Remember that old radio program hosted by Art Linkletter, "Kids say the darndest things". It worked on the principle that from the mouths of babes come the most innocent observations. There is a section in Readers Digest devoted to true stories from kids. This weekend my two youngest boys produced two really good ones that I felt compelled to share.We took Liam, our five year old, to our family doctor on Friday afternoon. He was tied up so Liam saw his partner Dr. Dunne. One of the secretaries had offered Liam, a kid who never stops eating, a cookie. Liam said no thank-you. Our doctor happened to be passing by and stopped. He said Liam, you must really be sick to not want a cookie! He looked back at Dr. Hutton with a quizzical look on his face and said, "Of course I am really sick, why else would I be here?
The other incident occurred yesterday afternoon. The boys and I had been down at the Science Center playing. Around 4:30 we were preparing to leave. Liam and Conor (who is 4) were peering out the back window while Aidan made a quick dart to the restroom. A couple of cooks from the restaurant next door were in this small courtyard having a puff of an herb. I asked the boys what they were looking at. Liam said, two men are smoking outside. Conor added "Yea dad they are smoking tiny straws!"
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