(I tried to avoid doing cross-post, but I think this is too cute to not share and it gives me an excuse to put Ninja legitimately in a post title!) My seven year old daughter Alice announced she wants to be a ninja when she grows up. Sheâs already formed a secret ninja club (girls only) in […]
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More Alice quotes
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Some more gems from my three year old daughter: “You wouldnât eat me Daddy. My head is too big to fit in your mouth.” To her Maman: “Youâre my Best Mummy” (Does she have more than one mummy?) Related Posts:My daughter wants to be a Ninja!More Wisdom from a ToddlerThe Dinosaur TeapartyWisdom from a toddlerExtermalade, […]
More Wisdom from a Toddler
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Alice (our 3-year old daughter) offers us her great wisdom: Donât say “Bloody Hell”, say “Oh My God”. (last time) Related Posts:My daughter wants to be a Ninja!More Alice quotesThe Dinosaur TeapartyWisdom from a toddlerExtermalade, Extermalade, Extermalade!
The Dinosaur Teaparty
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Alice (our three year old daughter) has recently developed a love of dinosaurs and this is the result: (Sorry about the low quality, I snapped this with my mobile phone camera) Related Posts:My daughter wants to be a Ninja!More Alice quotesMore Wisdom from a ToddlerWisdom from a toddlerExtermalade, Extermalade, Extermalade!
Capturing stars with an umbrella
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Yesterday I had to pick up Alice, my 3 year old daughter, from her after-school instead of my wife. Normally I drop the kids off and my wife does the pick-up, but sheâs still out sick today. I brought Aliceâs little umbrella along. Itâs a small pink frilly thing with pictureâs of Disneyâs trademark Cinderella […]
Wisdom from a toddler
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
“Donât say sugar, Daddy. Say shit.” Related Posts:My daughter wants to be a Ninja!More Alice quotesMore Wisdom from a ToddlerThe Dinosaur TeapartyExtermalade, Extermalade, Extermalade!
Learning to GM from a toddler
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
“Daddy, you sit there and Iâll read you a story”. “Okay”. Alice (our nearly-three year-old toddler) picks up her Mamanâs romance novel and randomly opens it. “Once-apon-a-time-one-day, a group of yellow ducks go down to the swimming pool.” Alice goes to the next page. “They scream ‘AAAAAAAAAAAâ.” “Why do they scream?” Alice shows me her […]
“Listen here, Mr. Goat, did you poo on my head?”
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
My mother-in-law works for a publisher in France, kidâs books mostly. She gets piles of free books for kids. During Christmas, Alice my daughter, was playing with the pile of books and came across a book entitled “De la petite taupe qui voulait savoir qui lui avait fait sur la tete”. She loved it. The […]
More astounding facts according to Alice!
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
Previously on thedeadone.net, I shared some of the amazing “facts” that Alice, our nearly three years old daughter, had discovered. Iâve got two four new ones for you. The kangaroos in her and Daddyâs bellies have gone. Dinosaurs are actually Dragons. Most monsters are, actually. All the air-planes in Dublin Airport are actually Robots. I […]
The world according to Alice…
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Alice, our daughter, is now 2 (nearly 3) years old. Iâm astounded every day by her simple logic, stringing conditions along with “and” and “or”. And sheâs becoming more and more aware of the world around her, amazing us by her ever increasing comprehension. Sometimes she feels she needs to explain it to us. But […]