Pull the other one, it's got bells on!
Well "pull the other one... " is a well known phrase for people who are attempting to take the living p*** out of you! On this occasion, this is something I have no desire to do right now.
I'm here to tell you about my trip to my local Metro Supermarket this morning. I popped in there quickly to buy a few groceries. It was very early in the morning and the Supermarket is normally deserted at this time. While browsing, I heard the sound of a loud bell. When I laid eyes on where the bell sounds were coming from, I was surprised to see a little boy zipping along the isles with what looked like a cat collar with a bell around his neck.
He ran past me and I had to step back a few paces and then I immediately came eye-to-eye with his mother.
The woman read my mind because I was thinking why's this little boy wearing a bell. She said to me "morning... Dylan wears a bell so that I don't loose him when he runs off. I don't like the idea of putting reigns on him, but he doesn't listen to me so when I put a bell on him, I can always find him". I said to her "OK", while thinking "...OK!..."
She then said "I saw the look of surprise on your face". I said again parrot-fashion "OK" and then smiled.
As you and I both know, my feeble OK, OK was fully loaded. I thought of so many things, it was too much to compute. For instance, I thought a bell? Was it wrong? Was it right? Was that really a cat's collar with a bell on it? Should I care?
Well Dylan seemed quite happy, running around with abandon and a cat-collar around his neck. But I guess it made me think wouldn't it be better for Dylan and his mother for Dylan to understand that there's a time to run around and there's a time to calmly walk next to your mother, especially when she's trying to shop and running around like you're in an Adventure Playground is not an option.
I'm here to tell you about my trip to my local Metro Supermarket this morning. I popped in there quickly to buy a few groceries. It was very early in the morning and the Supermarket is normally deserted at this time. While browsing, I heard the sound of a loud bell. When I laid eyes on where the bell sounds were coming from, I was surprised to see a little boy zipping along the isles with what looked like a cat collar with a bell around his neck.
He ran past me and I had to step back a few paces and then I immediately came eye-to-eye with his mother. The woman read my mind because I was thinking why's this little boy wearing a bell. She said to me "morning... Dylan wears a bell so that I don't loose him when he runs off. I don't like the idea of putting reigns on him, but he doesn't listen to me so when I put a bell on him, I can always find him". I said to her "OK", while thinking "...OK!..."
She then said "I saw the look of surprise on your face". I said again parrot-fashion "OK" and then smiled.
As you and I both know, my feeble OK, OK was fully loaded. I thought of so many things, it was too much to compute. For instance, I thought a bell? Was it wrong? Was it right? Was that really a cat's collar with a bell on it? Should I care?
Well Dylan seemed quite happy, running around with abandon and a cat-collar around his neck. But I guess it made me think wouldn't it be better for Dylan and his mother for Dylan to understand that there's a time to run around and there's a time to calmly walk next to your mother, especially when she's trying to shop and running around like you're in an Adventure Playground is not an option.
posted by August Mayfield at
10:32
2 Comments:
I don't know weather or not to laugh or cry! I feel that woman putting a bell on her child but would I? I don't think so.
My mum had 8 of us, she didn't need a cow bell, she just had the look. You know the look that says you're gonna get beaten when you get home.
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