I’m not eating that, it’s for cats
Posted on October 9, 2006, by Conor O'Neill, under Family, Humour.
OisÃn continues to come out with the funniest lines in the house. He refused to eat his dinner yesterday on the grounds that it was food for cats. Were we trying to feed him Whiskas perhaps? Or maybe KiteKat or Iams? No, it was lasagne.
All of this because his older brother, in an effort to get him to eat it, pointed out that lasagne is what Garfield eats.
Twenty minutes of tears, one taste and then he wolfed catted down the lot.
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9 Replies to "I’m not eating that, it’s for cats"
Frank on October 10, 2006
James (4) told us the other day that he saw a police car and a hooker a few weeks ago. Turns out the hooker was actually a pick up truck with a big “hook” on it.
He could have told me sooner and saved me wandering around looking all over town…!
conor on October 10, 2006
Love it. Now you just have to figure out where he heard the word hooker. I thought he was going to a good school 
One problem I have is when they come out with classics like that when we are arguing and I have to leave the room to compose myself.
Ois out-did himself this morning by proudly announcing: “I saw mom naked, but I didn’t laugh”.
I guess the beauty of the pregnant female shape is not his thing.
Same child did the food pyramid in school and learned all about healthy eating this week. He came home and asked Catherine if Dad was so fat because he drank too much coke.
Why can’t I have non-opinionated children? Damned genes.
maria on October 10, 2006
Ah indeed,opionated kids- most definitely genetic! A certain miss “chez nous” recently informed me that my ever expanding midriff was “enormal”! Followed today with “mammy’s got a fat bum and a fat tummy”- nice to be reminded that one is putting on an extension back & front-regards to Catherine, the end is nigh!!!!
conor on October 11, 2006
“Enmormal” - what a great word. I’m going to try and fit that into a conversation today. Let’s grow this thing virally.
Frank on October 11, 2006
I think that “Enormal” is a great word too and a perfect description of a pregnant tummy, as (let’s face it) they are both enormous and perfectly normal at the same time.
There is, of course, the danger of it being used as a definition of “when doing things over the internet becomes the normal way of life”.
Although that would probably be E-normal wouldn’t it….
I’m taking this too far, amn’t I….
but it beats working.
conor on October 11, 2006
On the subject of enormal, Chris Messina has found the best ever “under construction” picture on a web-site. Those Germans trying to mess us up by overcoming their stereotypes.
The Swearing Lady on October 11, 2006
My young wan calls me “ridiclee-ous”. She’s right, too.
conor on October 11, 2006
Love it. The odd thing is that I never notice when they start saying the words correctly.
Ois actually says “make-ed” instead of naked (it’s his favourite state of dress). One day he’s gonna stop which is a pity. That’s stop saying maked rather than stop running around the estate in the nip which I wish he would grow out of yesterday.
The only one I know that stuck was my cousins saying “Maunie” for their auntie Maureen. That was twenty years ago and I still hear it mentioned.
Did I mention that I pronounced stomach as “stmatch” for years as I never heard anyone saying the word and they used it a lot in The Famous Five books? And I never linked “forehead” in books to my forid.
Fiona on October 9, 2006
I’m weak laughing, I predict great things for that boy!