Kids can say or do the darnest of things. These things can either bring smiles to our faces, or could piss us off. But we have to admit, we went through the same silliness back when we were still kids. I for one am guilty of doing ridiculous things!

1. Beg to death - Back then, I would always cry for the simplest of reasons. It’s not that I would want to make my parents life a living hell, but, I am customized to get what I always wanted. If I want a toy that they wouldn’t give me, I would cry out loud until they do. I realized now that I was a spoiled kid and I hope they don’t do that to me in the future when I am the one taking care of them already.
2. Office calls - I habitually call my dad or mom’s office from time to time and when someone answers the phone, I would just say, “where is my mom?”, her secretary would just hand over the phone to my mom because she knows me. One day, his boss answered the phone. Good thing he was witty and as I remember it clearly, he said to me, “There is no one here by that name (Mommy)”.

3. Playing with anything – We as kids would play with anything. We like to touch to satisfy the urge of our curious minds. One day at the mall, we were at the department store and while mom was choosing a dress, I went to the side where there were small rooms with cloth doors. I know you know what that is and guess what? I ran from one door to another, opening those cloth curtains without knowing that those were fitting rooms. The guys there must have thanked me a lot!
4. Pets – Kids like pets, especially dogs. But having a mom who doesn’t like one make kids sad and missing the opportunity to play with one, kids consider alternatives. We have this love bird and of course, I have to attach a string to the bird’s feet so it wouldn’t fly away. Since I can’t play with the bird like a dog, I attached the bird to a remote controlled vehicle just like in one of the Home Alone series and throttled it away. I guess the birds in the movies are not as wise as it is in reality. It got dragged and was killed. I told my mom a cat ate it. Lame excuse, I know.

5. Curiosity – Kids are very curious about anything and as I’ve mentioned in one of the numbers above, kids like to touch everything and ask about anything. Outside the school, there was 2 stray dogs humping like there was no tomorrow. We just stood there watching them without knowing what the hell they are doing. At home, I described it to my mom and she said that they were making puppies. One night, I saw my parents room open and guess what, they were making… Puppies!!!

Of course, the last one was made up and is just something to laugh at. But then, I simply laugh at myself as I remember these things. Just imagine how embarrassing I was to my mom! But hey, because I was still a kid back then, the excuse of being childish is always valid.