You never know when a mini-you will spit a bite-sized lesson on life instead of drool or something even nastier. Chances are, it'll catch you completely off guard, too. For example, while driving them to the daycare to or making pancakes for breakfast. Luckily for us, parents whose kids are sharing their insights are tweeting these statements, so everyone can get to know the real scope of their innocent wisdom. It's not the first time when their philosophical gems get viral. Earlier, Bored Panda has shown how cheeky 6-year-olds can be, lecturing their parents on every possible situation. This time, however, we've decided to focus on someone more mature -- 7-year-olds. Below you'll find a list that captures the smart world of a 7-year-old mind. Apparently, one year age difference might bring sassiness to a whole new level.
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Are we really supposed to believe the kid said these, and it not the usual of parents making s**t up for attention? ** Hard roll of eyes **
This kid definitely has an old soul. I'd love to chat with him... sometimes kids can put things into perspective so much better than adults. It's like the more time we spend on the Earth the less we actually take in
Phoebe Waller-Bridge uses a line like this in her show Fleabag. The character Boo says pencils have erasers because people make mistakes.
Also you need to sharpen that pencil once in a while to stab people with ( from my 7 year old)
I've got a few boxes of disappointment for you. Pencils without erasers; either with a straight cut off end [usually hexagonal cross-section], or with a shiny varnished-over rounded end [usually round cross-section].
7-year-olds are naturally curious. Imagine the world through their eyes—it’s all one huge sandbox where everything needs to go through trial and error until it makes sense. Touch a hot stove—ouch, lick a freezing pole and you’ll never do that again. Unsurprisingly, children development experts believe that kids’ thirst for the world is virtually unstoppable. Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and lecturer at Northeastern University in Boston, calls 7-year-olds “explorers, scientists, and analysts” who “often ask questions about everything from why the sky is blue to where babies come from.” Next time your kid drops a time ticking wisdom bomb, you had better have a good back-up plan ready.
This might not be politically correct, but I picked up my grumpy 7-8 year old from school. She declared, “Why can’t I have more brown friends? I’m really sick of my white friends.” Um... I felt bad that we weren’t in a more diverse neighborhood. During that same car ride, apiece of paper flew out of the window. She demanded we turn around and get it - littering was her introduction to climate change and she wasn’t having it.
Imagine this simple fact—7-year-olds' vocabulary and reading skills are, so to speak, on fire. Kids of this age learn thousands of sight words, giving them solid conversational ammunition. Even when their first coherent expressions might mean the world to them but not that much to us, we have to celebrate their endless creativity. When you really think about these philosophical gems, you might start wondering—who said that older means smarter?
It your profile picture the cat from the google Halloween game?
Load More Replies...What? No scabs, bruises, or blood? That's not how I remember it. Seems unnatural.
"The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural." -Sidious, Star Wars Episode IX
Load More Replies...That kid is the opposite of me. When I got my first bike, I didn't want to get on it. My dad made me get on that bike. I'm sure glad he did!
Friend of mine, many years ago spent plenty time explaining periods to her daughter. Eventually, she had her first period, and said "Thank God that's over!" Mum forgot to tell her about it being monthly for years and years and years. Uh oh.
My girls had the same annoyed reaction... When I got mine, it was supposedly wrong to use a tampon (because it might lead to questions about virginity?) I used a pad with the elastic straps and hooks -back then- 1975 or so... 3 minutes of that I used a tampon and never looked back. My mom was great in preparing me that it’s normal and annoying. My grandmother was never told about it -ever- when she got hers she freaked - thought she was dying. Thank goodness moms don’t do that any more. She died at 82 -breast cancer - having never had a pap or mammogram.
At least you can pretend to have an English accent every month... “Bloody hell!” lol
As a teacher I once spoke to a group of ten year old girls about periods. One was ok with it until she found out it happened more than once...
You nailed it sweetie, its something that all women think to themselves.
When my youngest was 4-5, I woke her up one morning and she said,” I was just talking to Jesus. He was in my window.” M’kay... we weren’t a religious household, but certainly focused on morals, kindness, manners. “He has a cute butt!” I think she was ginning for a reaction. I didn’t give her one. It was funny, though.
A little creepy if you think about "Jesus was in my window" and she was talking to him but ok lol
Load More Replies...I'm 35 years old and found myself in a similar situation last week with my dad. Dad: "Why do you always correct everything I say?" Me: "Because you constantly insist on being wrong."
Great answer and great thinking. On my youngest’s 5th birthday, she learned how to give the middle finger - it was random (I think) and she didn’t know what it was but it got a reaction. She had a grand time (for a little while because it was hilarious) saying ,”I’m FIVE!” , gleefully giving the finger. I have a photo of her doing so - I photoshopped sparkles and stars around her face... it was cute. She doesn’t swear.
I'm glad you handled it so well. When I was younger whenever I innocently pointed with my middle finger my dad would grab my hand and smack it and never really even explain why
Load More Replies...Someone put a lid on that kid before we end up with nothing to watch at all
Reminds me of the exchange between Porky Pig and Daffy Duck when they're going to bed. DD: "Good Night, Fat Boy." PP: "B-b-b-buenos Noches" DD: "What's Bonus Noches?" PP: "It's Spanish for Bonsoir" DD: "Oh....What's Bon sewer?" PP "Oh..that's French for Buenos Noches." DD: "Oh..uh...ah skip it!"
welll its like how i liked wearing princess dresses since they were like portable blankets, and I was told I couldn't wear them because they were for girls. But thankfully there are bathrobes
Isn't it more healthy to teach your kid to use their own mind and decide if would be ok for them to use it anyway? No matter what the label suggests? Instead of agreeing with the kid that the writing on a label is good enough reason to get angry and upset?
I don't think that was probably the end of their conversation. Just the end of the post. But I do believe the child had a good reason to be outraged at the gender discrimination she was encountering & learning to use her voice to fight it.
Load More Replies...I dunno. There are stories of zoo animals tending to children who fall into the exhibit. I think befriending it probably has as much chance of success as a 7yo attempting to fight the 400lb grizzly.
It's probably quite different for an animal that's used to seeing humans every day than a wild animal that possibly hasn't eaten for a day.
Load More Replies...Hah, my nearly 4 year old nephew reasons he'd be protected from dinosaurs by befriending the biggest dinosaur, which would win any dinosaur fights on his behalf.
My parents sang Simon and Garfunkle, in harmony, to a pair of grizzly bears they encountered in Glacier National Park some 45 years ago....I'm only 38, so it must have worked :-)
There are many days that should be cancelled. Like all the days between Saturday and Sunday. Oops sorry lol, the other way round.
Because you suck all the energy out of me, my self-produced parasite!
Both are correct. Short term boost, long term nothing just withdrawal when you don't.
Like the good book says, "Eye for an eye... a lick for a lick". Dalmatians 3:16
I cant argue this logic.. my daughter constantly reminds me of the time the dog bit me so I bit it back...
I bet when she became a mother she never thought she would have to say "do NOT lick the dog!"
my daughter had a "boyfriend" in grade primary, they would play together at recess & lunch. Grade 1 starts and I see said boyfriend I said oh look who it is.. she responds with no mom that's not my boyfriend... THIS is my girlfriend, I didn't know I had options !!!!! My wild child never ceases to amaze me, some kids make more sense than adults.
I wish countries (on the brink of war) were like this, no need for United Nations or Security Council.
this kid has a gf at 7 and i dont have on at 14. never had one either. this kid a baller
Dude--you're not even progressing too slowly. You have plenty of time to develop friendships and deeper relationships. Focus on being a decent human being, and the right person will come along when you least expect it!!!
Load More Replies...Damn, why didn’t I think of that? Although I don’t think that would have gone down too well since my hubby and I don’t wear pyjamas lol.
wow, just wow, i agree who needs a huge wedding gown, when u can just wear a soft and comfy pj
When I bought my new bike my daughter (6) was so delighted by the bike that she asked me: Mom, can I have it when you die? I responded: When I die you can have all my staff.
Preps her for hands-free cellphone use, etc - laughing at the image of a kid brushing their teeth with a toothbrush on the wall, is this the way of the future? Maybe we should have each (around the planet) hand basin with soap and water, and a toothbrush stuck to the wall, ewwwwww.
I'm going to remember this for tomorrow and tell her. Then say Dad joke
When they just creepily stand over you, staring into your soul until you wake up and when you do, you've s**t your pants in fear while they ask for pancakes.
I understood that as 7pm in my head till I read the sobbing part.
Lol I wake up at 7:00 for school (Most people wake up at 7:30 but like... I'm lazy XXD)
Load More Replies...i make enraged death screech in the middle of class it's my mating call now
Parkour? When I was a kid that was called "Stop climbing all over the bloody furniture!"
I called It "Spider Yoga" when I hung upside down by the arm of a couch
He is safe from the floor lava as long as he is dangling there.
I would have told him "Good luck. There's an unspoken rule that kids get eaten first."
Saw a documentary about head hunters. They call humans long pigs
Load More Replies...Sounds like my 4yo niece. Her grandparents have the moose mugs from Christmas vacation and as the egg nog gets drank she says very excitedly "You're drinking moose blood!"
Yeah but that applies to husbands too. Swear to god, I once got a phone call at my work from my husband because he couldn't find something in the fridge.
Yesterday a student redid an entire worksheet because he "couldn't find" the one he'd completed the day before. The original was on the floor by his chair the whole time.
My kids... and husband... in front of the open fridge... Moooom, where is the thingy???
I have similar conversations with my 20 year old who has 20/20 vision but can see bugger all.
Yeah, my husband once yelled to me "where's the butter?!" Me: the fridge! Husband:? Me: inside of it. Husband:?? Me: *realizes I'm actually going to have to get up and does so* *halfway to the kitchen* Husband: "where inside?" Me: (now in the kitchen) *moves a tiny bottle two inches to the right, revealing a pound of butter* Husband: "oh. I didn't look back there." Me: 🙄😔
It stops being cute when they have to be at school in 10 minutes or they're late and you get a call from the school as if we're some neglectful parents.
Load More Replies...*me getting ready for work in only my underwear and a long shirt* Its FASHION!!! These are the new dresses! Bf: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Elementary school and high school are not that different in some ways...
she meant chinchilla but got confused with either chimichanga or enchilada. (Hispanic foods)
Load More Replies...Chinchillas are a******s. They sleep in your shoes.
Load More Replies...Here's a chinchillada (It's from the show Archer) DczwnsJVMA...f0e516.jpg
That's ok when my kids were little they wanted a chickawawa aka chihuahua lmao
Before you say gross have you tried it? My parents served hot dogs and M&C or Fish sticks and M&C and ketchup always got mixed in with the M&C. During college when I was a broke student M&C and ketchup was many a meal.
Load More Replies...Classic, just need to rename it to "cheese burger", that will work
Just tell the kid it isn't real cheese no matter what the box says...or read the ingredients out loud
How sexist to assume that only women are allowed to suddenly, with consequences, change their minds!
This exact situation occured at my home a couple days ago. You better believe she ate that God damn Mac and cheese.
If they didn't keep the price of diamonds artificially high she might well have the price right!
Bonus: kids probably can't tell the difference between zirconia and diamonds, so...
Birthstones are geology...... astrology is space, which considering you comment, might be settled in your head. (Sorry for the rudeness.)
Load More Replies...Birthstone isn't astrology. It originated as more of a tribal thing.
Load More Replies...my husbands dad did this. referred to the smashing pumpkins as crushed goards
In spite of all my anger I am still just an imprisoned mouse...
Load More Replies...My mum says "Keith" instead of Meowth and it extremely irritates my younger brother
i do that to my teenage cousin but with social media apps. oh are you on the snipsnap honey?
My dad used to tell fairy tells and reverse the first letter of 2 words every few phrases. The Three Little Pigs became The Pee Little Thrigs. We loved it! My daughter, not so much. She'd say, "Just ready it right, Mom!" It helped relieve the boredom of reading or telling the same old story.
Just gonna post 'smart kid' and saw it was already posted. How many of you had that instant reaction. Yea.me too.
Have some compassion Sink. She's living with 18,000 peculiar dinosaurs.
Load More Replies...I remember this. When my mom told me she loved my drawing, I drew so many to her, that she filled a whole cabinet with drawings, and asked me not to draw more drawings as she didnt have any more space. I guess this because we want to make our parents happy. We don't have money, so we gotta think alternative ways, haha
Same. I'm slowing acquiring a veritable army of paper cranes and x-wing fighters. (Obvious combo, I know).-
I wish I got notes coz they are easier to ignore, instead I have them telling me or asking me about things. I absolutely relish going to the toilet during the day now my youngest is at school.
And you wouldn't even have to change when invited to the wedding
Load More Replies...Hahaha! Priceless! I wish she was a Senator because they can’t think this well.
that child really shouldn't disresepect presidents but I mean that was golden
It's like school concerts.... You don't clap because it was any good. You clap because it's finally over.
Depends on the school, mine was focused on arts, like literally in it’s charter, so our concerts were not that bad.
Load More Replies...Most beginnings are kind s**t. It's the not stopping and working through the s**t that makes gold.
My mom called my daughter "bossy britches" once and she yelled back "I AM NOT A BOSSY BRITCH!!"
I broke my arm once and the first thing my brother asked me when he visited me in hospital was, "Do you have any Quavers?"
I can't help but say that you are not #1,232,876... closer to #12,457,364 or some s**t. I don't know why I had to say it, but I just had to. Sorry.
Load More Replies...I feel you, I just finished season 21 episode 11 1/4 of my 12 year olds, and let me tell you, when you have an "and then, and then, and uh" child they stay that way.
My oldest was born in 1991 - the VCR era. We always FF-ed through the the intro/ads for her. At around 2-3 she, Gma and I went to her first movie in a theater. The movie started, with credits, etc. and she blurted out, loudly, ”Can’t they wind past the words?” Several people started laughing. probably hearing the same from their own kids. It was a sweet moment.
Yup. Get ready mama! It will make the terrible two's and terrorist three's look like a cakewalk.
Load More Replies...All who asked how babies are made and didn't get told b******t about storks or cabbages.
Load More Replies...What should the answer have been? "I'll tell you in six years"? The kid would just have googled it and what kind of results do you think that would get? Far better to have an honest conversation and know they are getting the right information.
Load More Replies...moments like this is also why I had kids... their imagination and thought process's are hilarious! My 10yo is OBSESSED with LA, its all she ever talks about.. she wants to go on a very lavish very extensive vacation through Los Angeles (were from Canada).. . Our conversation in the car the other day: 10YO: Mom you HAVE to see the malls in LA, they have so many cool stores.. they have Louis Vuitton, GUCCI … THEY EVEN HAVE BEST BUY!! I had no idea best buy was up there with Louis and Gucci! god love her.
Should a 7yold have candy in their bedroom unsupervised? Asking for a friend.
No don’t do that coz then they will scream “Mum, mum, muuuum, mummy your not listening” and then they will start from the beginning.
Again, another word that's been around for many, many years.
Load More Replies...I have always loved the “word” ridonculous. I also like coincydink and adorabubble.
Ridonculous comes from an episode of How I Met Your Mother (specifically, about the body of a woman in his yoga class). Coincidink is much older.
Load More Replies...She and James Breakwell both do. On purpose. They're comedians. Again, on purpose
Load More Replies...Geez the kid is 7. My kids didn’t know what sex was until aged 9-10.
While technicalities and nitty-gritty law details might be "over the head" of most 7yr olds, the basic concepts of honesty, integrity and people being held to account for their actions is absolutely something a kid can understand. Parents *should* be discussing politics with their kids, since their lives will very much be impacted by current events and they will be making the future decisions. How do you expect adults to make sensible, informed political choices if we shield them from the existence of politics during the period of their life devoted specially to learning?
Load More Replies...Am I the only one that thinks kids this young shouldn't be worrying about political problems? Seems like heavy stuff for kids to be worrying about
And being stupid and prejudice is a Republican thing!
Load More Replies...Most 7yr olds are really funny, not saying those certain ones in the post are true, for sure. My son would full on mimick the T Rex from the first Jurassic Park, he had every body and head motion on point and would roar. It was fantastic. We had purchased him the almost 2ft tall T Rex remote control Dino from the movie, which he had studied as well. It had the impact tremor sounds and all the sounds he made in the movie. It was the most precious thing ever to watch.
When my youngest was about 7 years old, it was time for his bath. He got out, still dirty. I send him back and said please use the soap this time. He said soap AND water? ....
My grandson was mustache crazy at that age, as both his grandpas had them. He would see them in cheap kits, quarter machines, and have us make them for him. I found a large board, half the size of him, with about 30 nicely made reusable mustaches on it and got it for part of his bday gift. He was precious in them all and loved those crazy things forever. He would make up different characters for his different stache. It was great to see his imagination go wild.
My husband was rushing and looking in the fridge for something, knocked a container of Chinese food onto the floor where it all spilled out. Our beagle ran over and started devouring it, our 6 year old said "I wouldn't bother eating that Milo, you'll just be hungry in an hour anyway". We all looked at each other and burst out laughing. He was a naturally funny kid.
I have to say, I have an 8 year old and most of these aren't far off you know. The things he can come out with are surprisingly wise sometimes, and yet he still is 8: fart jokes laser noises and immaturity abounds. Sprinkled with random intuitive statements and tantrums
People saying these are fake must not have kids, or have really boring ones? I'm not saying someone couldn't make this up but honestly my kids were constantly saying the craziest and even most profound c**p. Especially between ages maybe 4 or 5 up to about 11 or 12. My youngest just had her 11th bday last week and I literally got teary eyed wondering when she will lose that funny witty edge. Don't get me wrong, I love my teens but no one can make you think quite like a tween.
I guess 7 years old is the prime age to make up a story about your kid saying some made up s**t.
Most 7yr olds are really funny, not saying those certain ones in the post are true, for sure. My son would full on mimick the T Rex from the first Jurassic Park, he had every body and head motion on point and would roar. It was fantastic. We had purchased him the almost 2ft tall T Rex remote control Dino from the movie, which he had studied as well. It had the impact tremor sounds and all the sounds he made in the movie. It was the most precious thing ever to watch.
When my youngest was about 7 years old, it was time for his bath. He got out, still dirty. I send him back and said please use the soap this time. He said soap AND water? ....
My grandson was mustache crazy at that age, as both his grandpas had them. He would see them in cheap kits, quarter machines, and have us make them for him. I found a large board, half the size of him, with about 30 nicely made reusable mustaches on it and got it for part of his bday gift. He was precious in them all and loved those crazy things forever. He would make up different characters for his different stache. It was great to see his imagination go wild.
My husband was rushing and looking in the fridge for something, knocked a container of Chinese food onto the floor where it all spilled out. Our beagle ran over and started devouring it, our 6 year old said "I wouldn't bother eating that Milo, you'll just be hungry in an hour anyway". We all looked at each other and burst out laughing. He was a naturally funny kid.
I have to say, I have an 8 year old and most of these aren't far off you know. The things he can come out with are surprisingly wise sometimes, and yet he still is 8: fart jokes laser noises and immaturity abounds. Sprinkled with random intuitive statements and tantrums
People saying these are fake must not have kids, or have really boring ones? I'm not saying someone couldn't make this up but honestly my kids were constantly saying the craziest and even most profound c**p. Especially between ages maybe 4 or 5 up to about 11 or 12. My youngest just had her 11th bday last week and I literally got teary eyed wondering when she will lose that funny witty edge. Don't get me wrong, I love my teens but no one can make you think quite like a tween.
I guess 7 years old is the prime age to make up a story about your kid saying some made up s**t.
