I've failed as a parent

[Puggit]

Puggit Jnr (will be 3 in August), asked me a question the other night which I was unable to answer. I didn't expect this to happen for quite a few years yet!

He asked what the little valley on the upper lip under the nose is called, and what is it for - I was stumped.


So what have your littluns caught you out with (and what's the answer to my son's question)?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Philtrum.

My son once asked me why his mother won't stop talking

Edited by Sheets Tabuer on Sunday 26th April 19:09

[Shaw Tarse]

The philtrum?

[Penny-lope]

My son asked when me and his dad are getting married.....been spilt up for nearly 2 years

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

[mybrainhurts]

Penny-lope said:

My son asked when me and his dad are getting married.....been spilt up for nearly 2 years

Spilt up, eh..? Careless...

Penny-lope said:

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

Because they are...

[dave_s13]

Do frogs have eyelids?

What do ducks eat?

Edited by dave_s13 on Sunday 26th April 19:16

[Shaw Tarse]

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

That's the answer to many a question.

[Sheets Tabuer]

mybrainhurts said:

Penny-lope said:

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

Because they are...

Because insects see in ultraviolet light and yellow under ultraviolet is day glo pink (I think)

[Penny-lope]

Sheets Tabuer said:

mybrainhurts said:

Penny-lope said:

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

Because they are...

Because insects see in ultraviolet light and yellow under ultraviolet is day glo pink (I think)

Woo really

Cool...right am off to phone the bugger and get him out his bed

[Penny-lope]

mybrainhurts said:

Penny-lope said:

My son asked when me and his dad are getting married.....been spilt up for nearly 2 years

Spilt up, eh..? Careless...

Bugger, you know what I meant

Split, as in banana

Oh actually there's another question....Why are banana's bendy?

[Cotty]

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

The ultimate answer to the "but why" question.

[Penny-lope]

Cotty said:

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

The ultimate answer to the "but why" question.

Which tends to be followed by the 'because I say so!'

Or in my household anyway

[Shaw Tarse]

Penny-lope said:

Cotty said:

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

The ultimate answer to the "but why" question.

Which tends to be followed by the 'because I say so!'

Or in my household anyway

But why?

[Penny-lope]

Shaw Tarse said:

Penny-lope said:

Cotty said:

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

The ultimate answer to the "but why" question.

Which tends to be followed by the 'because I say so!'

Or in my household anyway

But why?

BED!!!!!

NOW!!!!

[Shaw Tarse]

Penny-lope said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Penny-lope said:

Cotty said:

mybrainhurts said:

Because they are...

The ultimate answer to the "but why" question.

Which tends to be followed by the 'because I say so!'

Or in my household anyway

But why?

BED!!!!!

NOW!!!!

[Chrisgr31]

My wife had a conversation the other day with our 4 yr odl which went as follows: -

Mummy Whats a baby cow called?

A Calf

Whats a baby horse alled

A Foal

Whats a baby sheep called?

A lamb

Whats a baby Alpaca called?

Ummmm errrrrr ummmmmmm Ask your father.

Will he look it up on the internet?

At which point my wife gave up the conversation!

And when I got home I had to look up the answer on the internet and it is a Cria!

So if you come across a 4 year old going on 15 who knows what a baby alpaca is called you have met my daughter!

[Brown and Boris]

Penny-lope said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

mybrainhurts said:

Penny-lope said:

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

Because they are...

Because insects see in ultraviolet light and yellow under ultraviolet is day glo pink (I think)

Woo really

Cool...right am off to phone the bugger and get him out his bed

Because if they were blue they'd be lilies and if they were pink they'd be roses.

[Penny-lope]

Brown and Boris said:

Penny-lope said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

mybrainhurts said:

Penny-lope said:

He did also ask why daffodils are yellow....So why are they yellow, and not pink, or red, or even blue???

Because they are...

Because insects see in ultraviolet light and yellow under ultraviolet is day glo pink (I think)

Woo really

Cool...right am off to phone the bugger and get him out his bed

Because if they were blue they'd be lilies and if they were pink they'd be roses.

Eh???

[srebbe64]

My youngest recently asked me: during the war, why did they evaporate the children from London?

[NDA]

Puggit said:

So what have your littluns caught you out with (and what's the answer to my son's question)?

Saturday, BBQ lunch, sun shining... all was peace and quiet. Son, aged 7... "daddy, is C*nt a rude word?"

Nice.

Turns out his horrid little school chum had told him this one.