Category Archives: “isms”

Sammy pulls a fast one on Daddy

I am standing in the kitchen and Sammy comes over and hands me one of the fridge magnet toys. When it is working it makes animal noises when you push the appropriate buttons.

Sammy passes it to me and says “look Daddy press the buttons and see how good it works”
So I take it press the buttons and nothing. I flick some switches still nothing. All the while Sammy is watching me with a smirk. After a couple of minutes I figure it needs batteries.

I tell Sam “Sam it is not working buddy”
He responds “I know! So go and put batteries in it!”

His tone conveyed some expletives which I have choosen to omit.

Kylaism – Slamming Daddy

I am putting Kyla to bed and hearing about her day. She stops talking and is staring at my freshly cut hair. I ask her what is the matter and she says. “Sometimes Daddy when I am looking at your head I just expect a little chicken to peck its’ way out.”

Boys Looking out for Each Other

Gabe – Gina can I have milk?
Gina – not now Gabe but when I get up
Gabe – Gina now can I have milk
Gina – not now Gabe but when I get up
Gabe – Gina now can I have milk
Gina – not now Gabe but when I get up
Sam – GiGi, I need to go Poo
Gina – sigh, cuss, Ok Sammy lets go
Sam – Gets GiGi all the way to the bathroom then says “Just trickin GiGi but now you are up you can get Gabe his milk”

What is a toot?

Last night none of the kids really wanted to go to sleep. About 40 mins after lights out Cath is studying I am watching the India Grand Prix, Gabe has already come down twice to give extra kisses then Sammy starts his call. So up I go and walk into Sammy’s room to see him smiling ear to ear. “Daddy, I need to go Poo. It just takes 5 mins” So although I know he is “trickin” I play along and we head to the bathroom. After urging him on for 5 mins still nothing. Everytime I tell him thats it back to bed he gives me a serious Sam look and tells me “Stop, it takes five minutes” Then he tells me “Daddy I need Pievacy”. Then he lets go a toot, and looks back into the toilet. Then another toot and he looks back into the toilet. Then he looks at me confused and asks “whats a toot Daddy?”. I tell him a fart, and he looks back into the toilet then looks at me “whats a fart”. Yup he was very confused that there was no sign of a toot or a fart in the toilet. After 5 mins of pievacy he dropped a good log and it was back to bed.

GiGi, where are your mummy and daddy?

So – Sam and Jason came to visit me yesterday and was playing with the gift that I bought for him the night before….

All of a sudden he comes over to me on the couch as has a very serious look on his face when he says – “Where are your mummy and daddy?”

Confused – I said to him that my mum and dad are in Barbados and now he looks even more confused than I am….  “But” he says “who is sleeping here with you?”

Ahh – Jason and I click at the same time….   I need to have a mummy and daddy sleeping in the house with me just like he has a mummy and daddy sleeping with him.