·"Mommy, do you get Chicken Pox from touching chickens?"
“妈妈，你是不是摸了鸡皮才长鸡皮疙瘩的？”
·Me: "Hon, what's going on with that nose of yours?" T: "I think there's a booger factory in there, Mom."
妈妈：你的鼻子怎么了，干嘛老揉？
儿子：妈妈，我想里面有一个鼻涕工厂。
·After biting her tongue during dinner she contemplated the issue heavily and then announced, "Maybe I just shouldn't use my teeth anymore."
女儿吃晚饭时不小心咬了舌头，她深重地思考了一会儿，然后说：“可能以后我不该再用自己的牙齿了。
·S (Twin, Age 6): "Mommy, when we were in your belly, which pouch was I in?" What am I, a kangaroo!?
我的一个双胞胎儿子问：“妈妈，我在你肚子里的时候，是待在哪个育儿袋里？”，育儿袋！敢情把我当袋鼠了啊！
·"Does Cinderella have a potty?"
“妈妈，灰姑娘有没有尿盆？”
·maya: "mommy, can i have a cookie" me: "didn't you just ask papa?" maya: "yes, but he said no and I know you'll say yes"
Maya问：“妈妈，我能吃饼干吗？
我说：“刚才你不是问过爸爸了吗？”
Maya又说：“是啊，可是他说不行，我知道你会同意的。
·I love you so much, I will bring you a candy" (learning early that food equals love)
“妈妈，我太爱你了，我会给你颗糖吃。”女儿说这句话的时候，认为糖这种食物就等于爱。
·Me: "You do not speak to an adult in that tone of voice." My 6-year-old son: "But we can yell at babies, right?"
我对6岁的儿子说：“你不能用那种口气和大人说话。”
他回答道：“但是我们可以用那种口气对宝宝说话，对不对，妈妈？”
·Brother 1: "Mom, how does sperm get into a mommy's belly?" Brother 2: "DUH...with a spoon! You put the sperm on a spoon and she eats it!"
我的大儿子问：“妈妈，精子是怎么进到妈咪的肚子里的？”
我的二儿子回答：“这都不知道，是用勺子。你把精子放进勺子里，然后让妈妈吃掉。”
·"I keep forgetting that I blink because I never see myself do it."
“我总是记不起来我会眨眼，因为我从来没看见过自己眨眼睛。”
·Athena撕开胶布，发现膝盖上的伤口不见了，她说：“mommy fix it!”（妈妈修好了）——Tannee
·"I am going back to Grandma's house.. there.. they give me what ever I want. only YOU keep saying No No NO!" Sedona 4 years old .
四岁的希多娜嚷嚷道：“我要回姥姥家去了。。。在那里，我想什么他们就给什么。只有你们，整天对我 不 不 不！”
·"Mommy, if you paint a submarine like a fishy, will a whale eat it?"
“妈妈，要是把潜水艇涂成像条鱼那样，大鲸鱼会把它吃了吗？”
·Me: "Unless your hair is on fire or you've fallen into the toilet up to your armpits, don't BUG me when I'm on the phone!! Understood?!" Child: "Mommy, how come my hair would be on fire?"
我：“除非你的头发着火了，或者你掉到厕所里，淹到你的胳肢窝了，否则别打搅我打电话，知道吗？”孩子：“妈妈，我的头发怎么会着火呢？”
·Me: "Don't leave those streamers on the floor! The cats will eat them and DIE!!" After a pregnant pause, the kidlets' collective response: "Mommy, if the cats die, can we get a dog?"
我：“别把这些装饰条留在地板上！小猫们吃了会死的！！” 认真沉思片刻后，孩子们异口同声地：“妈妈，小猫死后，我们可以要一条小狗吗？”
·"I just swallowed my yawn, Mommy, so I won't be tired anymore."
“妈妈，我刚把我的哈欠吞下去了，所以我不会再觉得困了。”
·Me: "How many times do I have to tell you to (insert just about any parental directive here)?!!" Child: "Three."
我：“我要跟你说多少遍你才去……（适于几乎任何父母教导用语）？！！”
孩子：“三遍。”
·(Lots of classmates have been losing teeth lately which probably prompted this line of thought...) "Mommy, what if all my teeth fall out at once and it's dinner time?"
（幼儿园很多小朋友最近都在掉牙，可能因此引发了这份忧虑的思考……）“妈妈，要是我所有的牙齿正好在吃晚饭时都一起掉了，该怎么办啊？”
·"Mommy, what do clouds taste like?"
“妈妈，云的味道是什么样的？”
·When I was trying to teach Maddy our last name: Laudenslager, she said" I can't say that one, can I pick a new one?"
当我试着让小麦迪学说我们的姓――劳登施拉格――时，她说：“这个字我不会说，我能选个新的吗?”
“妈妈，你是不是摸了鸡皮才长鸡皮疙瘩的？”
·Me: "Hon, what's going on with that nose of yours?" T: "I think there's a booger factory in there, Mom."
妈妈：你的鼻子怎么了，干嘛老揉？
儿子：妈妈，我想里面有一个鼻涕工厂。
·After biting her tongue during dinner she contemplated the issue heavily and then announced, "Maybe I just shouldn't use my teeth anymore."
女儿吃晚饭时不小心咬了舌头，她深重地思考了一会儿，然后说：“可能以后我不该再用自己的牙齿了。
·S (Twin, Age 6): "Mommy, when we were in your belly, which pouch was I in?" What am I, a kangaroo!?
我的一个双胞胎儿子问：“妈妈，我在你肚子里的时候，是待在哪个育儿袋里？”，育儿袋！敢情把我当袋鼠了啊！
·"Does Cinderella have a potty?"
“妈妈，灰姑娘有没有尿盆？”
·maya: "mommy, can i have a cookie" me: "didn't you just ask papa?" maya: "yes, but he said no and I know you'll say yes"
Maya问：“妈妈，我能吃饼干吗？
我说：“刚才你不是问过爸爸了吗？”
Maya又说：“是啊，可是他说不行，我知道你会同意的。
·I love you so much, I will bring you a candy" (learning early that food equals love)
“妈妈，我太爱你了，我会给你颗糖吃。”女儿说这句话的时候，认为糖这种食物就等于爱。
·Me: "You do not speak to an adult in that tone of voice." My 6-year-old son: "But we can yell at babies, right?"
我对6岁的儿子说：“你不能用那种口气和大人说话。”
他回答道：“但是我们可以用那种口气对宝宝说话，对不对，妈妈？”
·Brother 1: "Mom, how does sperm get into a mommy's belly?" Brother 2: "DUH...with a spoon! You put the sperm on a spoon and she eats it!"
我的大儿子问：“妈妈，精子是怎么进到妈咪的肚子里的？”
我的二儿子回答：“这都不知道，是用勺子。你把精子放进勺子里，然后让妈妈吃掉。”
·"I keep forgetting that I blink because I never see myself do it."
“我总是记不起来我会眨眼，因为我从来没看见过自己眨眼睛。”
·Athena撕开胶布，发现膝盖上的伤口不见了，她说：“mommy fix it!”（妈妈修好了）——Tannee
·"I am going back to Grandma's house.. there.. they give me what ever I want. only YOU keep saying No No NO!" Sedona 4 years old .
四岁的希多娜嚷嚷道：“我要回姥姥家去了。。。在那里，我想什么他们就给什么。只有你们，整天对我 不 不 不！”
·"Mommy, if you paint a submarine like a fishy, will a whale eat it?"
“妈妈，要是把潜水艇涂成像条鱼那样，大鲸鱼会把它吃了吗？”
·Me: "Unless your hair is on fire or you've fallen into the toilet up to your armpits, don't BUG me when I'm on the phone!! Understood?!" Child: "Mommy, how come my hair would be on fire?"
我：“除非你的头发着火了，或者你掉到厕所里，淹到你的胳肢窝了，否则别打搅我打电话，知道吗？”孩子：“妈妈，我的头发怎么会着火呢？”
·Me: "Don't leave those streamers on the floor! The cats will eat them and DIE!!" After a pregnant pause, the kidlets' collective response: "Mommy, if the cats die, can we get a dog?"
我：“别把这些装饰条留在地板上！小猫们吃了会死的！！” 认真沉思片刻后，孩子们异口同声地：“妈妈，小猫死后，我们可以要一条小狗吗？”
·"I just swallowed my yawn, Mommy, so I won't be tired anymore."
“妈妈，我刚把我的哈欠吞下去了，所以我不会再觉得困了。”
·Me: "How many times do I have to tell you to (insert just about any parental directive here)?!!" Child: "Three."
我：“我要跟你说多少遍你才去……（适于几乎任何父母教导用语）？！！”
孩子：“三遍。”
·(Lots of classmates have been losing teeth lately which probably prompted this line of thought...) "Mommy, what if all my teeth fall out at once and it's dinner time?"
（幼儿园很多小朋友最近都在掉牙，可能因此引发了这份忧虑的思考……）“妈妈，要是我所有的牙齿正好在吃晚饭时都一起掉了，该怎么办啊？”
·"Mommy, what do clouds taste like?"
“妈妈，云的味道是什么样的？”
·When I was trying to teach Maddy our last name: Laudenslager, she said" I can't say that one, can I pick a new one?"
当我试着让小麦迪学说我们的姓――劳登施拉格――时，她说：“这个字我不会说，我能选个新的吗?”
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