What I've Learned (from the mouth of children)...

I've learned that my daddy can say a lot of words I can't — age 8
I've learned that if you spread the peas out on your plate it looks like you ate more — age 6
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it mom makes me clean it up — - age 13
I've learned that you can be in love with four girls at the same time — age 9
I've learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk — age 7
I've learned that if you laugh and drink soda pop at the same time, it will come out your nose — age 7
I've learned that when mummy and daddy shout at each other it scares me — age 5
I've learned that when daddy kisses me in the mornings he smells like a piece of Jolly Rancher candy — age 10
I've learned that when I eat fish sticks, They help me swim faster because they're fish — age 7
I've learned that when I wave at people in the country they stop what they're doing and wave back — age 9
I've learned that when I grow up, I'm going to be an artist. It's in my blood — age 8
I've learned that you can't judge boys by the way they look — age 12
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up — age 13
I've learned that you should never jump out of a second story window using a sheet for a parachute — age 10
I've learned that parents are very hard to live with — age 12
I've learned that sometimes the tooth fairy doesn't always come. Sometimes he's broke — age 8
I've learned that if you talk too long on the phone with a girl, your parents suspect something is going on — age 11
I've learned that girls sweat just as much as boys — age 11
I've learned that when wearing suspenders with one strap down, you need to be careful going to the bathroom — age 10
I've learned if you put a June bug down a girls dress, she goes crazy — age 6
I've learned that it always makes me feel good to see my parents holding hands — age 13
I've learned that you shouldn't confuse a black crayon with a Tootsie Roll — age 10
I've learned that I would like to be a horse and live on a ranch, if only cowboys didn't wear spurs — age 8
I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night" — age 7
I've learned that sometimes I don't like to play ball with daddy because he gets mad when I drop the ball — age 10
I've learned that milk helps keep your bones from bending over — age 7
I've learned that the teacher always calls on me the time I don't know the answer — age 9
I've learned how to hold animals without killing them — age 5
I've learned that when you have three of your wild friends in the car the driver freaks — age 9
I've learned that gold fish don't like jelly — age 5
I've learned that you should say your prayers every night — age 9
I've learned that the older I get the less attention I get — age 6
I've learned that sometimes my mother laughs so hard that she snorts — age 7