Kids Say the Darndest Things

I'm back to Tina Fey. As I was driving around yesterday I was thinking about what she said when she won an Emmy. She thanked her daughter for being so funny and giving her the line "I want to go to there!"

My daughter is a bit quirky and has been known to say a funny thing or two. When she was younger she did what all kids who are learning to talk do and just said things wrong. Instead of chicken tetrazzine she called it chicken zupazani. The large building in New York was referred to as the Vampire State Building. For a while she would talk in a really deep voice as if she was doing a character. About a month ago she figured out that she can roll her stomach which is a great party trick and will come in handy some day.

Lately though, she has said some things that cracked me up and I'm getting a glimpse of her sense of humor. I've got to say...I like it! I was telling her about a baby I saw who looked like he had the face of an old man. She asked me if I commented to the parents, "That's some kind of baby." We don't let the kids watch Seinfeld so I have to believe she's writing her own material.

Then a couple of days later we were pulling into a parking lot and a teenage boy was on his cell phone. She said in a teasing way, "He's probably talking to his giiiirrrlfriend!" So I agreed. Then she continued by pretending to be him talking on the phone to his girlfriend and said, "Oh, I just got a job as a lifeguard." Where did that obscure reference come from? It made me laugh really hard and she enjoyed the fact that she could amuse her mother.

Our giggle-fest came to an abrupt end as karmic retribution took control. As she was getting out of the car she tripped and fell into the side of the teenager's car. She wasn't hurt too bad, but was extremely embarassed. I felt bad for her. I hope it doesn't stifle her humor...it's fun living with Shecky Rene.