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my kid said that 3

My 10yo was getting ready to go to school this morning in his Halloween costume. He was all dressed up in a trench coat and leather boots, with a chain around his neck, darkened eyes and fake blood on his face and blood-red hairspray in his hair. “What are you?” I asked.

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“I’m a surreal killer.”

…was his answer. “I think you mean serial killer,” I said.

“Oh yeah, that’s what I mean, it just sounds so weird, like cereal killer. I’m a cereal killer. No, okay, I’m a serial killer.”

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

28 comments on “my kid said that 3

  1. hya21
    November 5, 2014

    I don’t celebrate Halloween, but this was funny.

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  2. fidusjungsturm
    November 3, 2014

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  3. ilonagee
    November 2, 2014

    Cereal killer… That made me laugh ()

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  4. pseudonym to go here
    November 1, 2014

    This year my brother went as a cereal killer- he stuck lots of boxes to his front with knives sticking out of them. I on the other hand have never liked Halloween spent last night making it look like nobody was in and watching a nature documentary.

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  5. rebeccaalene
    October 31, 2014

    My first grader obsessed with saying serial killer. If he sees anyone remotely sketchy he’ll tell me, “they look like a serial killer.” I was feeling disturbed that he even knew what a serial killer was so I finally asked what a serial killer was and he simply said, “I don’t know.” He must have overheard it somewhere and, contextually, figured out they were not good people. Ha!

    Happy Halloween!

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    • thehonkinggoose
      October 31, 2014

      Ah – kids are hilarious! I’ve definitely had my kids say the same thing. What does that mean? I don’t know. 🙂

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  6. John W. Howell
    October 31, 2014

    Thanks for following my blog. This was cute.

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  7. mewhoami
    October 31, 2014

    Too cute! Maybe your cereal should be put into a safe house until it’s safe to come back out.

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  8. roamingvioletkay
    October 31, 2014

    That was so epic. Love the way kids understand the world

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  9. Anna
    October 31, 2014

    Haha! Out of the mouths of babes! Happy Halloween! 🙂

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  10. jsackmom
    October 31, 2014

    That’s one funny boy you have there. 😉

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  11. mjmsprt40
    October 31, 2014

    Hide the corn flakes!

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  12. weight2lose2013
    October 31, 2014

    Gotta love the way kids think. Why would a child want to kill a box of cocoa puffs?

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  13. Very Bangled
    October 31, 2014

    Surreal killer would be an awesome costume. Your dialog had me laughing 🙂

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    • thehonkinggoose
      October 31, 2014

      It’s not a bad costume idea, eh? When our kids were really little, we wouldn’t correct them because their little mistakes and mispronounciations were so cute. But now they’re old enough that is only fair to point it out to them. 🙂

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      • Very Bangled
        October 31, 2014

        Still so cute. I think my youngest brother was about that age when I caught him singing along to Jammin’ saying pajamas instead. Pajamas, pajamas, hope you like pajamas too. I did not correct him.

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