Animal planet and the general menagerie
Television has a lot to answer for, or rather, unsupervised television viewing by the youth of today. I find the youth of the day spitting into the air and watching the spittle land at his toe nails. I admonish the youth today, although I am secretly pleased at his incredible display of such fine lip closure, “and just what exactly do you think you are doing Sunny Jim!”
“I am being dah Archer Fish.”
Of course he is!
“Well I don’t want to see that again thank you,” I lie in a truthful manner. I watch him tip toe out into the garden in exaggerated sneak mode.
July 19th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Heh! I heard “Sunny Jim” on a video of bbc tv – thought of you!
One of the funner parts of parenting is lying to them, eh?
“exaggerated sneak mode” – perfect words – entirely communicates what he did. You and words go together well, Maddy.
July 19th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Ah yes, Animal planet is the source for many of the shenanigans carried on about our place as well. Our living room played host to a herd of rambunctious nocturnal tarsiers this evening during a thinly disguised ploy at avoiding bedtime.
My response that breakfast would then be a nice quick bowl of lizards and jungle insects was not well received.
Archer fish is a new one though, clever lad! Thankfully my youngest hasn’t thought of that one yet. Not like he needs another excuse for spitting…
~Michelle