another whirlwind visit to the island: 52 hours from start to finish. we saw two movies in the theatre (march of the penguins and wedding crashers) and two movies in the livingroom (team america: world police and hollywood north). i had one nap and two good sleep-ins. we visited my uncle and discovered an amazing little hidyhole i'm definitely going back to explore in more detail in future. i won't be going back until my mom's birthday at the end of september, so we had to pack a lot in to keep her topped up with heathery goodness until she sees me again.
overheard on the ferry to horseshoe bay:
daddy (who looks and sounds an awful lot like darren): christopher, get down off the table, please.
christopher: no!
daddy: christopher, it's time to get off the table. look around, do you see anyone else lying on their tables?
christopher: *looking around* yes?
daddy: no, you don't. please get down.
christopher: whyyyy?
daddy: because it's outside the social norms.
Social norms, eh? Did it work?
that's about the time his mommy showed up with food, so yes. i suppose it did.
That's some sound parenting there. Very rational. My brother has a kid, but he wasn't on Vancouver Island this weekend. Also, he's less rational than me.
Trust me, if the mother hadn't shown up little chris would have said,
"No, it's NOT outside of social norms"
More like he would YELL IT, and then all the old people migrating to the island (specifically OakBay) would turn and look with furrowed brow and whisper something about "some people's kids".
Of course. Food always trumps reason :)
outside the social norms huh?
Hrm.. I think I'll try that the next time one of my students is telling me to fark off.
Yes Johnny, and before you walk out of the door slamming it in my face might I remind you that your current behaviour is outside the social norms and...
oh... nevermind.
Well, I geuss it's a half-step better than "because if you don't I'll beat your ass until it's black and blue."
I do hope the little brat ate off his own shoe bottom sludge spot.
it's nice to see there are still some parents out there that even maintain some idea of what social norms are. most parents I see these days take the path of least resistance and let them do whatever they want to avoid any kind of confrontation. which annoys me, because when I was a kid, if I stepped out of line or questioned my parents authority, I'd get slapped eight ways from sunday. and I'm glad they did too.
But if most parents do it the lazy way, doesn't the lazy way become the social norm?? ;-)
good point, that.