We shouldn’t just be looking to end poverty but to have bigger dreams too - my take on why Charlie & the Chocolate Factory should be on reading list of everyone who’s fighting injustice.
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Quotes tagged ‘Children’
Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent.
Me: What are you doing? 7-year-old: Counting the presents under the tree. Me: There aren't any presents under the tree. 7: I know. Passive aggressive level 9000.
5-year-old: The pig always messes up my blankets. Me: Then why do you keep putting her in your bed? 5: Because I love her.
5-year-old: Why does every break end with us going back to school? Me: How else would it end? 5: With another break.
[dropping kids off at school] Me: Have fun. 5-year-old: Then why am I here?
[listening to "We Three Kings"] 7-year-old: Where were the queens? Me: Back at their castles. 7: Taking over for good.
5-year-old: Girls can be anything. Me: You can't be a monkey. 5: *enraged monkey shriek*
My 3-year-old tackled my 5-year-old because she stole her imaginary money. Imaginary crime doesn’t pay.
Me: Time to wake up. 5-year-old: Is it Christmas?! Me: No. 5: *goes back to bed*
7-year-old: Do you think Santa is making our presents right now? 5-year-old: Maybe not. We were pretty bad.
3-year-old: *points to dog* That's my dog. Me: Yup. 3: *points to pig* That's my pig. Me: Yeah. 3: *points to me* You're my person. I'll take that.
Me: You look very handsome. 7-year-old: Girls can't be handsome. Me: Then what are you? 7: Awesome.
5-year-old: Can we play the snack game? Me: How do we play? 5: Give me a snack. Me: Then what? 5: I win.
7-year-old: I feel sorry for Jesus. Me: Why? 7: He was born on Christmas.
Me: What do you want for Christmas? 3-year-old: A nutcracker. Me: Why? 3: To crack nuts. Oh.
5-year-old: Did you buy us presents for Christmas yet? Me: Is that this month? 5: *death stare cold enough to freeze fire*
5-year-old: Sometimes boys are bad. Me: What about the rest of the time? 5: Boys are really bad.
7-year-old: Santa isn't real. Me: That's right. 7: But he can still stop here if he wants to.
5-year-old: How come only Mom wraps presents? Me: She's better at it. 5: What are you better at? Me: Unwrapping them.