The latest from the lisping choir
Affable Despot Jason has volunteered to join in with the village theatrical review. He loves the thespian lifestyle me thinks.
His eldest is going to University soon
How does the time go? I feels only yesterday that I would babysit them after school
Two preteen girls who loved to cook zombie cookies, back comb William and brush Winnie’s teeth with my toothbrush
This post reminds me so much of those days
“Children notice everything”
We had just bathed and towel dried Mary and placed her back into her crate when Eve noticed a big blob of curry sauce on the oven glove which was looped over the oven door handle .
" Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh! " she called out rather theatrically " Wot's that?"
I made a show of sniffing the brown lump and told both girls that I thought it " smelt of poo"
Suddenly I had both girl's rapt attention
I poked the lump with my finger and lifted it to my nose
" yes it's poo!" I announced and as the girls looked on with surprised frowns
I popped my finger into my mouth
Screaming filled the kitchen.
Late in life , I have learnt the lesson that children love and need silliness.
And the " smuttier" and " dirtier" the silly activity...the happier they become.
Unfortunately I don' t recall my parents ever being silly.
When I picked the girls up from school yesterday afternoon, Eve asked if we could " smash the apples again" ....as " it was fun" We had picked apples from the orchard and had jumped on the soft apples with our shoes so that the geese could feed on the bits the last time they came around after school.
Last night , when affable despot Jason arrived to pick his girls up , he was faced with suddenly dipped curried digits and shouts of "Dad! I have poo on my finger" , and like all experienced parents he smiled a patient smile .
I covered the fingerholes before I replaced the curry in the oven.
Oh, yes. Poo, bottoms, willies, are hilarious when you're little.
ReplyDeleteSilliness never goes out of fashion, no matter your age. We could all learn a lesson from children on that score. What a great proxy uncle you were and still are. The girls are lucky to have you in their life. xx
Lovely to see children grow...but keep the silly and fun.
ReplyDeleteThey must absolutely love coming to your place. What a special part you’ve played in their lives. Lucky girls. I wish I’d had someone like you in my life as a youngster, instead of frigid constantly fault-finding nuns!
ReplyDeleteI asked was it funny haha or funny peculiar. My grandsons ask if it is going to be willy butt funny. In my childhood it was never willy butt funny if adults were nearby.
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There was a decent sized Easter egg sitting on our bench. I began to sing Humpty Dumpty, and at 'had a great fall', I pushed the egg off the bench onto the floor whereby it smashed. My 7? year old niece was very amused and my sister said to her daughter, 'See, your grumpy uncle can be funny'.
ReplyDeleteBrushing Winnie's teeth with your toothbrush??? Urgh....
ReplyDeleteOh John, I loved this so much. No one in our family was silly, or conspiratorial with us girls. When I am with children, I love to find out who they are, what they like, what they think and feel by asking them all sorts of silly questions. The look on their faces is precious.
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