Driving home from an afternoon at a friend’s house today I decided to use the time wisely and attempt to explain the concept of laws to my two six-year olds. It started off well as I explained that a law is like a rule but if you break a law you can be arrested and sent to jail. This did seem to cause my two a little distress as they started to panic about occasions in the past where they may have bent a law and they seemed to fear that should their past misdemeanours be found out they would be spending the rest of their days in striped pajamas getting a stripey tan through a barred window.
Twin girl, seeking clarity questioned; ‘is breaking a law climbing into someone houses and taking stuff?’
I responded with a cheery clap, happy that she seemed to be understanding.
Twin boy followed on with, ‘is it illegal to throw pine cones at cars?’ he then paused and quickly added as an afterthought ‘because I never did that mummy.’
However his cheeks faded from bright red when I confirmed it was not illegal to launch pine cones at unsuspecting vehicles but it was highly naughty and was punishable by mummy with time on the naughty step.
Twin girl then launched into a list of what she felt should and shouldnt be outlawed in the UK.
‘We can’t hit people in the face can we?’
I agreed and quickly added that other body parts were not really acceptable either.
‘and we can’t throw stones at people can we mummy?’
Again I nodded in agreement once more regretting allowing the children to watch mindless violent cartoons whilst I sat in the corner gabbing with friends.
‘but, but, but mummy’ twin girl spluttered out eagerly excitement written all over her face, ‘it’s perfectly fine to throw smokers in the road isn’t it?’
…..well it is a filthy habit!
Oh, most definitely! And to drive backwards and forwards over them until they understand that smoking is just not nice! Says an ex-smoker for many, many years – we really are the worst!
Glad to hear your laughter again! X
*coughs* dont tell the kids but I am also an ex smoker…..
You go twin-girl, woot woot! I’ll be in the queue behind Wibbly Wobbly with my car revving.
Ha!
Nice. 🙂
cheers x
I am an ex smoker, we are much worse than non smokers
Do you reckon it is because we secretly miss it?
Very funny-should be made law!
Exactly
Yes and run them over!
If you fancy a bit of meme-ing, I’ve tagged you in a meme x
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Lol. Off to check it out now
oh how I miss a fag *sigh*
Aalong with existing on champagne and canapes and snogging randoms….those were the days my friend!!
lol!!!! it is like the ex smokers support group here!
Yeah! Chuck em all under a bus! Glad to see you haven’t lost your sense of humour after your crappy week last week.
sarcasm seems to be my defense mechanism!
We’re about to get new neighbours (I’m a little nervous about it, as you might imagine). The other day my 11yo son came up with the idea of putting up a No Smoking sign outside. Just. In. Case. (That’ll get us off to a good start)
Can you imagine what would happen if we got your kids and my kids together? They’d reshape the world…
…And make it a better place?