40 Times Toddlers Didn’t Know The Word For Something But Came Up With Their Own Hilarious Name For It
InterviewAll those in favor of renaming ‘cough drops’ to ‘medicine beans’ and ‘knives’ to ‘kitchen swords,’ raise your hands and say, ‘Aye!’ Some of the biggest advantages of being a kid include unlimited naptime, having little to no responsibilities, and being able to speak your mind. For example, when you don’t know a word, you simply unleash your imagination and work around it in the most creative way possible.
Kristen Mulrooney is an editor at the humor publication The Belladonna, and one of the most interesting humorists and parents you can follow on Twitter. Her anecdotes about her life as a mom-of-three are hilarious and relatable. Recently, she went viral after sharing how her 3-year-old daughter called cough drops ‘medicine beans,’ and inspired other parents to share their own stories about the creative workarounds their kids had for some words. Scroll down for their awesome tweets, and get ready to have a good giggle. Oh, and don’t forget to upvote your fave stories.
Bored Panda reached out to Kristen with a few questions about her post, how to help kids remain creative and confident as they start school, and what advice she'd give new parents if they're feeling overwhelmed by everything. Read on for the full interview!
This isn’t the first time that Bored Panda has featured writer and satirist Kristen’s fun and witty Twitter threads. You’ll find our previous article about the Mystery of the Missing Apple Cores right over here.
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Omg! As a non religious person, that made me laugh out loud. Very observant and just adorable!
Those who are in favor of rename it to kitchen sword, please raise your hand ✋
"here I was riding a horse, with a lion and a tiger on my heels!" "What did you do!?" "Hung on for dear life until the merry go round stopped!"
I had a very similar conversation once. Friend's 3 year-old looking for My Little Pony episodes on YouTube: I want the boo boo bed! My friend: What? Me: She wants the one where Rainbow Dash breaks her wing and goes to the hospital. *clicks episode* 3 year-old: Yay! Friend: I never would have figured that out.
My niece does this too! "Yesterday, when i was a baby..." and then she tells the wildest stories you've ever heard.
And then, knowing small children, threw a fit when you didn't understand.
Looking at the music menu via monocle: I say, the Bach Special looks especially scrumptious but I'm really in the mood for the Beethoven Combo. Bloody decisions...! XP
I mean it's not as bad as little me calling an octopus' tentacles testic... you know what you get the gyst
Oh my god, when I was younger I was told that the word for people who couldn’t speak was “dumb”. I was reading Harry Potter at the time and came across the word “dumbstruck” so it made sense. But I was quickly corrected that it was actually mute when I was watching tv with my cousins and someone was speaking sign language, so I pointed at them and loudly proclaimed, “Hey, that person is dumb!” 😳😳. It’s a funny family memory now but at the time my parents were mortified!!
a genius, the technical term is "by word of mouth" so found out by ear is close
When I was about 3, I asked my dad what a boy cheese sandwich tasted like because all I'd eaten were girl cheese sandwiches. My dad actually did a spit take with his beer!
Reminds me of when I used to like the imagine dragons song Radioactive but I would say "Videowacktoo!" Im not making that up
Forget hanitizer, portchildteaus is now in my vocabulary!
My daughter used to call blueberries TICKS....I can't eat blueberries anymore...
Yet again, me trying to contain a dark joke. (oooo ill be an obnoxious youtuber) BuT iF tHiS cOmMeNt GeTs 50 LiKeS I'lL dO iT
Appropriate avatar there. But really, I'm not a fan of this "teehee I drink a lot!" trend. Why isn't it okay for me to say "ha ha, I eat to cope" but it's fun and hip to be like "momma needs her happy juice"
I worked with a 29 year old woman that called cul-de-sacs the culture sacs. She also would order "puh-sketti" when our boss would take us to Olive Garden for lunch at times.
Could be worse. After watching Star Wars for the first time when I was 4, my mum showed it to me when I was home sick, I called Life savers (those orange rings you find on beaches or by lakes) Life Sabers for ages before I figured out what it really was
I used to say peni- (Don't dislike bot me I'm not kidding they had to teach me the real word after I did it in public)
My then 2-year old daughter used to call the tattoo of a plumeria on my hip “Mama’s potty flower,” because she only saw it when I used the toilet (privacy is a thing of the past when you have young children!).
I'm not even a parent and I can relate. I have 52 little cousins. I'm not making that up.
Load More Replies...I wonder how much language development has been kids making up or mispronouncing words for things and adults deciding those were better.
"Not enough!" Seems like a valid answer after reading these
Load More Replies...Throwback to last week when I called the gas light the "get gas logo". I'm 16. 🤦🏻♀️
My then 2-year old daughter used to call the tattoo of a plumeria on my hip “Mama’s potty flower,” because she only saw it when I used the toilet (privacy is a thing of the past when you have young children!).
I'm not even a parent and I can relate. I have 52 little cousins. I'm not making that up.
Load More Replies...I wonder how much language development has been kids making up or mispronouncing words for things and adults deciding those were better.
"Not enough!" Seems like a valid answer after reading these
Load More Replies...Throwback to last week when I called the gas light the "get gas logo". I'm 16. 🤦🏻♀️
