Late night thirst

The 10-year old appears from his bedroom far past his bed time.

Mother: Go to bed, please.

C (10 y/o): But I'm thirsty

Mother: Go to bed

C (precociously): Mammy, there are people who don't drink enough water... and they die!

WotD: Rescription

Another Word of the Day, this time from S (9 y/o):

Rescription, noun

The description you have to give to someone because they were not paying attention or listening the first time around.

Example: "Eeugh! My sister wasn't paying sufficient attention to me, so now I have to give her a rescription of the pixel pet I need her to make for me."

Note that rescription is already a word, but she's only nine, so I think we can allow this alternate definition.

WotD: Disrespectrum

 In a brand new tangent from my children, they have now set about just making up words.

Today's Word of the Day (WotD) from C (12 y/o):

Disrespectrum, noun.

The spectrum/range of disrespect that various people are due. For example, sometimes she's disrespectful to her sister when she says something silly. In contrast, she doesn't like her younger brother, because he smells, so she has to be far more disrespectful to him.

Trampolines and water

 S (9 y/o): What should I do now? I can't go on the trampoline because I just ate and had water...

Just one of the very serious questions parents have to handle on a daily basis.

Too much sugar

We made cupcakes today, and upon enjoying his my son maybe appreciated just how much sugar there is in them.

C: (10 y/o): I didn't think I would ever say this, but I think I might have eaten too much sugar!

Don't drink drugs!

S (8 y/o): Why people tell other people to drive safely?

Me: It's a nice thing to say, and Mammy's about to start a long drive.

S: So it's a nice thing to say, like how you tell people going to the toilet to not fall in?

Me: I think that's just something I say. Maybe don't say that to too many people.

S: And it's like how we tell people going to a party, "Don't drink drugs!"

Me: ???

This led to a conversation where she considered that maybe it's okay to eat drugs at a party, but definitely not drink them. I'm not sure what she and her 8-year old friends are getting up to at parties, but I'll be watching her carefully ;-P

Which skull?

There comes a point when the language of the next generation diverges from, and becomes incomprehensible from the generation before. I think we have reached that point in this house, based on the following conversation at the dinner table.

C (12 y/o): If you don't stop, I'll stab you in the skull.

S (8 y/o): Which one?

All children: <loud laughter, almost as if this made sense?!?>