Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The curious case of the toddler Graham

Evidence is emerging that the soul of an old man - an old British man at that - lurks inside the body of my precocious three-year-old.

To wit, these gems have emerged, unsolicited, in the past few days...

"You know Mommy, that reminds me of an old story I once heard..." delivered in an attempt to forestall bedtime, with a knowing smile and a sage tilt of the head. (Seriously: he did the head tilt.)

"Pish, posh Mommy - don't be so silly."

And, after I apologized for losing my temper and screaming at raising my voice with him:

"That's quite okay Mommy, but I don't expect Daddy is going to be very thrilled with you."

Indeed.

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29 comments:

Corey~living and loving said...

tee hee. I love them all, but that last one. priceless! :)

thanks for the smiles today!

Rachel said...

HA! That's adorable. The things that pop out of their mouths is astonishing sometimes, isn't it? ;_)

Love it.

Kamis Khlopchyk said...

Either he's an old soul or you have been watching too much Coronation Street in his presence. Since I sincerely doubt you have time for the latter, we'll go with the former.

Thanks for posting these, they brightened my day, very cute!

Katney said...

That's hilarious. You have a wise yong man there.

Farmer*swife a/k/a Glass_Half_Full said...

You are kidding me? LOL! Too cute and adorable! Aaah, the things they come up with. Pish-Posh....I have to add that one to my place under New and Fun Terms!

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

Best blog title ever!

Mandy said...

Amazing how they go from 3 years old to 60 in the blink of an eye.

CC said...

Touche!

Anonymous said...

From the mouths of babes... Wonderful!

Saz said...

whoa there...Daddy will be home...and he's the nice one..LOL.arent we all bitches then!pah!!

Laura said...

It sure can be heart-warming, scary, wonderful and un-nerving when the wise old man comes out of our babes!!!!

What a cutie! HUGS to you both.

Ellyn said...

Halarious. Where do they come up with these things?

motherbumper said...

My three year old is channelling Tennessee Williams and calling me Momma with the sigh like a Southern Belle.

Michelle said...

What a cutie pie!

Bird's Eye View Photography said...

oh where do they get that stuff?? So clever!

Heather said...

Is Mary Poppins his nanny? Ha ha!

Pregnantly Plump said...

that's so funny! Does he do an accent as well?

AutoSysGene said...

Wow, he's a polite ol' fellow, huh?

Unknown said...

Oh wow, it sounds like he may be ready for daily tea time or to solve a good our Sherlock Holmes mystery... or both! ; )

Thanks for the laugh by the way!

BIBI said...

Awww... so adorable. Kids say the darnedest things. He does sound like a cute but old soul! Love it!

Parent Club said...

Don't they just know how to put you in your place?!

Anonymous said...

That's hilarious! Sounds like he's been reading Dickens at bedtime.

Our Crooked Tree said...

Maybe a little too much "Thomas", my oldest once told me he was "cross with me" after I told him it was time to turn off Thomas:)

Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING said...

I love when my kids use colloquialisms way beyond their years. I will just laugh and then they repeat it to get a reaction.

KEEP BELIEVING

Colleen - Mommy Always Wins said...

Eh, offer him some tea and a bisquit. ;-)

Anonymous said...

Can I please borrow your child on off Tuesdays? He is the cutest thing in the world!

And I think Colleen's idea is brilliant - I'd love to hear what he has to say about clotted cream.

Whitenoise said...

Too funny. ;-)

Gail at Large said...

Out of the mouths of babes... I love it when they talk like old people -- to me it's much funnier than if they imitated modern-speak (gangsta style).

Anonymous said...

Oh my! What a dear little man you have there.