“She’s fat.”
“No, she’s not.”
“Then, what would you call her?”
“On the way to having a big chest.”
humor in their truth
Sometimes the best way to say a thing that needs to be said is to say something that is the truth, but funnier. Kids seem to use this technique as much as a way of philosophizing as to divert attention away from the meanest of words. Not quite up to speed on using adult sarcasm for humor and bite, they state the obvious with no intent to harm. Often times it is humorous.
awesome
In class a preadolescent fifth grade boy was captivated by a class discussion and teacher monologue on freedom of speech.
“What about school dress code? We don’t have the freedom to wear anything.”
“True. But that’s the point of democracy…to set the boundaries of freedom.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Okay. What if every student had the freedom to wear anything to school that they wanted? I mean, girls could show up in bikinis.”
In serious fascination thinking about that fact, the preadolescent whispered, “Awesome!”

And then there are just boys speaking their unfiltered thoughts!