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Kids - and how to be made feel useless
Posted by OzScot • 5/12/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
There's just a possibility that an intruder came in our rear door from the Garden five minutes or so ago - The Dog went wild and chased something or someone out of the house. I jumped up as did Brenna (my 13 year old step daughter) and the Dog hurried to the garden and started barking at the fence as though someone had just climbed over it, but at the foot of it there's tropical plants and bushes and Brenna shouted 'Ben! I think something is moving in there! Quick go through the bushes and see!'
I replied - 'No way Brenna - what if it was a brown snake that was in the house? I aint getting killed by a damned snake!'
Brenna's reply?
'Well I can't do it Ben...you have to do it, because, because well...I'm young and useful'
Kids! Sheesh!
Ben
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Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Something my Dad says when I cry on his shoulder and/or blow my nose:
"I've found my purpose in life, as a handkerchief."-
LOL
I'm sure you think of him as more than that - bless us old folks lol
Ben
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In this topic you guys can ALL
see that DOGS are your BEST friend!
YOUNG or not always a life saver:-)
Kudos for the dog!:-)
NOT so many kudos for Brenna!:-(
And many more kudos for Ben for posting this topic
which reminds me of this: THERE is no such thing "Kids! Sheesh!"
"There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age."
-- Sophia Loren
"Kids! Sheesh!" NAH NAH NAH NAH -
outta the mouths of babes...Yikes! -
You can borrow my lawnmower, I just put it on in the yard for an hour when we have a brown. They don't like the sound of them either.-
The lawnmower also scares my son away as well
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I don't think I would like snakes in my garden
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Personally I think it was of the human variety...
Ben
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Well, you know, what else are dad's for if not to kill the spiders and snakes and chase the monsters out of the closet?? -
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Very funny, but glad you are all okay. Dogs are great, aren't they? Kids are great too -way too honest sometimes though!-
Yeah I admire honesty choochoo - just not today lol.
Ben
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That's great - (I can see me little guy saying that)
But if you think about it - you would do what you had to do to make sure she lives a great life - and nothing got in the way of that... Nothing-
I agree Benny - but I fear she'll never be a diplomat...maybe that's a good thing lol?
Ben -
nothing wrong with telling it like it is... it is a good skill to have prior to learning about the mental "edit" button
Ben, too
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That's funny. She sees you as expendable. At 13 she could take over the household in the event of your untimely death, like that kid in "Home Alone".
That kid's got some confidence. -
and a large bank account - I hope
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I think snake bites are covered by accidental death insurance. With that kind of coin she could hire a driver for the next 3 years and keep the fridge stocked with snacky cakes and chicken nuggets.
I'm sure she has a very well thought out plan, it might be frightening to ask her -
You think Ben has that kind of Life Insurance? Hmmm maybe the kids bought the life insurance for him, hired the snake and ... no no no this is getting into Jack Payne's territory now...
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Maybe the kid has been reading Jacks blog
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ekim - I wish she would take over the household lol - I shouldn't be grey at my age....
Ben -
if whe read Jacks Blog - she would have hired a cow and watched them multiply on their own...
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It could have been worse, you know. I once told my daddy I wanted a different one (A fictional character no less) - and he said but I'm your daddy!
To which I retorted, "I know, but you're old, you'll be dead soon".
OUCH! I think I was all of three when I said that, though LOL.
Edited to add - he's still kickin, too -
LOL Anok, I swear my kids think my childhood was spent in Black and White...
Ben
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I like Brenna's confidence and the way she sees her surroundings and life. As a matter of fact, why do you get so annoyed when kids tell the 'truth' too??
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It wasn't the 'truth' which troubled me as much as the implication
Ben
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LOL! Poor useful kid ... gee, dad, what's wrong with you?
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I'm getting old lol - that's all - just getting old lol.
Ben
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I remember as a kid I once told my mother, who was talking to me while standing in a room with no overhead lights on (just natural light coming in), that "gee, Mom, you look pretty in the dark."
I never lived that one down.-
LOL! My wife said almost the same thing to me in a restaurant 'You look real good in candlelight Ben' - I didn't know quite how to take that!
Ben -
I think your wife's take on it was actually pretty nice. You can at least see she MEANT it to be a compliment.
Ah, if only I'd known the phrase "natural lighting" when I was six...
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lol Ya, gotta love kids!
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