Here's two from my eldest, now 18 yrs. of age.
1. At 3 years old, she played outside in the fenced in back yard. She had a thing for taking all of her clothes off on the patio and playing naked.
I called her back inside and told her never to take her clothes off outside again. She agreed and went back out to play, clothed.
10 minutes later, I look outside and she is naked again! I go out to the back deck and say, "Catherine, I told you not to take your clothes off outside again!"
She says, "But dad, I took them off inside!"
2. She is now 4 years old, and we have a mouse in the house. I get a couple standard snap-type traps and put one in the kitchen.
I demonstrate to her how it works and warn her, with my serious "dad" face, not to touch it or it will hurt her hand and maybe break her fingers.
She promises not to touch it and goes back to her room.
I set the trap, go back to my office, sit in my chair and star counting.
Before I get to thirty, there is a loud "SNAP!" followed by the most horrified scream you've ever heard, but no crying. I laugh silently all the way to the kitchen to find her in the opposite corner from the trap, staring at it like it betrayed her!
Yes, it caught her, but no injuries.
