Depends On The Context (?!?)

Spank the Baby
Originally uploaded by littlefeetoffury

Child (from the back seat after dinner, totally out of the blue): Mom.

Parent: Yes...?

Child: Do you know what "Spank this baby up!" means?

Parent: (doubled over steering wheel, miraculously avoiding rear-end collision) Um. No idea.

(Not quite true; you know it means camp is indeed quite a learning experience.)

Not The First Time I've Had This Request

Sprinkled Donuts
Originally uploaded by Incase Designs

Child (after reading a book about healthy eating and emerging with precisely the opposite take-away):  Sometime I want to eat more donuts.  With sprinkles on them.

Parent:  I'll keep that in mind.

Child:  Do you know how to make them?

Parent:  No, I don't.

Child (exasperated):  Unh!  Get a cookbook!

And Also With You

Career Path
Originally uploaded by John and Keturah

Parent (noticing child is weaving erratically while walking to the car): What's going on? If you open your eyes, you'll stop crashing into things.

Child: Nope. I'm using The Force.

Refrigerator Box On Steroids

The Llama Cottage control tower/fort and half the airplane squadron are nearly ready for takeoff.  The Cottage (here's Erin Montague's review) is on my Dad and stepmom's property in Mendocino, and rents through the Little River Inn.

Not If You Can Help It

05092008
Originally uploaded by pa1nt

Parent (reading instructions about testing submarine ballast in a sink or tub):  Next, we need to take the sub to your bathroom.

Child:  Why — so I can pee on it??