Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.
Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television, because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.
They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us every time, and kiss us even when we've acted bad.
A 6 YEAR OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA LIVED. ''OH,'' HE SAID, ''SHE LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE HAVING HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.''
Out of the mouths of babes...they can come up with the cutest things...I just love kid quotes...My daughters favorite saying was..."I know this is going to sound crazy...but...Can I have a..." fill in the blank..mostly it is a treat of some kind..The first time just killed me..
Here's another from babe's mouth, while we are at it... The Middle Wife
By an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher
I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second-grade classroom a few years back.
When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome. Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater. She holds up a snapshot of an infant. "This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday. First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord." She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement. "Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, oh, oh!'
Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. "She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!" Now the kid's doing this hysterical duck walk, holding her back and groaning. "My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man." "They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this." Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall. "And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!" This kid has her legs spread and with her little hands is miming water flowing away. It was too much! "Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push, and breathe, breathe." "They started counting, but never even got past ten." "Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff, they all said it was from Mom's play-center!, so there must be a lot of stuff inside there." Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, if it's show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another Erica comes along.
Those were hilarious!! I love the middle wife and the play center. Too cute!! I also liked how "grandmas are fat, but not too fat to tie shoelaces" that was sooooo cute!! What kids won't say!!
KM, beings that I'm a Grandmother I found the kid's perception of a Grandparent humerous. In my defense I have to say that I'm not fat, (yet), and my underwear don't look too funny.
Here's another perception straight from the "Mouths Of Babes" on what they think the meaning of LOVE is. I thought this was so cute!
What does love mean?
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
1. When my grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa does it for her now all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love Rebecca-age 8
2. When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouths. Billy-age 4
3 Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on after shave and they go out and smell each other. Kari- age 5
4. Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs.Chrissy-age 6
5. Love is what makes you smile when you're tired. Terri- age 4
6. Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK. Danny-age 7
7. Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and my daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss. Emily-age 8
8. Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. Bobby- age 7
9. If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate. Nikka- age 6
10. Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday. Noelle- age 7
11. Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well. Tommy-age 6
12. During my piano recital, I was on stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore. Cindy- age 8
13. My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night. Clare-age 6
14. Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken. Elaine-age 5
15. Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still say she is handsomer than Robert Redford. Chris- age 7
16. Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day Mary Ann-age4
17. When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you. Karen- age 7
18. Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and doesn't think it's gross. Mark- age 6
19. You really shouldn't say I LOVE YOU unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget. Jessica-age 8
20. And the winner was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly man who had just lost his wife. When the child saw the man cry, the little boy went over into the man's yard and climbed on top of the man's lap and just sat there. When the boy's mother asked him what he'd said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry.
