Saw this photo essay and thought y'all would enjoy what kids can do.
:D
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Kids are like an F1 tornado on the damage scale. Seriously. (30 Photos)
http://thechive.com/2011/11/11/kids-are-like-an-f1-tornado-on-the-damage-scale-seriously-30-photos/ (http://thechive.com/2011/11/11/kids-are-like-an-f1-tornado-on-the-damage-scale-seriously-30-photos/)
Oh, great - I've got Cap'n B coming to stay this weekend. :mrgreen:
He's not as bad as those kids - but only because he never gets the chance.
My grandaughter is still at the satge where she enjoys clearing everything up (20 months) !
Why do I have the word SUPERVISION at the forefront of my mind while looking at those pictures?
I had very mixed feelings looking at the gallery.
I agree with Zono: who leaves such small children alone to wreak such havoc? Oh wait, I know! The same people who let their little replicants act like vandals (not to mention visigoths) in public places, such as stores, right in front of their inattentive eyes.
LOL!
Yes, to both Zono and Pieces..... little ones who are neglected and unloved >>will<< find a way to amuse themselves...
... for the resultant attention, if nothing else.
So really it's not so much the kids who are at fault, but the grown-ups who neglected them.
Kids are just new and inexperienced. They need guidance.
THAT'S why you stick the little beggars outside in a sandbox to make merry messy. With adequate supervision, of course, but out the kitchen window generally suffices I should think. Kids need dirt, and to express their chaoticity, but also to learn where it's appropriate to do so and where not.
From what I recall of being a child, anyhow... easy for me to say because I don't have any of the little monsters darlings. ;)
Quote from: Opsa on November 12, 2011, 03:32:36 PM
So really it's not so much the kids who are at fault, but the grown-ups who neglected them.
Kids are just new and inexperienced. They need guidance.
Or they'll get recruited by the College Republicans :o
Quote from: Swatopluk on November 13, 2011, 08:14:12 AM
Quote from: Opsa on November 12, 2011, 03:32:36 PM
So really it's not so much the kids who are at fault, but the grown-ups who neglected them.
Kids are just new and inexperienced. They need guidance.
Or they'll get recruited by the College Republicans :o
And that, my friends, is more frightening that a runaway airborne-contagion virus...
:ROFL:
Sorry, folks, I've got a video on Photobucket to show you, but I can't make it play here. I'll keep trying.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu198/RamblingSyd/th_Capn-B.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/albums/uu198/RamblingSyd/?action=view¤t=Capn-B.mp4)
I remember doing similar things in the rain with a a pair of rubber boots at an age not to far from that. :D
Quote from: pieces o nine on November 12, 2011, 07:10:05 AM
I had very mixed feelings looking at the gallery.
I agree with Zono: who leaves such small children alone to wreak such havoc? Oh wait, I know! The same people who let their little replicants act like vandals (not to mention visigoths) in public places, such as stores, right in front of their inattentive eyes.
Pisces... I sooo agree... They are all there when it's time to have the fun...
after that, they're too busy on their iPads/iPhones etc...
additional comment: my mom volunteers at her church's thrift store, and I have heard a carpload of anecdotes from these ladies -- who themselves raised children who BEHAVED -- believe me. ;)
Apparently another family stopped in this last week and allowed (several) children to run riot as is too common. The children were later discovered in housewares, snapping taper candles in half over their knees. The children truly had no idea why the thrift store ladies were angry. Disturbingly, the parent(s) claimed to not understand, either.
On the other hand, the thrift store ladies can, in fact, tell vandalising customers to get their little mitts off things, or tell them to put things DOWN, or to tell them to leave and not come back, with no repercussions from a CEO out of touch with reality. That would be nice in the larger retail world, sometimes...
I lol'd hard at some of those pics. When I was that age, I was generally well-behaved (mostly), but my brother...he was a little git. He would constantly try to run away, leading to the necessity of reins when out, and do whatever necessary to gain attention. It's not that he didn't get it, it's just that he always wanted more, and also thought that he could do what he wanted, when he wanted to (he hasn't changed since then).
I can understand kids wanting to let off steam, but to let them do so in a shop is wrong. Having worked in retail in the past, I fully understand what those thrift store ladies felt like. I'm not an advocate of spanking, and I never will be, but there are times when my moral compass moves towards favouring the idea fully, such as with the mothers who didn't understand why their kids breaking shop stock was a bad thing (I bet you didn't see that one coming!).
I remember back in my retail days, a guy came in from the back of the shop with a really sheepish look on his face, and started apologising for his son knocking over one of our concrete water features (I believe some of you may know Henri Studio). I checked, and it was just a smaller top bowl that had irreparable damage, so my employer only charged him cost price for the bowl itself (you can order the parts separately). He went out looking not too pleased with his son, but at least he realised what had happened, and paid for the damages. We were nice to him, as we were to everyone, and tried to make him feel better, but you could tell he was really embarrassed. The poor guy kept apologising to us.