Brainiac Kid Moments - Jff

Your husband needs to relax. Kids do stupid stuff all the time. They don't have the life experience to think through the consequences. And even when they understand the possible consequences they often don't think in the moment.

For example my 8yo knows what could happen if he leaves his guinea pigs out of their cage unattended (we have 2 cats). He left them both on his bed this weekend and then got distracted by something else and forgot them for hours. It could have been really, really bad. Fortunately the upstairs cat has decided the piggies are his friend. The guinea pigs were scared and one had fallen off the bed and was hiding, but both were unharmed. It gave my son a good scare though and made a bigger impression than me lecturing him. I'm sure your son won't repeat his mistake either!

It seems a bit reactionary to take away straw cups in the car now. I'm sure your son has learned his lesson and won't try that shortcut again! And to threaten to go home because of that? Even if your husband wouldn't, that seems a little overboard too. Kids are careless until they learn better. Even adults are careless and accident prone sometimes.

My 5 year old can be a little literal sometimes. I told him to pour out his drink, he asked where, and I said it didn't matter. So he poured half a cup of water into the trash can. I meant it didn't matter if it was the kitchen or bathroom. He took it as anywhere is fine! After cleaning out the trash can and a talk about how liquids only go in a sink, I think I have that problem solved!

There are many... Often reminded of the Gary Larsen Farside Cartoon "Midvale School for the Gifted".

Probably the most heart stopping one was finding my son's (2nd story) window screen down on the grass. Huh. That's weird. Walked upstairs to find my 5yp reading on his bed.

"Hey. Kiddo. Do you know what happened to your screen?"

"Sure. I ran at it."

"Beg pardon?" (I must have misunderstood)

But no. Kiddo got up, backed up to his door, and pantomimed "running at" his screen and crashing into it.

Ice.
Water.
For.
Blood.

"Don't EVER do anything like that again!"

"Sheesh, mom, it's not like there's a screen there anymore."

Grey hairs, I tell you. Grey hairs.

Kids do brainiac things all the time :)
My 7 yr old dropped a letter in the big blue mailbox and then looked at me thoughtfully. "Is it magic that takes the letter to my brother?" pause "Or the mail person?" he's seen the mail carrier deliver mail thousands of times and didn't need me to answer.
I told him he needs his milk to have strong bones. the other day he drinks some milk and then says "I know where that milk went!" huh? "the milk went right here (points to ankle) I can feel it"