‘Fair play, kid’: 3-year-old turns his own teacher's words against her during playtime, makes mom and teacher burst out laughing

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Oct 25, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Whether you are a parent or work with children, you know they can sometimes be the wittiest most impressive people you have ever met. Sure, they might still be fresh to the world and society, but sometimes they just hit you with a zinger that you wouldn't even believe a full-grown adult to come up with, let alone a toddler. They truly say the darnedest things. For example, this 3-year-old who had his teacher and own mother in stitches. 

At this school, they had the luck of the draw-in yogurts they wanted. The kid blindly got a yogurt but wanted a different one. The teacher told him that it was just the luck of the draw and those were the rules. The kid pouted but went about his lunch. Then when it came to playtime, he used those exact words against his teacher. It was magnificent. See how it was perfectly done below. 

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    "Oh lordy, I almost choked on my imaginary cupcake."
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    A 3 year old threw my words back at me I worked in Early Years for 10 years in a nursery/ preschool setting. The setting was in the middle of a council estate and it was very common to be called a c*nt by a 2 year old (just setting the scene). But I loved it. Every lunch time would result in multiple preschoolers upset because they didn't get the yogurt they all fought after. The large multipack of yogurts had different animals on it and they all wanted the one with the hippo on a skateboard.
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    Cue disappointed faces when they were handed a 'boring' yogurt. So, to avoid this Groundhog Day sadness we turned it into a game. We put all the yogurts in a covered box and they would reach their hands in and lucky dip it. Still some disappointment but the fun of it really changed the lunchtime atmosphere. I had one little lad try his luck and ask to dip again or have me swap it out. I replied 'sorry hunny, you get what you're given and that's the rules. Maybe next time! He huffed but accepted
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    Fast forward to the afternoon play session and a group of us were hanging out in the home corner. Little Lad rarely played in the home corner so I was surprised to see him but excitedly welcomed him into the group. He starts cooking up a feast of plastic. foods and imaginary chicken nuggets. We all sat at the table and accepted the glorious dishes he handed us (cakes, pizza, pasta). We had finished our meal
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    and he walks around with the wooden fruit basket. I look in and ask for the green apple. He hands me the red one, looks me dead in the eyes and says 'sorry hunny, you know the rules! You get what you're given' and smirked. Oh Lordy I almost choked on my imaginary cupcake. Fair play kid. I burst. out laughing and so did he. His mum died laughing when I told her.
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    Bansidhe13 Lol. Out of the mouths of babes come things we never should have said. My then 3 yr old once glared at me and stated, "That's my opinion, and you said I could 1. Snap, kid. have one."
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    DevilsAdvocate2999 What a lad CatalystEmmy OP He is still an incredible lad. I see him regularly in his way to school. Very polite and calm considering his background
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    delulu4drama Touché young man Catalyst Emmy OP I've worked in a posh nursery and an estate nursery. Hands down, I would choose the estate nurseries every time. I loved it!
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    HellaWonkLucite Heels This kid is kinda diabolical! CatalystEmmy OP I swear it was premeditated haha
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    CynGuy Cute story! Thanks, OP for a brightening up the day! Catalyst Emmy OP I must have 1000s of stories just like this. I still run into him, his older sister (who I also looked after) and their mum regularly as the big schools are near my home and I live next to the estate
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    RealUltimatePapo Never has the term "How do ya' like them apples?" been more relevant Hilarious story, great that everyone could have a laugh about it JeannieSmolBeannie oh, this one. THIS one needs more upvotes. take mine!!!!!
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    tigerz0973 Getting owned by a tiny terror! this is top notch revenge. Well played your man CatalystEmmy OP A toddler can humble you in seconds. On the bright side, he never really put up a fuss at yogurt time again. Locking eyes at yogurt time would require a mutual nod of respect to each other.
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    ParticularCanary3130 That kids going far lol CatalystEmmy OP Absolutely! His attention and listening skills needed a lot of improvement but he was regularly in the garden with the bikes upside down pretending to fix them.
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    Indie516 I have worked with a lot of kids, and 2-4 years is definitely my favorite age group. Their minds are expanding so rapidly at that age that you never know what you are going to get from one day to the next. It's so fun to witness them learning to navigate the world and finding their own personalities. Catalyst Emmy OP Absolutely the best age group!
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    Mapilean Sweet!!! CatalystEmmy OP Yep! He I swear he learnt banter before speech
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    Top_Marzipan_7466 As a fellow teacher I'm so happy to see you found the humor in it! CatalystEmmy OP Early years will have you crying with laughter to crying in the cupboard the same day. Most kids in our setting were on some sort of protection register or required additional support. We prioritised social and emotional development instead of the usual intro to academics
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    LINY12 My friend (F) works as respite care for two special needs brothers, 1 & 2 (ages 7 & 6) who are partially non-verbal. The parents allow them to be on their iPads as much as they want. They have a live/hate relationship with F. She's a wonderful and caring person but she doesn't believe children should be glued to a screen. When she enters the house, she takes away their iPads and tells them: "go play." 1 has an uncanny sense of time and will start pushing F to put on her coat as soon as 7
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    Mom took 2 to a therapist that uses a board to help facilitate communication. The therapist knew nothing about F's routine with the kids. Mom has the therapist ask 2 why he doesn't like F. 2 answered through the board "F makes me go play." What they hear is what they repeat. One of my kids' early ed teachers told us on parents' night: "let's make a deal, I won't believe half of what your kids tell me goes on at your home if you don't believe half of what your kids tell you happens in my class."
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