Quotable Kids

Patintero, tumbang preso, piko, agawan base, langit-lupa, luksong baka, if you know these terms then you are part of my generation and probably the previous generations (mga oldies..hehehe). These are games that I used to play with my siblings, cousins and neighbors. Then there's the famous Barbie who debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. Imagine how old she is now! I don't remember my first Barbie but my favorite was the pregnant barbie who even had a baby inside her tummy. These days, most young girls play with Bratz, these hip looking dolls with pouting lips and sporting a look that says "don't mess with me". Now that is what they call "girl power".

Needless to say, my generation thrived on team work, They have bigger and better looking toys..with multi-functional capabilities but I don't think I would have traded them for the time I spent with my childhood friends.

When you look at kids today, they look like mini-clones of adults. Little girls wear miniature spaghetti straps and sandals. Kids don't wear dorky clothes anymore like the kids of the 80's (mighty kid rubber shoes, maong pants and loose t-shirts...and the like) and they also have a heightened sense of awareness that the world is not as innocent as it used to be. Here's a little something...


Scene 1: Mommy Joan explains to 10-year old Paulina on the meaning of abortion. Little did they know that 7-yr old Mika was listening in on their conversation and says, "Thank God you didn't do that to me mommy!"

Scene 2: Gabriel got a sad face stamp because he was very inattentive during class. The school clerk asked him why he got a sad face and Gab dismissed her by saying "So!" Not knowing that what he said was very rude.

Scene 3: Enrique hears his mom swore over something trivial, and says "bad ka mommy!"


The things that children say can sometimes surprise most of us...but they also speak the truth. How I wish I had the innocence of a child...