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My kid was so excited seeing us paint the walls today. She said she can't wait to draw on them. How do I make her stop hahaa

— Shazna, mom of Maryam

நான் cake mix செய்து கொண்டிருந்தேன். அவள் spoon lick பண்ணிக்கிட்டு "அம்மா cooking-ல இதான் பெஸ்ட் part"ன்னு சொன்னாள்.

— ஹரிணி, நிவேதாவின் அம்மா

හස්බන්ඩ් ඔෆිස් යද්දි මට කිස් එක්ක දීලා යනවා දැකලා පුතා දවස් තුනක් විතර හස්බන්ඩ් එක්ක තරහා වෙලා හිටියා.

— දිනිති, රුවින්ගේ අම්මා

I was tired and just sat down. She came, hugged me and said "mumma why you sad?" And she hugged me and somehow I felt okay.

— Dilki, mom of Nethmi

நான் rice wash பண்ணிக்கொண்டிருந்தேன். அவள் வந்து help பண்ணணும் என்று கரைச்சல் பண்ணி, பாதி rice sink-க்குள்ளே போச்சு.

— தர்ஷிகா, ரித்விக்காவின் அம்மா

Ekaparak batteryakin light ekak patthu karana hati mage puthata kiyala dunna. Dan gedara thiyana remote battery hoyagannath na.

— Piyumi, lashiruge amma

Aval romba silent-aa irundhaal. Poi paatha fridge magnets ellam eduthuttu washing machine mela "art gallery" setup pannirundhaal.

— Yaalini, mom of Misha

Appa tea ketaru. Avan udane biscuit-ah full tea-kulla pottu, spoon-la mix panni "baby soup" ethu nalla irukum nu kudukka vandhaan.

— Sharmi, mom of Ashvin

මම මගේ පුතාව නාවලා කොලෝන් එක ගන්න ගියා. ඒ ගිහිල්ලා එනක ටිකට පවුඩර් අරගෙන එයා කරලා තියන දේ නිසා ආයිත් එයාව නාවන්න වුනා.

— පූජා, අවීගේ අම්මා

I was getting ready and she climbed next to me and wore her beaded jewelry and then said "ammi see, just like you"

— Malithi, mom of Nivini

நான் வீடு சுத்தம் செய்து முடிச்சேன். அவன் toys எல்லாம் மீண்டும் floor முழுக்க போட்டுட்டு "இப்போ நல்லா இருக்கு"ன்னு சொன்னான்.

— சுஜானி, லக்வினின் அம்மா

මම බබාව නෑව්වට පස්සේ, මම දන්නෙත් නැතුව බලූ පැටියව අරගෙන ගිහිල්ලා මම බබාව නාවපු විදිහටම, බබා බලූපැටියව නාවලා.

— ලක්ෂිකා, සෞමිගේ අම්මා

He saw his thathi fixing something and wanted to help. Now every remote in the house is missing batteries.

— Piumi, mom of Lahiru

Paati newspaper padichittu irundhaar. Avan poi crayons eduthuttu newspaper mela colour panni "ippa nice-aa irukku" nu sonnaan.

— Anjal, mom of Ethan

Naan online meeting-la irunthen. Aval camera pakkathula vandhu "hi friends" nu wave pannitu odi ponaal. Ava kurumbukaari.

— Priya, Diya's mom