tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post8773830238846832409..comments2024-03-01T08:21:14.112+00:00Comments on The Gravel Farm: A standard conversation with a 4 year-oldThe Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-76754468795862612102011-11-15T01:21:06.707+00:002011-11-15T01:21:06.707+00:00Ah... Presses moments! Can't wait to be as ann...Ah... Presses moments! Can't wait to be as annoyed by my own future children.Discount Furniture Santa Monicahttp://www.michaelsfurniture.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-42682627280661892742011-05-21T03:02:18.538+01:002011-05-21T03:02:18.538+01:00It's always good to know that other parents su...It's always good to know that other parents suffer as I do.Bridgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466024174201172853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-45234685630439319832011-05-20T15:11:04.045+01:002011-05-20T15:11:04.045+01:00Mandy_Fish - Don't tell him that. I'd neve...Mandy_Fish - Don't tell him that. I'd never hear the end of it.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-62556071515029809492011-05-20T12:35:54.081+01:002011-05-20T12:35:54.081+01:00The kid makes a damn good point.The kid makes a damn good point.Mandy_Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561598721266208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-11469747622471141412011-05-18T08:23:24.704+01:002011-05-18T08:23:24.704+01:00Eric - If ever a super-villain could have made an ...Eric - If ever a super-villain could have made an alternative living as an apple picker, there it is.<br /><br />otherworldlyone - Why?<br /><br />Why?<br /><br /><br />Why?The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-73955717186097459332011-05-17T19:58:00.406+01:002011-05-17T19:58:00.406+01:00Those conversations are so much funnier when I'...Those conversations are so much funnier when I'm not on the "because" side. :)Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318995922395308120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-52064757257837289402011-05-17T13:33:18.097+01:002011-05-17T13:33:18.097+01:00The door, it's obviously where the 'Stilt ...The door, it's obviously where the 'Stilt Man lives'...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174000870387556118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-50412075238513340222011-05-17T08:34:17.927+01:002011-05-17T08:34:17.927+01:00Nicole - They say madness is indeed hereditary; yo...Nicole - They say madness is indeed hereditary; you get it from your kids.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-90227962348397417782011-05-17T03:53:57.738+01:002011-05-17T03:53:57.738+01:00This is why I think schizophrenia is most commonly...This is why I think schizophrenia is most commonly triggered in young adults. Young adults with four-year-olds.Nicole Leigh Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042126240711460836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-53304722438836198902011-05-16T16:58:05.892+01:002011-05-16T16:58:05.892+01:00Tempo - As long as you're happy, that's th...Tempo - As long as you're happy, that's the main thing. Grr . . .<br /><br />Mapstew - Sounds like the science lessons at my school.<br /><br />Pearl - EVERYTHING inspires questions! I once got "Why do I ask so many questions, Daddy?"The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-79638570828336893372011-05-16T14:26:06.115+01:002011-05-16T14:26:06.115+01:00The door is there to inspire questions. See how w...The door is there to inspire questions. See how well it worked? :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-70892872775986987042011-05-16T13:53:50.492+01:002011-05-16T13:53:50.492+01:00I usually throw in the word 'magic'.
&qu...I usually throw in the word 'magic'. <br /><br />"It's a magic door, and the magic will be lost if I tell you"! <br /><br />Doesn't work now that they're all teens though! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-48837674595174334162011-05-16T10:27:50.176+01:002011-05-16T10:27:50.176+01:00Ah the joys of parenthood...(have you worked out t...Ah the joys of parenthood...(have you worked out that it's a lie we tell young people so they don't realize what it'll be like until it's too late?)<br />There are many questions that there are really no answers to. Like you I made the mistake of rewarding an inquiring mind, like you I spent an eternity trying to answer the mind numbing questions of my kids before they got bored and moved on without me. <br />Your suffering brings me joy!Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-9635369114297462932011-05-16T07:06:57.555+01:002011-05-16T07:06:57.555+01:00JUST ME - Not a bad idea, although if I gave my so...JUST ME - Not a bad idea, although if I gave my son sweets everytime he asked questions like that I think he'd now be perfectly spherical with no teeth.<br /><br />Wow, TWA - Don't be daft. I couldn't find the bannister.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-79896964236823686022011-05-15T22:36:59.645+01:002011-05-15T22:36:59.645+01:00I hope you didn't bump into the invisible stai...I hope you didn't bump into the invisible stairs as you were bumbling about.Brettheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962592571393908971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-63072858269234846262011-05-15T17:37:33.865+01:002011-05-15T17:37:33.865+01:00At this point in the conversation, I tend to give ...At this point in the conversation, I tend to give kids a piece of candy to save my sanity. It usually works.JUST MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663723046451628228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-66129541599701870232011-05-15T17:09:14.673+01:002011-05-15T17:09:14.673+01:00aishah humaira - Glad you lolled!:-)
SkylersDad -...aishah humaira - Glad you lolled!:-)<br /><br />SkylersDad - Quiet in the back! Don't make me come back there young man!<br /><br />Savvy - Wiseness. Although he would probably answer it with "Why?"The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-26532490632889967942011-05-15T16:01:02.243+01:002011-05-15T16:01:02.243+01:00one of the things i had learned by the time my 4th...one of the things i had learned by the time my 4th child was born was to answer questions like that with, "i don't know. what do you think?" xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-20249367425297840752011-05-15T15:54:55.689+01:002011-05-15T15:54:55.689+01:00So did you ever find out what that door is for?
H...So did you ever find out what that door is for?<br /><br />Huh, did you?SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-1258042593881621262011-05-15T15:53:10.937+01:002011-05-15T15:53:10.937+01:00lol . hahalol . hahaaisha hmaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059034848670699253noreply@blogger.com