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You know your kid is a city kid when...

Posted in Hipsqueak blog by John Dugan on Jan 18, 2011 at 6:21pm

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You first realize it before your kid is even walking: city kids are a little different. Parents on a members-only Neighborhood Parents Network board recently had a hilarious thread going called "You know your kid if a city kid when..." I still find the concept both hilarious and awe-inspiring. Just what are these city kids going to be like in ten years?

I culled some YKYKIACKWs from some friends to get the ball rolling. Please post your own in the comments.

You know your kid is a city kid when...

...he stares of out of his living room window and points toward the street and says "look, daddy, that man getting in trouble over there. Bad man..." (Victor David Giron)

...his favorite brunch food is the Grape French Toast with Peanut Butter Caramel and Warm Banana Veloute at the newest neighborhood gastro-pub." (Victor David Giron)

...he asks: "Can I get a whole bowl of flying fish eggs?" (Brendan Canty)

...he refers to any group of trees as "the jungle."

...he's known to say "more goat's cheese, please" at the dinner table. (John Dugan)

...she refers to all birds as "pigeons."

...she wants to go to the country so she can eat snowflakes. (Chris Norborg)

...they have ridden the bus and El hundreds of times before they're even born. (Liz Plosser, expectant mother of twins :-))

...a walk down a sidewalk with trees to both left and right is considered a walk in "the woods." (Cheryl Margeira)

... she asks "Can you buzz me in?" where there is only a door with no buzzer (Rebecca Anderson)

...when you ask her "Can you close your car door sweetie?" she says "so no rats can get in there?" (Rebecca Anderson)

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