Why doesn't he chase a different mouse?

Morning Kat..WOW! even i never said something like that when i watched Tom and Jerry at 11..you got a thinker there! Smartie pants..lol.. With all the kids and grandkids..I'm sure i've heard some real zingers too but since its early i can't think right now..LOL.. Huggles

I think he has avery deep thought. Its indeed a deep question. I never had anyone asking me such innocent question which has moved my life. But I have a lot of friends who have and relatives who have moved my life and made a lot of difference to my life. children very cutely tend to affect our thought process which is not thought by our monotony.

A lot of the time it takes a child to point out things that adults are too blind to see! Your son is very insightful and seeing it from a child's eye and a child's point of view puts a whole different perspective on things we either take for granted or just haven't got the time to stop and wonder. We live in a rush rush world that most adults don't actually stop, pause and give things more thought, perhaps if we did that we would get along better and the world would be in a much better state! It's a shame we have to grow up.

well you know the old saying "Out of the mouths of Babes." children are very insightful. what a wonderful question from your son. we should all be chasing a differenet mouse or at least come up with a different way of trying to catch the same mouse. doing the same thing over and over trying to get the same results is what is none as being insane!!

Isn't doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result the definition of insanity? lol Maybe Tom is a bit looney. Besides, if Tom chased a different mouse the show would be Tom and George or something. Doesn't carry the same ring to it does it? Sounds like your son is a thinker. That is a good thing. One thing my daughter said recently is:" Mom I don't want to go to kindergarten this year. I don't want you to be by yourself" She is worried for me. I just hugged her and told her I wasn't going to be alone. We are getting ready for a new baby. My hands will be full. I just love her thoughtfulness.

Amazing, I want to go shower my little ones with kisses just because he said that, that made my day and I know i will be pondering this all day. I am always reading about children and their developing minds, right now Im reading a old book about sparking kids love for learning but its these moments that really make it clear, your so right.

Tom chases Jerry because Jerry lives in his house, and it's Tom's duty to catch him. I find that obvious.

Oh yes kbourgerie and children are good for saying things or asking questions that stops us in our tracks. One day I was having a conversation with my son who was 17 at the time and he was having an argument with his, at the time, 12 year old brother. I was trying to tell him that he needs to let it go because he is older and it was basically childish. He said to me, "mommy you may be able to do it but I can't. Not everyone is like you". And I thought about what he said for a moment and I started thinking to myself that I wish everyone could be like me because I don't like arguing and fighting. I'm a more for peace type of woman and he really had me thinking hard with that statement he made. Take care and God Bless!

hi again, kbourgerie. I'm back (still trying to manage my time again after the messed schedule during these months) well, LOL. that's a great observation. bhahahahaa ... I also wonder if Tom chased another mouse, where would Jerry be? :P but there is Nibbles sometimes (that little grey one, Jerry's nephew, I guessed?) and then the situation would be even more exciting when we watched Jerry running here and there to save the little mouse from Tom's attack or trap. LOL. but I guess Tom is really curious to find out how to finally catch Jerry completely. LOL. isn't the more difficult to get, the more challenging it will become?

That is cute how your son asked you this and to think how our kids come up with this kind of stuff like they do. My son asked me why scooby and shaggy were always scared at the silliest of things always running and hideing like they do. I told him that it's all make believe and that was how they chose to do it when creating the cartoon. I like tom and jerry those two always up to no good lol. :)

That is a smart kid. Kids are so amazing at how they think and decipher things. We don't give them near the credit that they deserve.

What a great observation and great that you can relate it to the adult life. I know that my 5 yr old is always coming up with some question or comment that makes me stop and think. It seems that when we become adults and sucked into the stress of everyday life we forget and overlook the important things in life. Sometimes I just have to stop everything and listen to my kids. Each night I come home from work and am in a hurry to get dinner on the table. Alot of times my daughter just wants to talk to me. One night as I was rushing to get dinner on the table she told me "mom I'm really not hungrey we can wait to eat". That told me right there I need to take the time to unwind and relax with my kids. They won't starve if we eat an hour later then normal.

thats a very good Q but i have no idea the answer to but maybe they formed a bond some how

I still love that cartoon to that day and NEVER thought that! I just figured that was the only mouse around to chase. hmmm...maybe thats why we do repeat our behavior because its nothing else to chase or nothing else to do. The idle mind is a playground..we need to get out!

Kids always come out with the most interesting observations. They tend to make me stop and think at times. I cant think if an example off the top of my head but it has happened. I know occasionally I do things over and over hoping i did something wrong the first time and will get the results i want the second time around. Other times its more habit than anything else.