Monday, April 11, 2011

Working in the Yard

I have these wonderful childhood memories of working in the yard side-by-side with my parents.  Weeding was never fun, but I remember having fun being outside together in the fresh air.

Now that I have a 4 year old, I realized this weekend that "working side-by-side" is really just a euphemism for parents working until they are exhausted while their children play nearby.  ;)

Mom: "Can you pick up that stick I dropped?"
Kid has one of three answers:

  1. (silence) .... "Hey, its a rolly-polly bug!"
  2. "Yeah sure, Mom." (five minutes later stick is still in the way)
  3. "Yeah sure, Mom." "Hey Mom, look its a sword!" (swish, swish, swish)
What gave me the impression that I was actually useful in the yard below the age of 16?  That's when I realized I should let it go.  As long as he wasn't getting hurt, he could "help" nearby all he wanted.

And no child, you can't use the man-sized lopers.  And no, you can't use the small ones either.  No one is losing a finger today.
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3 comments:

  1. LaurieBeeApril 12, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    LOL! At least he wasn't terrorising his sister!

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  2. Cheri ScottApril 12, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Oh, give him the lopers! If he's holding them with both hands, he can't cut of his finger!

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  3. WonderWomanApril 12, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    @ Cheri: Really! I'm sure he'll find a way --- there's always a leg.
    @ LaurieBee: Yes, she was getting a break -- but STILL didn't go down for much of a nap.

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