A merry heart does good like medicine but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry. Cheerful thoughts certainly influence the way we feel, for the better. I distinctly remember one of my favorite shows back in the 90s, which always made me feel lighter all throughout. This was Bill Cosby’s Kids Say the Darndest Things. The candid, pure and hilarious reactions of the kids on the set would amuse me and even make me laugh. Their child-like views were refreshing and surprisingly, convicting at times. The show would also feature flashbacks of a 1950s variety show called House Party which included a segment with the host, Art LInkletter, catching the kids say the darndest things. They have such an unadulterated view of life.
Though the show has been off the air for quite sometime, I still have the privilege of hearing the darndest things, as a mother of four. The timing and delivery of our kids’ responses are at times so orchestrated as if they were well-thought of punch lines. Here are some of my favorites that occurred during ages 3 to 5. For those who know me well, you probably can name who among my kids said these things. I hope that it promotes cheerful thoughts adding a little sunshine to your day.
“Mommy, my tummy has a headache.”
“V is for Vegas, Lost Vegas.”
“Mama, why do they have so much hair?” (Referring to the British royal guards)
“Mom, how does Jesus get the money we give in church?”
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| "Kuya" means my older brother |
Once we were talking about the sad state of the roads in our city. I shared with our 5 year old how the rains and the high volume of cars passing damage the road. She reacted, “Damage? What damage? Then they have to shampoo it!” (Obviously, affected by hair commercials.)
“If half of the time he is a good boy and half of the time he is not, then half of him will go to heaven and the other half to hell.”
While looking at a picture book and naming all that he could, he came upon a picture of a mosquito and identified it, “Dengue.”
One time our son woke up from his sleep and he told us that someone was calling his name. His dad and I told him about Samuel who was being called by God in his sleep and to this our son replied, “But the voice is a girl’s!”
After finding out that a female friend, who was single, got pregnant, our daughter comments, “She is just like the mom of Anakin (in Star Wars). She got pregnant by the Force.”
About Adam & Eve. “Her name is Eve because she did something Eve-il.”
Once I was speaking to the eldest and ended the discussion by asking, “Get the point?” Then she replied, “Got the point.” Then our 3 year old squeezes in, “Mama, I also want to get a point!”
“Why did Jesus become cruci-five?”
One time I gently and honestly shared with my small child that her words were hurting my feelings and she immediately replied, “But I want to hurt your feelings!”
“I had so much fun in Sunday School. I want to do it again, Mom. Can’t you rewind us?”
After a 3 day confinement in the hospital and an extended time with my Creator, I resolved to stay home and be more available to my kids. My daughter observes, “Did they experiment on you in the hospital? Cause you're not the same mama anymore.”
Oh, how these memories and more have successfully put a smile on my face and lightened my load. Do email me at felichi.buizon@cbnasia .org and share with me the darndest things you have heard from kids to add a bit of sunshine to my day!
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