little chickadee Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 My son (undergoing autism assessment) always makes some tactless comment about my (easily offended) father in law being fat. We've managed to stop him asking him why is so fat and telling him that if he didn't eat as much food and drink as much beer he wouldn't be so fat but............ He keeps coming out with other little comments. In Early December "Why is Grandpa so big and round like a ball?" Late December " Augustus Gloop (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is even fatter than you Grandpa" Yesterday - He (my son) was talking about how he's glad he's a boy human and not a boy chicken because he would have been made into chicken pie , then he saie "If you were a chicken Grandpa, you would be a very fat one!" (Grandpa walks out of room!) what have your children said which made you want to curl up and die? and any ideas how I stop him offending my Father in law?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just after my granny died my ED then nearly 5 asked my grandad when he was going to die. Despite being heatbroken he took it in the spirit of enquiry that it was intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 You've just gotta love kids with the things they come out with... They say what everyone else is thinking, often with no regard for feelings!! Perhaps your father in law should see this as a positive and use this wake up call to try and watch his diet and exercise etc before it's too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I have always been really hot on the way my girls pronounce their words. It worked well until a 5 year old Cleo told our cleaning lady off for Le'er instead of letter, telling her that she should really try to speak properly I could have died on the spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I have been caught out by that too Cinnamon. I like a bit of honesty - as some of my friends will tell you so bring on the tactless children is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Out of the mouths of babes etc. Do they ever learn tact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bronze Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 TO be honest I would prefer a child who was bluntly honest rather than one who lied. I would just say its not good to tell people they are fat as you may upset them and leave it at that. As someone said Grandpa may use it as a wakeup call. Hard though because if your son is autistic he really won't understand tact at all and may be not even understand what it means to hurt someones feeling because of their lack of theory of mind and all that gubbins. Maybe thats where Grandpa need to learn some tact too and not show he is hurt as it'll upset you each time and there is nothing you can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Maybe Grandad could do with learning a bit about your son's "condition" for want of a better word. He should know by now that children are learning learning where they fit in the world, and that saying blunt (and usually truthful) things is something that they learn not to do. Eventually. It must be so confusing to be told "always tell the truth"" and then another time "don't say anything about Aunty Monica's moustache scratching when she kisses you". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I was sitting in the dr's surgery waiting room with my eldest son, then 4. The waiting room was very crowded and in walked a man who clearly suffered from Tourettes In a lull after one of the man's swearing and shouting bouts my son said very loudly "Why is that man so cross?" What can you say?? Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I have two stories for you one is from my mouth when I was about 4 and the other is my two cousins I was staying with my great aunt in Motherwell and we were going downstairs past a little window with a vase of flowers on it, I asked some question about the flowers and was told they were artificial to which I announced (I can remember so clearly as well) 'My mother thinks plastic flowers are rubbish' I wondered why everyone had gone quiet The other is my two cousins who are now 25 and 22 I think They used to stay with my mum alot at weekends when they were little and their mother used to insist they used correct words for things no slang was allowed The youngest one came running into the room one day in floods of tears and said 'Aunty Pam Jamie just kicked me in the P*n*s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snowy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Those are so funny! Stop it I'm trying to be all serious and work like today I'm afraid Grandad will have to stop taking himself so seriously and learn to laugh at himself! My 3 year old is determined to find out the answer to his most pressing question as he asks everyone we meet - "why do Mummys have dangly boobs?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Boys eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 my eldest who's nearly 7 now, once asked me in the bathroom if one day she would have boobies like mine, to which I replied yes, so she said, "what, great big ones?" so I said yes again, so she said, "What, like yours, right down to the floor?" Thank goodness for Wonderbra is all I can say Her best friend when she was just 5, having had a bath with daddy the night before, told her reception year teacher that her daddy had a big w****, to which her teacher apparently replied, without batting an eyelid, "Lucky mummy" And another one, when eldest was in the drs surgery waiting patiently for our turn the lady before us went int, she was quite elderly with one of those stiff whiteish / purpleish perms, and when she came back out eldest said at the top of her voice "Goodness me, what HAVE they done to her hair" The whole surgery had to look at the floor and all you could see was shoulders shaking silently whilst this woman slunk out the door! Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I laughing to much to make a sensible reply Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Two summers ago we rented a lovely holiday cottage in the Conway valley in North Wales. On the first day of our hols I drove the family to a little National Trust cottage on the banks of the river that sold lovely welsh teas. I always remember visiting this cottage as a child. As the waitress brought out the multitude of cake stands, plates, teapots, etc. my son (also autistic) said, 'Wow, nice jugs.' Husband and I just looked at each other and wanted the ground to swallow us up. Thankfully the waitress found it funny. We then had to explain to a rather confused 9 year old why all the adults were laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 standing in the saturday shopping queue Andy then age 6 started scratching his head, when I asked him to stop he shouted as loudly as he could WELL I'VE GOT HEAD LICE HAVEN'T I it was like the parting of the waves as all the moms grabbed their kids to let us to the tills. outside when I said you haven't got nits he replied well I just got fed up of standing there Good Kid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 These stories are brilliant . I work with autistic kids so there are always funny sayings doing the rounds but I can't remember a single one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) George ( aged 8 ) at work today told pretty much every teacher he saw 'Daddy's got to be nice to Mummy cos she wants another baby' How any of us are going to look Georges parents in the face again without grinning or enquiring after due dates i shall never know! Edited February 12, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Oh My GOODNESS!!!! I have had a really bad day today, and this thread has made my day. I cant wait for things like this with seth...... Keep them comin' ................ P.s Good to see you back Mrs. Bertie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 I was talking about this with a friend today and she said the other day, her three year old was walking behind an old man with a walking stick in the village and she said very loudly " He'll be dead soon won't he mummy!!" My son is also very curious about my dad, as he died when I was 11. He has started saying to me at the moment "I'm so sorry that your daddy died and has rotted down and turned into compost" Despite myself I had to stiffle a laugh. He's such a sweet heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 This thread has cheered me up no end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 i love this thread. WHen Jack my Brother IL was little , there wasnt alot of black people in Shropshire. When he was 4 he shouted '' Mummy why is that man wlaking past the window covered in chocolate?'' When my MIL told me about this [hes now 33] i didnt know whether to laugh or tut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Exams are for robots....! I am not swimming today, swimmng is for......( any seemingly random person or thing)..... Miss, you are 84. (I admit I have more white hair than most people my age - I am however only 35.) All from the same ASD child - she comes out with classics on a daily basis! bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...