Conversation with a three year old
January 12, 2008
“When I grow up I am going to be a doctor.”
“You are? How nice.”
“Yes. And I will cut people.”
“Oh, you mean like a surgeon. They cut people open and operate on them to make them all well again.”
“No. Not like that.”
“Not like that?”
“I will have a chainsaw.”
“Oh?”
“And chop their heads off. And chop up their bodies.” Here he stands up on his chair and imitates how a chainsaw works and sounds.
“Just what our family tree has been lacking, Miles, a serial killer.”
Posted by Chris @ 10:59 pm
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What has he been watching?
Chris says: I keep a tight rein on the tv, so I really have no idea. Probably something one of his brothers said while playing pirates or something. Who knows.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:01 pmAnd here I thought he seemed so sweet and innocent.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:09 pmWho’s afraid of a little Miles? Me. Yup, afraid.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pmoh wow!! hahaha…
January 12th, 2008 at 11:50 pmHa! Cute! One serial killer out seven kids really isn’t bad, you know! Tell him he should be a nurse though…they make equally good money without all the debt…and chicks dig male nurses!
January 13th, 2008 at 12:01 amA yound Dr. Frankenstein perhaps?
January 13th, 2008 at 12:12 amAww, that’s normal for a three-year-old boy I would think. He’s working it out.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:25 amSpeaking of family trees, maybe you could steer him toward being a tree doctor where cutting off heads with a chainsaw would be entirely appropriate.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:32 amHe doensn’t have to watch it.. he’s a 3yr old little boy. lol I know b/c I have one too.
I read one of your posts below about your “allergy attacks.” I’m not sure if this fits for you or not.. but I thought I was having allergy attacks myself. My symptoms were: hives, (tons of itching head to toe!) difficulty breathing, severe chest pain, upper back pain, and sometimes shaking. (I think from the pain to be honest) It started when I was pg with my second child. I was able to make it stop usually with a Benedryll but it was misery for about 35 minutes until the meds kicked in. I really didn’t have them anymore after baby was born. Then, got pg with #3… they started again, only much more severe. Dr. said they’re not allergy attacks, they’re ANXIETY attacks. Brought on by lack of sleep, any unusual stress, tiredness, and even just the natural stress being pg puts on your body. I had some really scary ones that I really thought I’d have my son early (started contracting during the attacks). Dr. gave me an rx for phenegrin suppositories to knock me plum out if they happened again. It worked! lol Never have had another one to be honest. (baby’s now 7 months old) So.. if allergy attack doesn’t seem correct to you this might be another option to look into. Sorry so long.. hope it helps.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:36 amOh dear…. Hopefully he’ll choose to be a lumber jack instead.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:37 amWell–I’m in medical school, and based on my experiences thus far, I must say it would be a lot more interesting if chainsaws were involved.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:38 amYou sure he hasn’t been out to see Sweeney Todd yet?
January 13th, 2008 at 1:10 amMaybe he us just a visionary and that we will indeed be using nano-chainsaws in the future?
January 13th, 2008 at 3:50 amwell,my three years old sure has the same kind of imagination …..
I’ve been enjoying your writings so much, Chris ……. I have 4 boys, 8, 6, 3, and 2 weeks old …. some of your stories really reminds me of my kids ….. so that I realized that we are ’still’ a normal family …. thanks a lot ……
January 13th, 2008 at 7:03 amI can so hear the influence of his older brothers in that. Especially the re-enactment of chain saw use. He’s such a big little boy now.
January 13th, 2008 at 9:03 amAh, must be the influence of older brothers - my only-child 3-year-old daughter would never even conceive of this idea (yet).
January 13th, 2008 at 9:09 amI would say maybe a medical examiner? They get to crack open the chest and cut our the brain and everything. Personally, Yuck!
Melody
January 13th, 2008 at 9:55 amTHAT IS SO FUNNY!!!!
January 13th, 2008 at 9:58 amSimilar to jenny above, I’d agree that use of chainsaws in med school would make life that much more interesting… Of course, he could always be an orthopedic surgeon - I have a vague memory of a chainsaw-like instrument coming into play during one of my operations
January 13th, 2008 at 10:23 amCan’t help but think that this will make a great story at his wedding reception! Kids are so darn cute!
January 13th, 2008 at 11:05 amMy 4-year old talks of shooting everything, so I think it’s just in the boy gene!
January 13th, 2008 at 11:33 amAnd to think, my two year old cousin was running around armed with a plastic saw attacking everyone yesterday.
Be sure to point out how often he’s going to need to wash up if he picks that career path.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pmI’d lock your door at night…or at least sleep with one eye open! LOL!
January 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pmLove his imagination!!!!
January 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pmWell, this makes me feel a lot better about my nephew who, at the same age, said he wanted to tape knives onto the ceiling fan and turn it on so it would chop people up!
I think he must’ve picked that one up from the playground…
January 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pmThe press will dub him the “cinnamon bun killer” .
January 13th, 2008 at 2:49 pmYou must be so proud.:)
I just love three-year-old boys! It’s amazing how that desire to cut things with chainsaws is just in their genes or something!
January 13th, 2008 at 3:22 pmThat’s what every family needs!
January 13th, 2008 at 3:59 pmMy 4 year old says the same type of things. He wants to have a gun to kill bad guys.
It has to be a boy thing.
January 13th, 2008 at 4:37 pmLittle boys are hilarious, aren’t they?
January 13th, 2008 at 5:09 pmI would keep one eye open at night. He might want to try out his new found interest right at home.
January 13th, 2008 at 7:53 pmMy boys are the SAME way- chainsaws, guns, swords……they love it all. And, I too watch their TV consumption. I think it’s hardwired. Loved the post! And, I hope you feel better soon-
January 13th, 2008 at 9:16 pmMelissa
What about a pathologist? I think they get to cut people up with saws and stuff.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:16 amMaybe Miles and my son will go into practice together. He seems intent on doing the same thing! Everything is I’ll cut your head off or something very similar.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:45 amGood luck with that! LOL
Kate’s comment-”cinnamon bun killer”-bwahahahaha! And, I don’t know what it is about boys-before either of my sons had ever seen or even heard of a gun, they were making chains of Duplos and then pretending to shoot each other.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:51 amI’m sorry but I couldn’t help but LOL! And he is so darn cute, too.
January 14th, 2008 at 1:02 pmNow that’s funny! And oddly comforting that my little guy isn’t the only child dreaming about a bright future!
January 14th, 2008 at 1:02 pmgood lord! You never know what’s going on in their little heads, do you? pretty funny.
January 14th, 2008 at 1:38 pmOMG…I laughed out loud. And the the Cinnamon bun killer? Too funny, ladies, too funny.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pmAt least he has ambition at an early age!
January 14th, 2008 at 3:31 pmThat’s too funny! My two and a half year old daughter is still playing dress-up. However, I guess I should be prepared for the violence when my four month old son gets older!
I just remembered a game my daughter plays with the neighbor girl - something they call “Deer”. One of them is the deer and the other is the hunter trying to get the deer. Instead of shooting each other, they hug when the hunter catches the deer. I think the neighbor girl got the idea from watching Bambi. They look VERY girlie playing that game, and the boy neighbors don’t understand why they’re hugging instead of pretending to kill each other. haha.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pmYikes! That is both funny and highly disturbing.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pmDr. Jekyl?
January 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pmi had just posted on that this week as well… my daughter, aged 5.5, want to do autopsies when she grows up!! (we only watch very child friendly tv… so who knows where that comes from)
January 14th, 2008 at 6:30 pmAt least he has a plan. I’m 31 and still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:03 pmOh wow, that’s a scary conversation…interesting!
January 14th, 2008 at 9:34 pmSweeney Todd lives here too, except mine must be channeling Mrs. Todd since he keeps wanting to slice up people, salt and pepper them, and cook them on the stove.
We should probably never introduce them to each other.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:49 pmWow. Sounds like what goes on at my house. Our 2 boys are obsessed with “killing mean guys” and will only play with swords and shields while wailing on each other.
I’m glad to know it’s not only us. I was beginning to question what I was doing wrong as a parent. ha!
Boys will be boys
January 15th, 2008 at 12:34 amWell, that would make your family tree really interesting.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:56 amLMAO! The Minion told me he really really really likes the dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets I bought last week. I asked if it was because they tasted better than the others; he said “No. When I bite off the heads and legs, then dip them in ketchup it looks just like blood!” I often wonder what it would have been like if I’d had a daughter. Surely not as interesting.
January 15th, 2008 at 7:54 amI’m sorry…I find this conversation hilarious!
January 15th, 2008 at 1:24 pmok, I don’t feel so bad.
My almost 4 yr old told me the other day that he was going to rip my skin off and throw my blood and bones in the garbage.
OK, maybe I should be concerned. Where do they get this stuff?
January 15th, 2008 at 4:46 pmGotta love boys. Completely different world. lol
January 15th, 2008 at 7:36 pmI think it is just a guy thing, after all my husband starts the marshmallow roasting fire in the fire pit with a blowtorch.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pmsounds familiar. my three year old loves to run through the house repeating in a fiendish voice “CUT YOU!” or “KILL YOU!”
I’m so glad I’m not alone.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:56 pmI can see it now:
“…and who’s that, Mommy?”
“That’s Uncle Miles. We don’t speak of him.”
Totally normal 3-year-old behavior.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:56 pmYes people he’s in training to become an Orthopedic Surgeon where use of a chainsaw to cut people up is completely acceptable
that kid is priceless - loved the ‘Jesus’ and ‘your favorite’ comments too. He is hysterical.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:45 pmThat’s kind of scary, but funny, too.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 amMy 4 year old son tells us occasionally, once we reprimand him on whatever ill behavior he is exhibiting…….
“That’s fine then, I’ll just cut you in half!”
I love kids!
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:28 pm