Survival of the Fittest

One of the many advantages of having an excessively large family is that it provides ample opportunity for me to exercise my powers of delegation.

I leave my daughter and her partner to mind Nonna and the three siblings, a two to one ratio, whilst I rush off to the supermarket to feed the hungry hoards. Within 30 minutes I’m back, fully and efficiently re-stocked for possibly another 24 hour period. Predictably enough, the house is in chaos but that does not deflect me from my mission.
“Right! I want every one of you out on the drive way to carry in a bag into the kitchen…..except you Nonna, you’re excused.” Three small people blink in disbelief, “you want to eat, right?” I add encouragingly.
“I am not liking yur disgustin foods.”
“Never mind that, it’s your new job.”
“Jobs is for adults.”
“Nope, not around here. This is how it works. I shop for the food. Daddy pays for the food, you do your work by carrying the food inside the house.”
“I cannot be doing dah working chores today.”
“Really. And why would that be then?”
“Because I am dah weakest one.”
“Rubbish! You’re as strong as a cat.”
“But my cat body is being too empty of the good foods for the giving of the energy.”
“Fair enough. I’ll just have to eat the three catering cartons of Goldfish crackers on my own then.”

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Posted on July 8th, 2009.
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10 Comments

  1. Jazz:
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Gotta love the Goldfish…

  2. Leanne:
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:49 am

    *snicker* Mine are pretty quick to move when I tell them I’m going to eat ‘their’ foods too. He sure knows how to debate though, doesn’t he?

  3. LynnEnsMom:
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:57 am

    Ahhhh…. thanks for the audible laugh! Cute story!

  4. pixiemama:
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Oh – Foster is working on earning each MOMENT he plays with his leapster these days. Carrying groceries, using kind words, following directions, following directions THE FIRST TIME. My new job: DICTATOR!

  5. Barbara:
    July 9th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Brilliant!

    Loved the cat’s view of Britain, too!

  6. ann:
    July 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    loved this post!

  7. Frog's Mom:
    July 9th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    You’ve got to love his reasoning –

    Yet in the end it all comes down to the proper motivation . . . Every man has his price!

  8. Yolanda Gordon:
    July 9th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Too funny. I wish it were that easy….my kids would be like Oh well….I’ll get gold fish at school….lol.

  9. mama edge:
    July 10th, 2009 at 5:29 am

    Brilliant strategery, mum!

  10. excavator:
    July 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, that is so funny!