Funny Phrases {#34}

Last updated on November 19th, 2023 at 12:16 am

funny phrases toddlers say
It’s been awhile since I wrote about the funny phrases Buba has been saying. It’s not that he hasn’t come out with some belly busting great ones my blame lays on my poor memories and not jotting them down as soon as he says them. I am too busy laughing and enjoying the moment and it passes and I really do need to go back to grabbing my phone and taking note. I love reading back the things he comes out with. Toddlers really are so very innocent at times especially as they learn to speak. 

“I don’t want to go to bed”. I explained it was 3:30 pm he didn’t have to. “But it’s dark outside”. Yes, that’s called winter darling. “Well change it back I am confused”.

If you are naughty Santa might not come. I told him one day this week after pushing his sister. He sat pondering this for a moment. “I will write a letter to Santa” he replied. Yes we will write to Santa but you have to be a good little boy. “I only push my sister, I not naughty”. Yes that is naughty. “Ok I be good boy”. Next day…knocks his sister off the couch…her crying consumes the house, he screams, “I tell Santa I am a naughty boy, then he still will bring me Red.” (Red is off of Cars Movie)  I tried to explain that it didn’t work that way, while I appreciated his honesty, he still needed to be a good boy or Santa won’t come. I didn’t do myself any favors mentioning Santa in October. I have heard every single time I have to tell him to do something, “Santa still coming for me?”  It’s going to be a long two months.

“This isn’t cheese”. Yes it is, it’s Red Leicester cheese. “It’s orange”. Not all cheese is white. “What did you do to it?” I didn’t do anything to it, it’s a different type of cheese. Try it, you will like it. “Please can I have my white cheese back, you can eat the orange cheese Mommy, I will eat the white cheese. Okay?” 

Whatever you say, silly billy”.  This is his response to everything.

I picked him up at nursery the other day and the key worker was telling me about his day.  His key worker then asked, “Buba has been telling us today that Daddy is at work, Missy Moo is in nursery, and Mommy is sleeping all day, have you been ill?” I replied, “No.” and walked quickly away stunned. That’s embarrassing, I am too busy running the kids around, cooking and cleaning and working all day when does my child think I sleep? Great the key workers probably think I am lazy and don’t do anything all day while they take care of my children. 

“Daddy why don’t you drive a race car like the neighbors?” I jumped in, its expensive to drive fancy cars and you can’t put car seats in them. “Just put us on top then we can ride it like a horsey”. Whilst I am sure your Daddy would love that thought, I am skeptical child.

“What are you doing Mommy?” I am putting on my face, an expression used by my own mother time and time again while she applies her makeup. “Oh can I wear it?” No, it’s not a mask hunny, I can’t share my face. “That’s rude-y” as he walks away. This is his new favorite way to tell people they are being rude. 

“Missy Moo don’t be rude-y or Mommy will tell you off, then you have to write to Santa and tell him you have been a naughty girl”.  I hear this from the kitchen as the kids play in the living room.

There is no saying what my son will come out with. It’s only a matter of time before Missy Moo joins in. She is already getting the one word sentences and pointing down. What will their conversations together be like? I can only imagine. What are your toddlers saying?

 

91 thoughts on “Funny Phrases {#34}”

    • Yes of course Helen sorry I have been MIA. I just don’t seem to be able to keep up these days. Always in for a good toddler laugh though. Thanks for still running it. I know they seem to think dark means that’s it no more fun. hahaha

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  1. Yesterday my son said “Mummy you drive me to work to see Daddy”. I spent ages trying to explain that I don’t drive, lol x
    He has also started saying “pinnys” (pennys) it’s so cute, heehee! x

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  2. Telling his key worker that his Mom’s been sleeping all day ! Hilarious! Years ago we were in danger of flooding, so I took all our good wine bottles upstairs to store in the drawers in our bed base. Of course, my son told his teacher that I kept my alcohol under the bed. Kids. x

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  3. Oh god my children are going on about Father Christmas already! I have threatened my girl not getting presents so often now it is starting to lose it’s effect! I need to come up with more plans. Did you see there is an app you can programme for the kid to put their thumb on to go to the naughty or nice side? I am thinking of getting it! x

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    • Brilliant. I love a good app. I swear there is one for everything these days. To my utter delight. Will have to look. I know if i hear santa one more time I will kill over.

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  4. Oh bless him, the one about you sleeping all day made me laugh – poor you though! My eldest keeps getting confused by it being dark so early too. So funny to listen to the things they say – Jessica loves making up songs so when she started singing ‘the wheels on the bus’ and got to ‘the mummies on the bus’ it made me laugh that ‘the mummies on the bus say no more telly!’ 🙂

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    • Hahahaah thats brilliant. No more telly so cute. Buba is constantly making us laugh. I am too busy laughing half the time to write them down but i do love a good giggle looking back.

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  5. Hahaha love these Jenny!! You are definitely in for a long wait to Christmas with all this Santa talk haha!! It’s exciting how aware of it he is though, Christmas will certainly be amazing for him this year (providing he’s a good boy of course!!)

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    • Yes exactly its the first Christmas he will really be into it this year. I cant wait. Although i could do without hearing about it every second two months before. Lol

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  6. Gwenn doesn’t talk yet but what I am dreading is the day she says something horribly inappropriate in public, along the lines of “Why is that man so fat”?

    The joys!!!

    x

    #sharewithme

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    • Yes well i dont usually share my embarrassing ones. But buba has said some horrible ones in his time. Its awful. Like mommy thats a man. When its a woman and screaming no thats not a lady its a man. And pointing. Horrible. Lol bless them they have no idea.

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  7. Its sooo funny what kiddies say, and I love his little Bubba-isms. I think Z would be most confused at anything but white cheese too…or as he calls ALL cheesees.. “daileeeree” 🙂

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  8. Brilliant. We’re getting lots of Father Christmas talk too – mostly that ‘you have to be good and FC will bring presents down the chimney if you’re good’. Thankfully he has a vague grasp of how long away Christmas is so we’re not getting it too frequently.

    N loves watching me put on my make up. He likes to sit on the dresser and brush his hair, and then put on powder.

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    • Hahaha thats great. So cute he sits with you. Even missy moo is introgued when i do it. Yes i wish my kids knew the concept of time. I hear it every five minutes. I am being good boy santa still coming. Guess i should stop threatening huh. Thanks emma.

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    • Thanks. I know we all think that until the actually do. Although i am the same. I cant wait till Missy Moo can speak with him. Oh the dilly converations they will have together. Bet it will be great.

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  9. I adore the things that kids say. It makes me so happy when I write them down and preserve them forever, but all too often I get distracted and they are gone. Such a shame because they could make me laugh for the rest of my life if I captured them now! I love this post. And I love your little boy!

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    • Thanks Vicki. I know i am so guiilty of this myself. I used to grab my phone and write it down. But lately i have been slacking. I really could laugh at toddlerisms forever.

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    • Haha thanks hunny. I know I used to be great at grabbing my phone and write it down now i am too busy driving or laughing when he comes out with them. Lol really need to pay attention. Would love to put them in a book for him someday.

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  10. Oh he’s just the cutest! We always tell our three that Santa is watching through the special ‘Santa-cam’ in each of our rooms (actually the motion sensors for the burglar alarm) It has worked a treat up until now. I think our days are numbered though! 🙁 Lovely post sweetpea xxx

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    • Thanks darling. Thats a great idea. I might start that one myself so he will stop asking me. Although they both have monitors on the walls and they know i can see them on a screen i think forever they thought i lived in their walls. Hahahaha i can imagine they will think me and santa are tag teaming them. Hahaha

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  11. Ah how I miss these funny times! You are seriously going to regret the whole mention of Santa – still 50 sleeps to go! He sounds adorable though and wouldn’t it be great if we could ride a sports car “like a horsey”?!x x

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  12. Ha ha Jenny, you sleep all day! I don’t think you ever sleep you are so busy! So funny that Buba dropped you in it like that. I love hearing the cute things kids come out with. I too try to write them down but too often forget. Lovely post hon. xxx

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    • I know i an really bad. I used to write it down daily. Then post them each week. I am seriously slacking. Hahaha i know of nursery only knew what i do everyday and night. I never sit let alone sleep. Hahaha thanks hunny

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  13. Aargh Jenny I’m “On the phone” to Father Christmas all the time at the moment – it’s the only thing that works! I picked JJ up from school yesterday and, noting dark shadows under his eyes I said “you look really tired Sweetie” to which he replied, “it’s been a long day” (this at 3.10pm!) Did make me smile 🙂 X

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  14. Brilliant! I love the things they come out with, such a great idea to write it all down!! I love the words they have for things, and I’m always a bit sad when my eldest starts using the correct word as she grows up!
    Krummus= hummus
    Toot toot = remote
    cyoomber= cucumber
    All have bitten the dust now!

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    • Oh no it really is sad when they grow up. My mother used to be namma and she was devastated when buba could finally say gramma. Hahhaa she wanted to be namma forever. Hahaha thanks hunny

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  15. Ah so sweet! The darker afternoons/evenings are also confusing Freddie, who wonders why he is having tea now when in his eyes, it should be bedtime! Hard explaining the change in seasons and the changes of light to a three year old, really testing my explanation skills! x

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  16. Oh how adorable. I just loved reading all the funny phrases above, They are totally cute. I have posts like this as I think these moments are too funny and special to miss, and to be honest its one of the reasons I started Diary of a Midlife Mummy. I find myself in fits of giggles all the time – its fabulous. I’m so pleased you jotted them all down as its lovely to hear what other littlies are randomly talking about too. xx

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    • Thank you darling. Yes i used to be alot better at it. Doing it weekly as they do say such funny things. I keep laughing at them and forgetting them. I love reading them back.

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    • Thanks hunny. I know we forget so fast dont we? If i dont write it down right as they say it i forget even that day. Lol my brain just aint what it used to be.

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  17. Lucas says – We do say the most awesome things don’t we?? We tend to do it on purpose to so you Mothers have something to write about……… he he
    The Mother’s say – we love this post. Had us chuckling into our cuppas xx #sharewithme

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  18. Awesome post. Lucas has asked for a TV for his bedroom at Christmas this year. We’ve said no as we think he’s too young. When we told him this his reply? “Well, I’ll ask Santa myself as he’s in charge!!!!” #sharewithme

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  19. Oh wow these remarks are so funny!! You must have so much fun answering haha. I’m looking forward to finding out what hilarious things Diggory will come out with! xx #sharewithme

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    • It is almost random the things they come out with. I can’t wait till Missy Moo starts talking. I bet the funny things they say to each other will knock my socks off. lol Can’t wait.

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    • Yes do i love looking back and reading buba’s and I can’t wait for MM to join him soon. They are brilliant and I forget them easily so I am trying to be better at writing them down.

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  20. Hello there, o this is so lovely, I love the things they say-especially about the cheese! This week I was asked where an octopus keeps its pyjamas! I love being kept on my toes, which is just as well! x #sharewithme

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  21. Oh I adored the conversation you had about Santa… The conversations I have with my two children are so very similar. It definitely will be a long two months but the worst part is after Christmas, they tend to think they have time to make up for any early to mid year misdemeanours before next Christmas. Children are far too clever xxx

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  22. Haha! ANYTHING to avoid actually ‘needing’ to go to bed 🙂
    So so funny …Miss 6 has a Christmas countdown going on!! Santa …And Cheese …Their minds are a buzz with ideas!

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  23. What a little character! I bet he keeps you chuckling all day! I love listening to things kids say! I love listening to my 18 month old niece tell her 13 month old cousin ‘uh-uh jaidan no, no, no!’ as she wags her finger at him they way we do when they do something they shouldn’t be doing!

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    • I know so funny. As in america our cheddar is orange so not sure why he hasnt put it together. Maybe he just thought english cheese is white america cheese is orange. Hahaha either funny.

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  24. It’s just the best age isn’t it! My youngest is two and I love our little chats – though to be fair, my eldest is 7 and still coming out with some amazingly funny phrases!!
    Enjoy Xx

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  25. Hilarious! the kids things say really crack me up. One of my favourites was my son, who on seeing me jump out of the shower said ‘you look just like Barbie mummy but you have nipples’!!! Hope you’re having a good week x

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  26. Ha yes, please do change it back to summer time!
    He sounds absolutely hilarious, and well done for keeping a record of it all. My son is starting to talk now and I’m finding it hard to write the funny things down but it’s such a great idea. If only to embarrass him with when he’s 15 😉

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