For the books

Some more Polly quotes for the archive.

“Eating a whole cake doesn’t make everyone sick. My teacher ate one and she feels fine.”

“Our substitute today was a teenager. Well, she looked like a teenager and talked like a teenager.”

“I fell into the creek. [pause] …Well, I was just gently pushing on the ice and it cracked and I fell into the creek.”

“Lars, I think you’re going to be a robber when you grow up, because you’re SO annoying.”

“Mom, this is something that hasn’t happened in a while: my-glasses-losing.”

“Mom, I was looking at the pictures on my bulletin board and it kind of gave me tears because it was a long time ago and it was really fun.”

Bonus quote overheard from Ida:

“Polly, do you know what ‘donating your body to science’ means?” 🤔 

And now a word from my favorite first-grader

It’s been a minute since I shared Polly quotes. Today was her first day of first grade, and she burst in to my room after she got home, yelling “MOM! I LOVED IT!”

Here’s the archive from the past couple of months.

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Mom, are you secretly pregnant?

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Polly: Do you drool when you sleep?

Me: Sometimes.

Polly: I drool every time.

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Most rock stars have like stripes of white hair. Or they have white hair and it’s really spiky.

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I don’t need hand sanitizer because I already touched a bunch of Dad’s back.

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My tongue feels spicy because Lars gave me a Life Saver. I’m worried I might have tetanus or something.

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Me: There’s a fly in the car. Some kind of New Mexican fly.

Polly: No, that kind of fly is in America too. I saw it.

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There’s lots of people going on trips these days!

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It was like, folding out the hurt

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Mom, was there anyone in secret that was born before Theo?

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(About to say her bedtime prayer)

(Deep breath)(dissolves into giggles)

I’m just used to saying knock-knock jokes!

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Hey mom do you want me to say four things that start with B?

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Bonus, from Theo on our road trip:

Me: “ok guys we’re listening to Beyoncé because she’s from Texas”

Theo: “and because she’s our queen”