My niece is currently staying with me, which is a bit of a culture shock. While getting her dressed this morning we had the following interesting conversation:
“You’re shirt is really pretty aunty flirty” - niece
“Thanks honey - you have very good taste” - me
“Can I have it when you’re dead?” - niece
Apparently kids go through a phase where they love to talk about death. Well that’s what my sister claims - I have my doubts.
“Well I think it will be too small for you as you’re going to be big and tall like you’re daddy.” me
She’s practically my height at the moment. Boy do I regret not drinking milk as a child now.
“Don’t worry” she said while giving me a BIG hug, “Jesus loves small people too”
Death and religion all before 8am - from a five year old.
Assuming you are very drunk, in a dark room and squinting - a lot. Email me on Irishflirtysomething at hotmail.com
September 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am
She has the right attitude - get in there early and mark your territory
September 24th, 2008 at 11:59 am
My daughter was very concerned about my death- ‘because daddy can’t put my bunches in properly’. Glad to know I have a role.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
lol. love it. my friends 5 year old is always asking me questions, her favouraite at the moment is “is your dad still dead.” sooo tempted to say no hehehe
September 24th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
“Can I have it when you’re dead?” Good grief, when does she think you’re going to die? Does she think you’ll expire from old age tomorrow morning?
September 25th, 2008 at 12:16 am
My little sister did the same thing when she was younger - shes 16 years younger then me, and loves all my clothes and I get asked, ‘can i inherit them?’
I say - you know I have to die for you to inherit them?
Well can I have them when you grow out of them?
Not doing much growing now sunshine, unless its out!
She also when she was about four got a very coy look in her eyes and asked my gran could she have all her teddies ‘when she died’.
Lol.
Im almost certain they dont understand…but sometimes…
Haha.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:37 am
lol. So cute.
September 25th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
From the mouth’s of babes eh - thats made me laugh out loud here!!
September 26th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Hugs are always BIG with kids aren’t they.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Apparently kids go through a phase where they love to talk about death.
I think it’s more that kids go through a phase when they want other people’s stuff and realise that if you’re dead you won’t need it any more.
Very practical when you think about it.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
lol. very sweet
September 30th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Flirty are you still alive, or is your niece already wearing your shirt?
October 1st, 2008 at 4:43 pm
In children veritas Miss Flirty, in children veritas.
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
She’s a bit mixed up about this bit too
>Jesus loves small people too
It ain’t true. Otherwise he wouldn’t have made them small, right?
October 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I love how kids have no concept of scale when it comes to ‘old people.’ I used to do schools tours at my university and one=ce i had a group who tried to guess my age. They were shouting 40, 56, 35. Which for a 21year old girl id like being punched by 15 tiny fists.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
where’s Flirty? We are starved of gossip!
October 10th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Yes, where’s Flirty gone? Maybe she’s gone into hiding after her impertinent niece was involved in an unfortunate ‘accident’.
And why is there a bit chopped off the side of the page?
October 13th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
We need our flirtyfix! Come back to us!