Last night I was trying on pants and jeans at the Farm & Fleet. My 5yo decided it was too boring watching Daddy try on work boots, so he ran in the changing room with me. No problem. Or so I thought. After trying on some khaki's that I wasn't sure of, ds, who is leaning quietly against the wall, says "Mom, I know you're kinda worried about this, but those pants did make your butt look kinda fat". :shock:
After composing myself I decided to play with it. Thinking that my butt looks fat in just about everything because it just is, I put my jeans back on and asked him - "But what about my jeans - doesn't it look just the same with these on?" "No, not so much" Ok, that was better. I think.

Ok, should I be horrified, mortified, shocked, or grateful? I think I'm all of the above. I've never really dealt with a 5-1/2 yo boy before.... is this just the beginning? :roll: :shock:

He did seem pretty tactful about it - - - -

Yup! and it's not just the boys. As for being horrified, etc., don't be. Save the story as blackmail for when he gets older!! ;)

The great thing about kids that age is they speak their minds. We don't learn to do that again until we are over 50! Be glad he told you instead of snickering behind you back. And yes, everything make my butt look big, because it is.

OOOO it has only just begun.. I wish when my son was young I would have had a notebook to jot down all the things he said that were memorable... he is 15 now and they are still coming out of his mouth!

lol, I can relate ;-)

Talk about mortified, one time I was behind someone in a grocery line, and my thoughtful son (5 years old) decided to tell me rather loudly "See, Mom?, You're butt's not as big as that one!"


Oy.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Oh no! Is this what's coming next?!

I have a friend with a 3 year old daughter. This morning she told me that S told her that Mom's bottom was bigger than hers. T was glad that this was said at home & not in a public bathroom.

Out of the mouths of babes :lol::lol:
Yes.... expect worse before it gets better :wink: :roll:

My cousin's 4 yr old grandson asked her what her make up was for. She replied "It's to make me beautiful." He said, "You'd better do it again, it's not working." LOL Kids crack me up!!

Oh yes, there is much more to come, wait until he's 27 and telling you about the "stripe" in your hair since you haven't had a chance to call your hairdresser.

LMAO..........why are kids so obessed with butts?????????? who would have thought they would even notice them yet sooner or later they all come out with butt comments, I know mine did when they were young.

eye level?

Bless his heart. He doesn't want you to be upset. ROFL!

We were in a restaurant with our oldest when he was about 4. We were seated and waiting for the waitress. She comes over, takes our drink order, starts to walk away and my son says...."I wanted the pretty waitress, instead we got the old one"! :shock: :oops:

I know she heard him. I was mortified. Now he waits table as a college student - I hope some kid says something about him. Karma's a...well, you know.

:lol: :lol:

When I started the carriage business my daughter was with me while we were training a new horse, and I said something about his big butt (draft horse 2000) lbs. My 12 yo DD promptly tells me that I am in The Big Butt Club. My horses have big butts, my friends have big buts, I have a big butt, even my truck has a big butt (dually). Such a little charmer, to be sure.

They just say what is in their little heads. Last summer my DDs and DGD were shopping with me. DGD went in with me to try on some pants. As soon as I dropped the pants I was wearing DGD shouts " Grandma those under pants are soooooo pretty. Did you borrow them from Aunt Jen?" I didn't want to leave the dressing room. :oops: :oops: :oops:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Remind me not to let your DS go jean shopping with me. :shock:

Too funny :lol: Did you tell her it is hereditary :?: ;-)

Too funny :lol: Did you tell her it is hereditary :?: ;-)[/quote]

at 20 she still only weighs 105, butt, her time is coming!!

What's so sad is that I used to be thin (6)... gained when I married dh and my body totally went to pot after having this little sweetie at 42 (I didn't realize this was part of the bargain). I have told him that my flabby belly is because he stretched it out. I'll have to work on adding my rear to the blame...

Ah...wait 'til he's 17, it's 6.30 am and you are driving miles out of your way to get him to Polytechnic on your birthday and he says "You really ought to do something about that weird black hair poking out from your chin". You then realise, you are not only getting old, you really should put your reading glasses on when doing your face in the morning (and it was only one....a little tiny one).

lol! I spit my drink out on that one ;-)

My friend's grandson told her, "Grandma, thank you for making these cookies. Please don't ever make them again." Out of the mouths of babes huh? What a hoot they are.

I've learned not to have anything in my month when I read this board. :lol:

hes good at knowing which colors look best on you, khakies always make someone look bigger i think. kids are a trip. just love em. :lol:

My son was such a little brat when he was young. But one day in the dressing room I was trying on bathing suits. I was whispering to myself that I should never put on a bathing suit because I was so fat. At the top of his lungs he says Mom your not fat your fluffy. I heard laughter from every stall in the dressing room.

Tooo funny.....I love listening to kids talk, they are sooo insightful, don't ya' think???? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well we may have big butts but we are all heart! :thumbup:

I see lots of blackmail material here!

while waiting at sa downtown busstop to go home with my 4 year son, he would ask if each bus that came along was ours, and I would reply no, maybe th next one. After four times of this ? and answer, he put his hands on his hips and said, quite loudly, "Well, Jesus Christ I hope the next one is!" Everyone roared and I didn't know hwat to say. I wasn't sure if he was praying or cussing. LOL And last week, my darling granddaughter proudly informed me, in front of a crowd, "Look mawma, I can take mine out too". She had just gotten a retainer thingy for her teeth . Lots of laughter and a red face on that one!

I guess little ones notice butts - big or otherwise - because they are right in their faces - literally... stop and think about it....

my ds story goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, we were in the local drug store and he saw some classmates from kindergarten - and my nice polite son introduced me to his friends, "This is my weird mom"

Who remembers Art Linkletter - Kids say the darnest things?

Kids are just honest! They say what they think. I love it when it turns out to be something so hilarious.

And it's not only women who are subject to the "big butt" comments. My parents were visiting once when my daughter was about 4. My dad happened to walk into the living room and stop between my daughter and the TV, where she was watching her favorite cartoon show. Obviously frustrated, she said in a loud voice, "Grandpa, would you move! You're as wide as a buffalo!" We laughed at that one for days.

That was a cute show.

These are all so funny. Out of the mouth of babes.

Well we were at a restaurant one day when the waitress came over to take our order. As she was walking away, my 7 year old says...mommy, are those fake boobs...they're huge!! I died of embarrassment.

Oh, get ready for a lot more fun with him. My youngest son (now 28) used to sing when he was sitting on the toilet. We went to a restaurant when he was four years old and a few minutes after he went to the restroom everyone could hear his echoing voice singing the National Anthem at the top of his lungs. :oops:
A couple of weeks ago we were at a garage sale together in bright sunlight and in front of everyone he said Oh my God Mom! and reached over a plucked a hair from my chin. Once, we were in a store and he made me laugh really hard and he grabbed me by the arm and said in a loud voice, "Mom, I cannot take you anywhere without your medication!" It made me laugh even harder so I looked crazy. It only gets worse/better?

Oh GrammaNan, soooo funny ;-)