Pickle and Roo in ‘disguise’!
One of the best things about having children has to be the things they come out with! Pickle, being five, is the king of funny sayings. I think he partly says things to make you laugh (being a big fan of entertaining), but often what he says just happens to make us adults laugh because they are not quite ‘right’!
I try to write things down when they are really funny, but often I forget and by the time I come to scribble down the slightly ‘wrong’ sentence I can’t remember it properly.
However, I did capture one thing recently and I wanted to share it with you to give you a little chuckle on this October Friday.
Pickle to me as I look at the side of his face: “Have I got something funny in my ear? Isla sometimes says I have but I think it is just blood tubes.”
Me with straight face: “no, you don’t have anything funny in your ears, don’t worry.”
This morning he said something that wasn’t funny but which was profoundly caring.
As you will know if you have read my blog before, Roo has coeliac disease and doesn’t tolerate much dairy. She therefore has a packed lunch every day while Pickle mostly has school dinners (given that we don’t have to pay for them!).
Every Friday is ‘fish and chip’ day where the kids get some form of breaded or battered fish with chips.
Ordinarily I don’t let Pickle choose this option because I feel it is unfair on Roo who would love to have fish and chips but can’t.
Today, however, I quietly told him he could have the fish and chip option while Roo was out of the room. He immediately said “no, because that isn’t fair on Roo.” Well, he didn’t say Roo, obviously, because if that was her name we would be very weird and cruel parents!
At that point I called Roo into the room and asked her if she would mind Pickle having the fish and chips. She immediately said “no, of course not” at which point I told her what Pickle had said.
They both had a hug and then went off to play, leaving me feeling all warm and fuzzy!
They haven’t been getting on all that well recently so this display of love and understanding was very humbling. It showed me that although they fight a lot and say that they hate each other, they do actually love each other very much. It gives me great hope for the future.
What do your kids do that surprises you?
My word of the week is ‘hope’
Dean of Little Steps says
Oh that is sweet! My daughter also loves Fridays, because it’s Fish and Chips day 🙂 She says a lot of funny things too, but like you mentioned, it’s hard to keep a record of all the funny things they say. By the way, that is a lovely word of the week 😉 #wotw.
The Free From Fairy says
I think all schools have fish and chip day on a Friday. It is lovely for those kids that can take part, but horrible for those that miss out 😉
Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says
What a heartwarming story! Love that they are both so generous! Kids are so generous =) #wotw
The Free From Fairy says
It certainly makes you have hope in our future on this planet!
mel @mydaysni says
That really is the sweetest thing! It is lovely when siblings get on together! It must be hard when they cannot be treated equally (foodwise), due to one having a dietary requirement, looks like they have good understanding though.
The Free From Fairy says
Hi Mel, yes I am lucky that my little one is very understanding. At home we all have the same so there are not many times when it is an issue.
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
Arrrr that is so sweet that he was thinking about his sister. Siblings can argue but deep down they are always close x #WotW
The Free From Fairy says
I hope so although when you argue it does make you think!
The Reading Residence says
Ah, that is just so lovely. I adore seeing my two together, and it is often the little things they say and do for each other that make me the proudest and happiest 🙂 Lovely word to join in with, too x Thanks for sharing with #WotW
The Free From Fairy says
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our posts!
Anne says
My girls are like that, I thought it would be awful having to tell Boo that she can’t go on fairground rides, bouncy castles, slides etc because it wouldn’t be fair on her sister, but I didn’t have to tell her, she just asked if it was ok for Star to go on, I said no and she said ‘well, I won’t go on either’ Bless them xx
Of course, siblings will always argue and fight too, it’s all part of growing up 🙂
The Free From Fairy says
Oh my goodness that is so totally adorable!
Kim Carberry says
Aww! That is very sweet! So very kind.
My girls both had fish & chips today too….lol x
The Free From Fairy says
It really made my day!