What is the wisest thing your child has ever said, that made you realize you've raised an amazing kid?

Answer 1

My son called me into his room before bedtime one night last year and told me he had something that was bothering him. When I said that I would love to help him with his problem, he just spit it out: "Dad, I cheated on my spelling test today."

The most shocking part of his little secret is that had he not told me- no one would have ever known! His understanding of this as well as his honesty and courage made it impossible for me to be angry as opposed to hearing it from his teacher- which I of course let him know and that I was so damn proud of him for his admitting his wrongdoing. (No- I didn't say "Damn", dammitall!) So, I reminded him of our many previous discussions about making things right and asked him if he could think of a way to make it right. After a few moments of hesitation, he suggested- wisely I might add- that if he told his teacher, she may let him retake the test.

Long story short, I got a call from Ms Archer the next day about her shocking conversation she had with MY SON!! (That's right- he's my son first, and her student distantly second!), that she would "allow him to retake the test- this time", and after school that day (after retaking it and not doing quite as well), I asked him how he felt- "Good" he replied. And I asked him one final question- "So which grade would you rather have?"

With a proud smile on his face- "The one I earned!"
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And my youngest? He plugs his nose every once in a great while when I pick him up from daycare and tells me I smell.

Answer 2

It has been a long long time and to go back that far and remember is not something I can do, sad to say.
But I do remember my granddaughter, now 15, when she was about 4.
She was in the washroom where I always keep a couple of spare lipsticks. Well you can guess what happened. She was quiet for so long and I went to check it out. Lipstick all over her mouth and face.
I remember asking her: "Stephanie, do you think you could stop doing that?"
Her sweet reply, with a very straight face was "No, grandma, I don't think I can".

I simply had to turn around and leave and laugh out loud. The honesty of her reply totally floored me.
Kids can be so wonderfully honest....smile

Answer 3

I'm not a parent but have 2 nieces and a nephew, if that accounts for anything.
Anyway, my niece who was 5 at the time *she's 7 now*, I'd pick her up from kindergarten and as always she'll fill me in on her day, what not, etc.
On that day, they had arts & crafts on painting our country's flag. There're 4 colors Blue, White, Red and Yellow.
So as she was describing it, I asked her rather naively, "Why didn't you ask your teacher for a White coloring marker/ pencil/ crayon?" and she turned to me with an intent look on her face and what she said really put me in my place,
"The paper's White, there's no need to", I was gobsmacked for the rest of the day, lol.

Answer 4

i think of my teenagers have been approximately 3 & 4 years previous whilst this occurred. We have been on the medical doctors workplace and the two have been sitting on the examination table. The medical expert became into analyzing my daughter whilst my son expelled some gas (loudly). the two teenagers chuckled and that i, quite mortified, reported "my goodness what do you assert?" nicely, my darling son have been given a devilish grin and spoke back, "right here comes yet another one..." and, confident, yet another one did come. At that element the medical expert became into wiping away her tears attempting to no longer snicker and the two teenagers have been in hysterics. i assume i became into the only one that did no longer discover it humorous on the time.

Answer 5

She was about 7, and after watching some tv show on "black holes" she turned to me and asked: "daddy, how can we know that a black hole even exist, if it has such a powerful gravity that won't even allow light to escape from it. If photons cannot escape from it, shouldn't it be invisible? is there any other kind of radiant energy that can escape it, like radio waves? and make it evident to our measuring trinkets"

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Answer 6

We were staying at my mothers house, went to visit her for her birthday, and we put the couch cushions on the floor in the bedroom for my son to sleep on. The next morning I asked my son (5 years old) to go into the bedroom and get the couch cushions. He asked me what they looked like, I said like the fabric on the couch. My son then goes into the bedroom and brings back my wife's sleep pants! ! ! ! That was amazing, but not wise! We still laugh about it!

Answer 7

When my daughter was like 7 or 8 she came up to me with a serious look on her face and said...

"So Dad, how do you intend on paying for my college education?"
I looked at her and just started laughing and said...

"Huh. Who said I had to pay for your college?"

She said, "It was on the Today Show."

So I sat down with her and explained to her that she was lucky she had food to eat (my business had yet to prove profitable), and at the rate we were going, she'd have to pay her own way through college just like I did, by working.

She looked right at me and said "Ah, sht. So much for me having any fun."

After I fled the room so I could laugh, we had another discussion as you can imagine.

Answer 8

Am I supposed to read all the books that amazed me?

Answer 9

My oldest daughter, when she was about five - we were stuck in traffic: "No one knows how to drive!! (Except you!)"

Answer 10

so far? She's said "no" and "mama". Words of wisdom! :)