On Small Children and Drunks...
On Small Children
I was in San Francisco last week, visiting my roomate from college, and the topic of children came up. Now I'm not sure if we were discussing actually having children, people acting like children, or maybe we were just talking about drunks. Any subject could've triggered the following discussion.
- (She Says) I think little children are like drunk adults.
- (I Say) Okay. Keep talking.
- Well, both seem to lack the filter between thought and mouth. Also, they lack basic coordination, and the ability to realize their limitations.
- It's too bad that we can't all act like children then. Life would be a hell of a lot easier if people were up front about everything. And we put enogh limitations on ourselves as it is, would that we could forget them.
-Oh shut up, with your philosofical babble. You know I'm right.
-Okay. I you are, and I think it's damn funny.
Later in the week, i reach my seat on the flight back home, and find a lady with a baby in a carseat who will be sharing my row on the flight back. I try not to think about what a horrible flight this will turn out to be, and continue reading from -My Horizontal Life-. One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Its about this woman's one nights stands and sex stories.
Anyway, I'm laughing out loud so much, the lady asks me what I'm reading. We spent the rest of the flight chatting. Eventually the topic came to her children, she has a two year old and a 6 month old. Did I mention she was travelling with both her children... Sounds awful, doesn't it. A flight full of noisy rugrats. Now, I have nothing against children, but I don't think we should have to be subjected to them in the air. There's too many other issues to deal with. Like the fact that American, eliminated their "more legroom in coach". Apparently, no one was willing to pay for the extra two inches. This wouldn't have been an issue if I had flown Jet Blue. By the way, if you were wondering, neither of these children made a noise on this flight. There was also a dog aboard, and no one heard him either. But, I digress.
We came to the topic of toddlers and I told her about my roomate's theory about drunk adults and little children. She laughed and had to agree, then went on to recount some of her toddlers escapades, those making her seem like a little drunk person.
We also spent some time discussing a baby's first fall. You know the one when you left baby in the middle of the bed, because he/she couldn't roll over. You turned away for just one minute, and BANG!!! WaHHHHHH!!!!!! They choose that moment to learn rolling over.
Or maybe you left them really far back on a chair, playing with something. Of course, said something falls, and right after goes baby.
Anyway, apparently it happens to all parents. Now, I haven't actually had the chance to test this theory on any of my own offspring, because I don't have any, but I'm sure I will someday...
I was in San Francisco last week, visiting my roomate from college, and the topic of children came up. Now I'm not sure if we were discussing actually having children, people acting like children, or maybe we were just talking about drunks. Any subject could've triggered the following discussion.
- (She Says) I think little children are like drunk adults.
- (I Say) Okay. Keep talking.
- Well, both seem to lack the filter between thought and mouth. Also, they lack basic coordination, and the ability to realize their limitations.
- It's too bad that we can't all act like children then. Life would be a hell of a lot easier if people were up front about everything. And we put enogh limitations on ourselves as it is, would that we could forget them.
-Oh shut up, with your philosofical babble. You know I'm right.
-Okay. I you are, and I think it's damn funny.
Later in the week, i reach my seat on the flight back home, and find a lady with a baby in a carseat who will be sharing my row on the flight back. I try not to think about what a horrible flight this will turn out to be, and continue reading from -My Horizontal Life-. One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Its about this woman's one nights stands and sex stories.
Anyway, I'm laughing out loud so much, the lady asks me what I'm reading. We spent the rest of the flight chatting. Eventually the topic came to her children, she has a two year old and a 6 month old. Did I mention she was travelling with both her children... Sounds awful, doesn't it. A flight full of noisy rugrats. Now, I have nothing against children, but I don't think we should have to be subjected to them in the air. There's too many other issues to deal with. Like the fact that American, eliminated their "more legroom in coach". Apparently, no one was willing to pay for the extra two inches. This wouldn't have been an issue if I had flown Jet Blue. By the way, if you were wondering, neither of these children made a noise on this flight. There was also a dog aboard, and no one heard him either. But, I digress.
We came to the topic of toddlers and I told her about my roomate's theory about drunk adults and little children. She laughed and had to agree, then went on to recount some of her toddlers escapades, those making her seem like a little drunk person.
We also spent some time discussing a baby's first fall. You know the one when you left baby in the middle of the bed, because he/she couldn't roll over. You turned away for just one minute, and BANG!!! WaHHHHHH!!!!!! They choose that moment to learn rolling over.
Or maybe you left them really far back on a chair, playing with something. Of course, said something falls, and right after goes baby.
Anyway, apparently it happens to all parents. Now, I haven't actually had the chance to test this theory on any of my own offspring, because I don't have any, but I'm sure I will someday...
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