, “What are we doing tomorrow (or day after tomorrow, after bed tonight, after bed tomorrow, the day after next, etc.) Drives me crazy! My son is asking me this constantly, even if I’ve already answered it 3 times. It is also his go to question if he’s getting into trouble. It goes like this: Me- “I said go wash your hands right now or there is no dinner.” Him- “But mom, I need to ask you a question.” Me (sigh)-“What?” Him- “What are we doing tomorrow?” Me-“I’ve already answered that several times today…” Him- “No, what are we doing after tomorrow?” Me-“Go wash your hands!”
HA. I love this. LOL! Same thing here. Here is our conversation. him- Mommy, where are we going? me- to eat lunch with Aunt Krysta. him- then where are we going? me- home. him- and then we aren’t going to take a nap? me- no. we ARE going to take a nap. him- mommy? me- what? him- after we take a nap, then what are we doing? me- nothing. him- mommy? after we do nothing, THEN what are we going to do…… me- STOP ASKING ME QUESTIONS. (long pause) him- mommy? me- yes honey. him- where are we going?
OR him- mommy? can i have a brownie? me- maybe later (a couple hours goes by) him- mommy, is it later?
My husband asks this question. I’ll be polite to him and not share how the conversation goes and it’s not quite as bad as your son, bu it still drives me batty!
I’m pregnant though so maybe that is what makes it so bad.
Not a question, but my son has just learned “I don’t like it” which has been used for food he hasn’t tried and clothes I have just bought… goody.
Wonderful tip I learned a while back for getting kids to eat something they automatically decide they don’t like… the 3 bite rule (or better yet, make it the 4 bite rule!)
They have to take 3 – 4 bites of everything on their plate. First to see what it tastes like, 2nd to taste it, 3rd to decide if they like it, (and 4th to decide if they can eat more of this or not – I added this later when my boy was school aged).
This worked well on my toddler because even if he only ate 3 bites of veggies and 3 bites of meat, and most/all of his rice or bread (which was probably no more than 10 bites at his tiny size), I at least got some veggies and meat into him.
My least favorite question right now is, “Mom, will you help us work this out?”
Ugh.
not responsive to your question, but we’ve used this visual alarm clock to push wake up time back. http://www.stoplightclock.com/
I have six children and they all want to know what is for supper. They don’t all come in en masse to ask, though. Individually, each one wanders in while I’m cooking to ask, “What’s for supper?” By the time we get to #4 or 5, I’m gritting my teeth saying, “FOOD!”
So how is the adoption going?
Same as it has been for the last 5 months, slow and crappy 🙂
We recently purchased a new metal gazebo to replace the one in our backyard…but first we have to take down the old one (not a job either myself or my husband are looking for to), but my son repeatedly asks:
“When are we going to put up our new cazebo?” That’s right, cazebo. 😀 The cuteness of it sort of mitigates the annoying frequency with which he asks the question.
“Are we there yet?” – particularly when it comes about 1/3 of the way into the roadtrip.
the other day three year old woke up yelling “i want my vitamin D!” and then passed back out asleep. His early morning, still dark outside requests get stranger and stranger. I should note, his vitamins are super yummy and taste like candy (or maybe, they are candy?). And yep, we have an alarm clock that changes color when its time to get up… and guess who knows how to reset the time so that “it’s time to play.”
Lately, it’s been “What day of the week is it?” Which is quickly followed by “Do I have Chapel today?”
He knows he has Chapel on Thursdays, but he’ll ask me what day of the week it is and regardless of the answer, he asks me if he has Chapel. Even if it’s Saturday and he knows he doesn’t go to school.
Obnoxious. As hell.
“Mom, can you help me put on my costume?”
You mean the Halloween costume your grandma sent you, the one with 18 parts to it, none of which you can put on yourself?
Naturally.
Mommy, I have to ask you something, but don’t say no.
When I do actually reply with no, she goes on to say, can you please stop saying no and say yes? SAY YES MOMMY SAY YES!!!
(she’s 3.5yrs going on 30)
OH I forgot my absolute least favourite at the moment: Alethea: Am I done sleeping now? Me: No not yet, I’ll tell you when you can come out. 2min later, Alethea: Am I now done sleeping??
Usually I just get her to lay down for half an hour as she doesn’t go to sleep in the afternoons any more. But still, just give me half an hour of peace and freaking lay down already…!!
OW IIIIIde?? (Outside) My 1 year old would live ow iiiide if she could!!!
“what happened”? And “why”? This is already coming from my 2.5 year old. I am in soooooo much trouble.
My least favourite question is any of the ‘helpful suggestions’ my partner offers when i have a screaming newborn writhing in My arms when trying to feed her or get her to sleep. Gems such as ‘have you checked her nappy?’ or ‘have you tried her on the other breast?’ (2 minutes into a feed and barely through the foremilk yet) or my new most hated one :’does she not want to feed cos your milk is sour? You know, cos you have a fever and are really sick?’
Best question ever is ‘do you want me to hold her so you can eat your dinner/ have a wee for the first time today/ shower/ stand up and check that your legs still function?’ Never get tired of that question. Almost as good as hearing ‘poo explosion? I’ll change her’ (best without the addition of ‘for you’ at the end of the sentence)
I can’t sleep is my least favorite thing to hear. It’s closely followed by I need a drink of water and I have to go to the washroom. All commonly heard at bedtime. This happens when I am already to the breaking point. I just want 5 minutes to myself before I fall asleep, but it never happens. I listen to her lay in bed awake and cry. 8pm is not too early for a 7 year old I say! I know kids her age that stay up later and I know kids her age that in bed at 7:30. The problem is I am a sucker. I give her and allow her an extra half hour to read and then it turns into I can’t sleep at 8:30. Take your pick. It could be I let her stay up until 9pm and she would still have the same response. She’s not sleepy..sigh Kill me now..
It would have to be a tie between:
“Mommy! Watch this! Can you do this? What about this? Can you do this?” No, I can’t flip over the side of the couch, do backwards somersaults, etc.
and
“Mommy, how old are you?” My 5 year old daughter asks me this on a daily basis and I always give her the same answer. Ugh. I think my head might explode if she asks me again.
Ha, I remember my mom telling me stuff like she was 100 years old, or 15 years old (that’s *really* old to a 6yo, y’know!) when I was a kid asking her how old she was. 🙂
As for the what’s for dinner question – one of my fond memories is of this little “ritual” we would have when I wandered into the kitchen and asked what she was making for dinner.
Mom: food
me: what kind of food
M: food to eat
m: what kind of food to eat?
M: Yummy food!
m: What kind of yummy food?
M: to eat!
m: what kind of yummy food to eat? (carefully thinking it out, trying to cover all my bases)
and so on….
Or we’d wander in and she (obviously, but less so to a young kid) would be making cookies, and we’d ask her what she was making. “Hot dogs!!”
*peering into bowl* really? No, that’s not hot dogs!!
’nuff said!
Can I have Moira’s food?
This is my 8 yr old stepson who will over eat at every opportunity. Moira is 2 and is a slow eater, if she eats her food at all. I didn’t used to mind him having the last quarter of her pb&j or whatever, but when he started asking for her food before she had even eaten anything, we had a problem. She thought she was obligated to give it to him even if she was still hungry. Then the answer became No all the time. If she has leftover crusts or a few bites of something, and is really finished, either I eat it after she leaves the table or it gets thrown away.
The other one is Why can’t I watch a show?
Really? Because watching a show is not the default activity in our house and television is not equal with your right to exist. You don’t require a reason why NOT. There has to be a reason to turn one on.
I get “Is it Morning Time Yet?”. My least favorite question right now “can I play with this? because 10 times out of 10 it’s not toy, or its been taken from a high shelf (how did you get up there honey), and I’m going to get a MAJOR melt down in response to my answer….which, will be no.
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my 3.5 year old is constantly saying things like “I’m a plane”. I then say, “yes you’re a plane” (anything to keep him happy). then – this is the bit that drives me crazy “why am I a plane?”
Can I watch *insert particularly annoying cartoon here*?
My 2 & 1 y.o. don’t watch tv since we don’t have one in the living room/playroom. They watch YT in the laptop & all she’s wanting this week is the stupid 80’s CAREBEAR cartoons & the damned Disney Princess. The 1y.o. isn’t very interested in watching anything in general. He likes climbing TOO much for my taste.
I forgot:
The 1 yo.: Giggee? (cookie)
“Bip, bip, bip?” We go outside & he gets to push around their strollers & he makes the beeping sound of a truck backing up. He’s essentially saying he wants to go outside.
The 2y.o.: Mommy, I go to be I go to big girl school-a? (We speak Spanish & English in my house & it’s a mix of school & “escuela” which is the same word in English & Spanish) This particular question doesn’t bother me yet since next week she IS going to “big girl school-a”. She is just so excited & I feel bad that she isn’t going there the next time she goes to sleep because it’s not time yet.
“What’s your name?”
It may not seem like a big deal, but that’s my three-year-old niece asking that question. I helped raise this child; she lived in my house for a while. She knows my name.
But over and over, she asks, “What’s your name?” And then there’s, “What’s your favorite color?” even though she knows, and “What’s your dog’s name?” which she always knows. Sometimes, “Who’s your baby?” (referring to my dog again.)
She’s at the “endless chatter” stage, while her little brother is at the “refusing to say anything but gobbledygook” stage. I really hope they pass quickly (but I’ll regret saying that).
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