Sometimes you see kids do stupid things that are just kid stupid things. But it looks fun - if you're a kid and don't know any better. You're sure that you did something equally stupid when you were their age. Like climbing out of your bedroom window onto the front porch. Not that I did that or anything.
And if you see them doing the stupid-but-not-too-dangerous-thing, you don't want to necessarily stop them. Because what their doing is not that dangerous and you should let you kids do some stupid things so the can learn to make wise choices. Or not.
And, if you're lucky enough, you actually catch them doing it AND you actually have your camera handy. Such was the case on Thanksgiving at Sheldon's house.
Sheldon's dad built a swing on this branch of this big ol' tree. It's super fun and super fast and I know that the kids will have fun for years on it playing the "underdog."
Yes. They have named their game.
And this game requires at least two kids to play it properly.
STEP 1: The kid on the ground pulls the first kid back as far as they can.
Unfortunately, the kid on the ground sometimes has her work cut out for her when the kid in the swing weighs 20 pounds more than she does and the kid in the swing doesn't care and just tells her to suck it up and deal with it. PULL!
STEP 2: The kid on the ground (who has somehow managed to pull herself up off of the ground) runs as fast as she can in the other direction.
STEP 3: Here's where the stupid part comes in - in case you haven't figured it out yet. The kid on the ground releases the kid on the swing...much to the kid on the swing's delight. Wheeeeeee...
Anyone see the problem yet?
I'm pretty sure that kid on the swing is starting to realize the problem. If not, see step 4 below.
STEP 4: The kid on the swing suddenly realizes the problem as evidenced by said kid on the swing's face.
The whole point of this game is to swing but these kids know that inevitibly they will slam into the tree. And yet they do it anyway. Stupid kids.
But even though they're being stupid kids (and I mean that in the nicest way possible), I'm glad that they have this big ol' tree and swing to play on because it will be lots of fun in the years to come.
And that is the whole point in life for a kid. To be a stupid kid. To have fun. And, most importantly, to survive it. :)
8 comments:
I thought it was your sister that climbed out of the window- oh wait, now I remember- you were just going to keep her out of trouble!
No. No. That was a different climbing out of the window. I did it during the day for fun. She did it at night for fun. But, she went out the basement door anyway. The window was waaaaaaayyyyy too much work. Stupid kids. Heh.
I can hardly wait to see Susan's comment!
I have no comment-except Sometimes I went out the front door.
Okay. This wasn't the direction I was really taking this post into but okay. I guess it does deflect off the fact that instead of stopping the stupid kids from crashing into the tree, I put my camera onto continuous mode and kept shooting. lol
You cannot pick what direction your posts will go in!!! Sometimes they have a life all their own! :)
I would have let the kid slam into the tree just to get the picture too. So you are not alone. At least he wasn't seriously hurt. And you have some good pictures to document it.
And that, Becky, is one of the many, many reasons that I love you. :)
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