SuburbanDaddy

Kids and Sarcasm

April 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I wonder at what age kids understand sarcasm?  When behind a slow car, I guess I’ve said something like:  “Come on people.  Can you drive any slower ?”

On more than one occasion, Thing 1 has asked “Daddy, why do you want them to drive slower?  Don’t you mean faster?”

Rather than try to explain sarcasm to a 5 year old, I just said “Oh you’re right.  I meant faster.  Silly me.”

Tags: kids say the funniest

1 response so far ↓

  • 1 cindy thomas // Apr 29, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    my 9 yr old gets it now and loves to tell me “you’re being sarcastic, right?” and than say something sarcastic and tell me “i’m using sarcasm”. Now, i like to mess w/ her and be sarcastic but deny it’s sarcasm. So basically, i’m making her into a future basketcase.
    i’m being sarcastic. or am i?

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