Nathan Ripperger, Dad, Makes Posters Out Of The Crazy Things He Says To His Kids

Kids get credit for saying the darndest things -- when really, it's what parents say to their children that's hilarious.

For example: "I am not talking to you until you put on underwear." What parent of a potty-training toddler hasn't made (or dreamed of making) a similar threat?

And while the words "Get that toilet seat off of your head" may have yet to pass your lips, chances are your child has prompted you to utter other comments that seem completely nonsensical out of context.

Iowa dad Nathan Ripperger found artistic inspiration in his own strange quips about everything from arm-licking to snorkels. The video producer and father of four has immortalized several of his craziest comments by turning them into posters.

Over email, Ripperger told The Huffington Post:

Every parent has that moment when they say to themselves "Wow, I can't believe that came out of my mouth." For me this seemed like the logical thing to do to commemorate these unique times with my children in poster form. It's a project that I did only for myself, to keep my creative juices flowing outside of my normal day to day video projects and graphic design work. I've been blown away by the response I've gotten from these, but I guess that shows how relate-able this experience is as a parent.

The posters, which were already a hit on Buzzfeed, are available for purchase in Ripperger's Etsy store.

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• Honey

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• Penguin

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• Pull Toy

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• Toilet Seat

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• Fort In Church

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• Arm Licking

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• Underwear

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• Snorkel

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• Wet Sword

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Comments

[jessiernut]

12:00 PM on 04/15/2012

I think "bugs are NOT yummy" has probably been my best statement of the week.

[llisa]

10:33 AM on 04/14/2012

On the phone with my daughter I overheard her say to her 2 1/2 year old, 'HEY! We do NOT sit on the kitchen counter--and where are your clothes?"

[rmarie]

06:25 PM on 03/15/2013

LOL kids that age always seem to get out of their clothes somehow.

[MWDUBS]

02:29 AM on 04/14/2012

Just yesterday as I was running the bath for my youngest son I told him to get undressed and get ready for the tub. I called for him to come to the bathroom and to my surprise he was buck naked with a cowboy hat on. I was at a loss for words holding back the laughter, so I said go show mom your costume. Hysterical laughter came from the downstairs.

[Betty Bogue]

01:20 AM on 04/14/2012

I say the weirdest things to my son all the time and I have to try so hard not to crack up when I am talking to him. Serious is something I have to work hard for!

[blmathew1955]

07:09 PM on 04/12/2012

It's nice to know one member of our family has done well!!! Good job, Nathan.

[Grimmmey]

03:04 PM on 04/12/2012

Love it!!! Who knew that becoming a parent would come with such great one-liners?!

[hharrison22]

12:41 PM on 04/12/2012

"No. You can't lick my eyeball. Now get your tongue out of my face." One of my favs from my little guy. Yes, this is an actual conversation that we had this morning.

"The child psychologist who thought she had all the answers to parenting until she became one herself." www.themommypsychologist.com

[SithRose]

12:39 AM on 04/14/2012

I'm fond of "No, dear, Cthulhu may NOT eat your brother's head. I don't care how hungry he is, he's not a zombie."

...Mind you, my kids recently convinced the entire playground to play zombie tag. I may be biased towards weirdness.

(Licking is common in our house...And never say "Don't lick my arm, you're not a dog." The kid will then say "Woof woof, I'm a doggy!")

[ashraebatt3]

11:04 AM on 04/12/2012

I often have to say "Dont lick the window." Or "dont bite the furniture! "

[MWDUBS]

02:36 AM on 04/14/2012

I have a window licker too. I drive a Dodge truck with a long three seater. My youngest leaves saliva marks on the window daily.

[psyqyq]

06:16 PM on 04/11/2012

I'm usually barking at my teenagers about one dumb thing they did or another. I realize something I said was apparently funny when they start laughing instead of looking chastised. So, yeah, I know the feeling. Good job commemorating your statements for posterity's sake. Another idea that I wish that I'd come up with first.

[llisa]

10:34 AM on 04/14/2012

You can still do it. It will be totally different comments with teenagers. I'd love to read them.