40 Kids Who Might Have A Future As Comedians Based On These Hysterical Tweets
Whether they have kids themselves or not, a lot of people have opinions and ideas about children that are at the least a little off base. For example, many adults impose expectations about impulse control and behavior on toddlers and children that are often not developmentally appropriate, setting everyone up for failure.
The truth is that gaining control over impulses and behavior is a process that takes time and modeling, and can take from 3 to 9 years for kids to be good enough with impulse control to not need a whole lot of empathy and guidance. Perhaps it's their innocence or their lack of impulse control that leads kids to blurt out the most hysterical things on a regular basis....?
Or maybe it's because they're naturally funny and you have a future comedian on your hands? It's impossible to say until you're looking back retrospectively about whether or not your kid was always so funny.
Jessica Valenti is an author and columnist, but she's also a parent. She recently turned to Twitter to share a few "gems" of life with her once 3-year old and as things often do on Twitter, it sparked a thread of thousands of comments from other parents who had to share the hysterical gems their own kids had gifted to the world.
You've heard "when life gives you lemons," now consider "when you upchuck your carrots."
JessicaValentiYou look ridiculous.
JessicaValenti1. Such a burn.
jeanette_gault2. Oof
JeannieH753. Kids just don't appreciate parental fashion.
thepseudoJLevin
Pinterest4. It could be worse, little dude.
ChrisBr599909135. Two different kinds of kids
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Michelle Anthony, PhD, believes that impulse control is harder than ever. She says there are five main things you can do to teach your child more "self control," including teaching your children to talk to themselves, play memory games, be a role model, stay positive, and "get active," (AKA exercise!)
6. Well played, child. Well played.
MikeBrustad
7. Oh no, that's very embarrassing... but relatable.
ClayDayton
8. Yuck.
TerryDwyerSyd
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9. An understandable confusion
jaye_elle6
10. May the odds ever be in favor of the child who gambles with their stomach. Or maybe the parent who has to clean it up.
fanmomaf
Neuroscience researchers Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang co-authored Welcome To Your Child’s Brain, assert that "childhood self-control is twice as important as intelligence in predicting academic achievement.” So, it may be extremely important to consider how you choose to cultivate and encourage your child's self-control development.
11. That's just mean.
cheekyvervet
12. Glub-Glub
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gfycat
13. That's how you roll with the punches
marvinallen
14. Just stop it, mother.
LDMT69
15. The snack that gives back.
Bloomswest
16. That's one way to look at it.
flamingal
17. That's, uh, creepy.
fieldersdc
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18. That's a tad depressing
sandship
19. Once again, kids don't hesitate to critique the fashion choices of their mothers.
PhD_RN5
20. Fair enough
JackMcCullough
21. WAFFIN
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Maureen Healy wants parents to remember that the brain is not fully developed until sometime in one's 20's, and that logical thinking doesn't begin coming into play until at least four years old. She says:
"What this means is your child isn’t likely intentionally behaving poorly, he [or she] is simply early on in the process of training his brain to respond more constructively versus destructively when faced with challenging feelings."22. A precursor for sarcasm just might be taking things a little too literally in the early years
mtut76
23. I wonder where she heard that? Wink-Wink.
LaurenMeir
24. Nothing keeps this kid down.
crankypantsknit
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25. Oh, no. This story right here constitutes a form of birth control.
scifictionnut
26. She's going places.
madfishmonger
27. Don't underestimate sass!
PointOfMatter
28. Oink-Oink
mackinnom_kari
29. That's not the worst counter point ever made.
LaVidaAutistic
Maureen Healy explains to parents wanting to raise emotionally healthy children what emotional health, a complex topic, looks like:
"It begins with a child learning how to identify his emotions, and then express them constructively versus destructively."She also says that it "begins with identifying and expressing emotions constructively, but includes much more."
30. That's quite the creative lie
lindazNC
31. That is indeed a nice save.
angelthecellist
32. Optimisitc and sarcastic, a nice combo.
G8rgrrlCheryl
33. How YOU choose your words as the parent plays a significant role in how the child will answer you.
the_dollymomma
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34. "Properly"
welshlady17
35. Honestly though
pmbakerygirl
36. I'm sure many kids have wondered this, too.
elpitak
37. Bone Apple Teeth
RBokhour
Author Maureen Healy also explains about emotional health:
"The emotionally healthy child is learning how to be flexible, develop the mindset of emotional health, build their character and make smart choices even when emotionally challenged. The way isn’t necessarily smooth, but possible for most children. Some of the skills that children (and yes, us adults) develop in the process is self-control, self-awareness and decision-making abilities."38. A quote for a lifetime
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39. Brutal
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40. That's all folks.
juliakarmo
Future comedians or not, the line between hysterical but cruel and genuinely funny can be pretty blurry sometimes with kids. We're pretty sure kids are just speaking bluntly because they haven't fully developed those impulse control skills crucial in life, but sometimes the brutal honesty sticks with you for life.
What's the funniest or most ridiculous thing your child has ever said to you? Share your stories in the comments now!
