20+ People Whose Children Became True Philosophers

Children are commonly seen as the purest beings, but we must not forget that they can also be very wise. Little geniuses are already able to understand at the age of 5-7 how the world works: some of them explain in a simple and clear way what love and friendship is; others, what to do in situations of financial desperation.

The authors of awesome.club agreed that some children’s phrases need to be written down in the “philosophical pearls” notebook. To do our part, we decided to share some of them with you below. Check out!

Me: “Son, bedtime, let’s go”. Son: “Mom, I don’t want to sleep”. Me: “But it’s late. Mom works tomorrow morning and is very tired, so we need to rest.” Son: “But what’s the point? Tomorrow you work again and you will be tired again”. At the age of 4, he already understood the meaning of my life. © chertovka00 / Twitter

Lunch time. Meat and potatoes and a vegetable salad had been prepared. Everything perfect, everything delicious. They ate quickly and there was no potatoes left for dad (me). My daughter looked at my empty plate and said, “Dad, you can have my potatoes if you want. I don’t mind sharing. And if need be, you can make more for me later.” Thank you, my heart, of course I will prepare more for you later. © Sibirskix / Pikabu

My 5-year-old son walked up to me and — holding the water sprayer for the plants — took aim at me and said, “You are a vegetable.” So young and already knows so much. © leni_kotik / Twitter

My daughter (5 years old) ate chocolate cornflakes while watching a cartoon. During a shampoo advertisement, the actress asked: “And you, what do you do to feel complete?”, to which my daughter replied: “I eat”. © valenayaspers / Twitter

“Whose son took my blue bike and left a ball in its place? Please call my number”.

When my son was 3, he woke me up in the middle of the night and asked to sleep with me because he was scared of being alone. I made room and grabbed him to sleep. After a while, he woke me up again saying, “Mom, can I go back to my bed? You snore so much it scares me more to be here with you.” © Подслушано / Ideer

A young mother pushed a baby stroller down the street. Next to her, her daughter repeated the same phrase several times: “Mother, mother, please, I want a parrot”. After many unsuccessful “no’s”, the mother said: “Do you think he’s going to stay with you for two days and then die? No, no. He will stay with you FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE”. The child’s eyes widened and he stopped insisting. You never know what will make a convincing argument for the little ones. © Tomaal / Pikabu

My son will be 6 years old tomorrow and I’m still a little surprised: he’s so big! She told him: “Come here, I want to give my most beautiful brigadeiro in the world a hug!” He replied: “Okay, because tomorrow I’ll be a brigadeiro!” © leni_kotik / Twitter

A few days ago, I had the following conversation with my younger brother (8 years old).
Me: – What is love?
He: — Yeah… when people don’t get separated and want to spend all their time together.
Me: — And what is friendship?
He: — Like love, you just don’t have to get married in the end. © Подслушано / Ideer

I taught my daughter how to fry potatoes. Her initiative: “Daddy, teach me how to fry potatoes like you do, with the crispy skin”. No problem: I explained it step by step and in detail. I noticed that she was thoughtful. I asked: “Daughter, why are you with that face?” He replied: “Dad, you explained too much to me — now only I will be able to make potatoes in this family, you gave me all your knowledge”. © Sibirskix / Pikabu

I took my son to visit his great grandmother (80+). She was complaining about her health, as usual, and said to him, “Oh, you know, I don’t have anything else to do here. I want to find your great-grandfather in heaven soon.” My son replied: “But does he want that, great-grandmother?” I think he still hasn’t learned what empathy is. © oldValkyrie / Twitter

My daughter is almost 3 years old and very thin. People constantly tell her to eat more to gain weight. A few days ago, we were riding the elevator down to a wedding when we ran into our neighbor. She asked if my daughter was ready for the wedding and if she was going to eat a lot at the buffet. She replied yes. “Promise?”, insisted the neighbor. But no one expected this answer: “Aunt, don’t worry, I’ll be as fat as you are.” © Gaurav Sharma / Quora

After reading a book, my daughter was confused by the story and decided to ask me for more details. I replied that it was the time of slavery and slaves had to obey their owners. It was like that for everyone. She was silent for a few seconds and blurted out: “But then, how did you survive, mom? It must have been terrible back then.” © “Подслушано” / Ideer

“André, I love you, but as long as you’re not beautiful, I won’t love you.
Oksana + André = not yet.”

My colleague told me this story. The family dog ​​had died. He lived a long time, but his time has come. The parents told their daughter (5 years old) that the dog had moved to Grandma’s house, who lived in the countryside. The parrot, which had fled, was also “living” there. Grandma apparently had some guests at her house. In the summer, they decided to take the girl to visit her grandmother, but she put her foot down and said she wouldn’t go. When asked why, she replied: “Mom, please, I don’t want to go. To this day, no one has returned from Grandma’s house”. © Sibirskix / Pikabu I explained to my son (3 years and 10 months) about the last name change: “You have your last name, and your future wife will have a different last name. But after you get married, she will have the same last name as you.” My little one, without listening to the end, blurted out: “Yeah, but there aren’t any women left now. And we don’t even have enough beds here at home for her.” I will make a point of reminding him of that phrase at his wedding. © 53223244234 / Pikabu “I want to dominate the world” — said my 5-year-old son —, “but I’ll probably become a boring uncle, who will work in some market earning not even a minimum wage”. That was my cue to create a Twitter account for him. © lessprit / Twitter I cut myself, and my son commented, “I’d say it would heal by your wedding day, but I don’t think anyone will marry you.” © MeerimT / Twitter

We were walking, and my daughter (5 years old) ran up to me and said:
“I found a friend!”
“That’s cool,” I replied, “what’s his name?”
– Vitor. He is 75 years old.
Ignoring all the kids on the playground, my daughter befriended the old man playing chess. © valenayaspers / Twitter

When my kids were young, I didn’t go on romantic dates—I didn’t have the time or energy for that. But then the time finally came, and I told them they would be home alone while I had dinner with a handsome stranger. They were shocked: “Why are you going to meet someone you don’t know?” “To get to know you better,” I replied. At that time, my daughter blurted out: “Ah, so you’re going to have dinner with an unknown man and, at the end of the dinner, say that you’re already best friends? How could this work?!” © Gina Creedon / Quora

I put my daughter to sleep and said: “Good night, my love”. She replied, “Good night, Trash.” I found out later that “lixeirinha” is the cleaning fairy. © valenayaspers / Twitter

We sometimes let our 5 year old play role playing games. He still doesn’t know how to move very well, but it’s always very funny to hear him shouting things like “I found the cat, how do I pet him?” But the cutest thing was when he said: “The hero’s father has a wife, but my mother is much prettier”. © leni_kotik / Twitter

What are the most ingenious phrases your children have ever said that you will never forget? Comment!