The Teacher is Talking: Kids Say the Darndest Things
By Leslie Lindsay As a writer, I love words. As a parent, I love well…my kids (most of the time). So, when the rare combination of words and kids go well together, it makes my heart sing. My 5 year old recently had a birthday. The “theme” of gifts had a lot to do with beads–beading, apparently is a big deal for girls of this age. On one of the bead jars came a little booklet with all of these adorable sayings from kids. I got a kick out of it, and I thought you might too. The tag on the jar of beads begins with: “Listen to a seashell and you’ll hear the ocean. Listen to a child and you’ll hear brillance.” “Did you know that my Uncle Tony is driving around the country in a winning bagel?” –Sean, 5. Mom: “Look Chris! It’s the capital building.” Chris, 5: “Oh, well where is the lower case building?” “Soda is not good for your body. You drink it and the next thing you know, youare …