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Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday Musings - Under the influence of kids

What happens when you are under the influence of kids? Almost anything. You may loose clarity of thought on any given situation. This state of being may be brought on by things that the kids get themselves into or get you into.
You may be under the influence of kids if you experience situations such as those listed below.
·         You’ve had to take a forgotten lunch, homework, gym shorts or anything else to your child at school.
·         You’ve had to move at top speed to protect your child – from riding his bike into the street, from putting something non edible into his mouth and the list goes on.
·         Your kids challenge you to do something and you do it. You realize half way through the challenge that it could lead to embarrassment. On a warm sunny day at the park, the boys were swinging on some type of merry go round apparatus. It looked like they were having fun. So when they said, “Come on ma get on, we’ll swing you” I got on. They video taped me flying through the air and landing.
·         After a long night, you sleep soundly, but jump out of the bed the next morning because the alarm did not ring. You rush to wake the kids, hurry them to get dressed…then realize it’s Saturday.
·         You have been out smarted by your kids, on more than one occasion.  I asked my son to clean the bath tub. We like to use Scrubbing Bubbles for cleaning. The directions on the can say, “Spray and wait five minutes for tough stains.” Donovan sprayed the tub and returned 20 minutes later (and only because I reminded him to finish the job). He said he wanted to make sure the tub would be clean and “The commercial says Scrubbing Bubbles works hard so you don’t have to.”
What experiences have you had while under the influence of kids?

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