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| When a teen makes tea... anything can happen |
We see
labels on items all the time. Have you ever purchased a toy for your child and
somewhere on the box were the words, some
assembly required? A recent episode at our house caused me to want to apply
a label to my son.
My son
called me and asked if he could have a couple of friends over. I didn’t mind
since I knew the boys and I would arrive home shortly after they did. When I
arrived home the front door was wide open and so was the patio door.There was a smoky smell floating through the house.
“Is somebody
grilling?” I called out.
“No, Ma,”
came a voice from upstairs.As I made my way through the living room and into the kitchen, I discover what I thought food being grilled. It was a black tea kettle that used to be grey. Somebody had burned my tea kettle.
I went to my sons’ room where he and his friends were playing video games.
“Are you all trying to burn down the house?” I asked the boys.
Both boys
said, “That wasn’t us,” and pointed to my son.
“All of you
need adult supervision,” I told the three high school seniors.
And that was
the label I needed for my son that day…Adult
supervision required.
In case
you’re wondering, my son had an excuse for not hearing the tea kettle
screaming. He was playing a video came and had on a headset that was equipped
with noise cancellation.
If my kids
came with warning labels some of them may include the following:
·
WARNING:
eyes may roll when asked to do chores
·
Don’t
ask too many questions at once, child may whine in frustration
·
Child
may move slowly when he doesn’t want to do something parent has asked him to do
If kids came
with a warning label, it could help prepare parents for crazy odd out of
the ordinary behavior.
What type of
warning label would apply to your child?
