(A special edition of Out of the Mouths of Babes)
COMPILED BY TIFFANY GRAVETT
Quotes used with permission from “The Wisdom of Little Doug,” by Cami Behl, Little Doug’s mother
While perusing Facebook for kid quotes one day, I stumbled upon a 2022 post from a mother desperately asking for prayers for her dying 7-year-old son, little Doug. Little Doug had been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and acute heart failure shortly after his sixth birthday and had developed an infection. The children’s hospital he was in at the time said he had a zero percent chance of survival, and that it was a “waste of their time” to try to perform the needed surgery because it had never been done on a pediatric patient before. However, his parents, Doug (a.k.a. Big Doug) and Cami, chose to believe what God was telling them over the dim prognosis of the doctors. They fought what Cami calls the fight of their lives to get little Doug out of that hospital and into a place that could offer some hope. Texas Children’s Hospital and their team of experts investigated the situation and agreed to do the extremely risky surgery and warned little Doug’s family that there was a very low chance of success. But for his parents, a little hope was better than no hope at all. Miraculously, the surgery was a success and Little Doug is now a bright, thriving 10-year-old! He not only faces every challenge with big faith, but also with an amazing sense of humor! Today’s kid quotes are from a book published by his mother as a way of documenting his “resilient, fun-loving, exuberant” perspective on life. “The Wisdom of Little Doug”can be purchased on Amazon, and all proceeds go into Little Doug’s savings fund!
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Little Doug: “Mom, I like trains…But I DON’T like Potty trains!” –age 2
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Little Doug: “Mom, I REALLY wanna be BIG!” Me: “Like big as an elephant?” Little Doug: “No, not that big.” Me: “Like big as a bear?” Little Doug: “No, not that big Mom, I just wanna be DADDY big.” –age 3
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Being that Little Doug loves all things creepy, he loves the show “Goosebumps.” We had just finished an episode and I said: “Ok, it’s time to get ready for bed.” After Little Doug did his typical begging to watch “just one more,” he finally gave up, and we went upstairs to get ready for bed. I picked out his favorite Monster PJs and Little Doug said: “Mom, I am still scared from that Goosebumps we watched, so I don’t think I should wear the monster pajamas to bed…I think to be safe…I should wear my church clothes.” –age 4
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I was out behind the backyard fence…I could see up ahead that Little Doug came out the gate and was walking toward me. I could tell he had a very downcast demeanor, so as he got close, I said: “Why do you have such a sad face, Little Doug?” He said: “Because I’m ALREADY five years old and I STILL have NEVER had my own pet butterfly!” –age 5
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Little Doug was gaming and he yelled to me: “Mom! Come quick! I’m about to defeat the Ender Dragon!” Me: Eye roll. Little Doug: “Mom! It’s a big deal!” Me: “Oh really? What do you get for killing him?” Little Doug: “An Ender Dragon Egg.” Me: (confused look) “So…you kill him and then you have to raise his kid?!” Little Doug: “Yep! He’s smart…it’s the ultimate revenge!” –age 6
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Me: “Why did you leave this one last bite on your fork?” Little Doug: “Because my neck was full.” Me: Blank stare. Little Doug: “Mom, can I have a donut?” Me: “I thought your neck was full?” Little Doug: “My neck is full, but my belly isn’t.” –age 7
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