Children can be so utterly innocent, it makes me laugh.
I collected Mair (5) and Ella (4) from school today with the twins. I needed to drop off my phone to get fixed, however because it was cold and windy I told them to wait in the car whilst I ran across the road to the shop. Knowing what they are like I locked the car.
I was gone 2 mins tops.
The car alarm started.
I raced back to the car to see Mair and Ella sitting in stunned silence looking unusually petrified.
'Mair did it' said Ella.
'Did what' I asked dreading the worst.
'Set off the alarm Fofo, she was waving her weapon"
I hasted to add the aforementioned 'weapon' was the cardboard inside tube from Christmas wrapping paper.
'It's okay' I said, 'The alarm goes off if there's any movement in the car'.
'But we thought the police were coming to take us to JAIL' wailed Mair.
Hmm..okay, did I miss a chunk of this conversation?
'The police car went past going nee naw' said Ella.
'We thought they were coming to take us to jail for setting the car alarm off' chipped in Mair.
Oh dear!
' No' I said,'You have to do far worse things than that'
'REALLY' they said (looking visibly calmer)
'Like running across a road without your mummy' Mair said.
'Gosh no far worse' I was regretting starting this now...
'Like what fofo?' said Ella
'Erm like lying or hurting someone'
' Oh' said Mair ' ____ ______ does that. Why don't they come to my school and take him away'
' I am sure he doesn't mean too' I said, hastily adding 'anyway you have to be much older'.
Thank God we had reached home by this stage and the conversation died as they raced to the dressing up clothes.
I love that innocence children have. The strong moralistic code and sense of right and wrong. It is so funny and yet so touching as well.
I was gone 2 mins tops.
The car alarm started.
I raced back to the car to see Mair and Ella sitting in stunned silence looking unusually petrified.
'Mair did it' said Ella.
'Did what' I asked dreading the worst.
'Set off the alarm Fofo, she was waving her weapon"
I hasted to add the aforementioned 'weapon' was the cardboard inside tube from Christmas wrapping paper.
'It's okay' I said, 'The alarm goes off if there's any movement in the car'.
'But we thought the police were coming to take us to JAIL' wailed Mair.
Hmm..okay, did I miss a chunk of this conversation?
'The police car went past going nee naw' said Ella.
'We thought they were coming to take us to jail for setting the car alarm off' chipped in Mair.
Oh dear!
' No' I said,'You have to do far worse things than that'
'REALLY' they said (looking visibly calmer)
'Like running across a road without your mummy' Mair said.
'Gosh no far worse' I was regretting starting this now...
'Like what fofo?' said Ella
'Erm like lying or hurting someone'
' Oh' said Mair ' ____ ______ does that. Why don't they come to my school and take him away'
' I am sure he doesn't mean too' I said, hastily adding 'anyway you have to be much older'.
Thank God we had reached home by this stage and the conversation died as they raced to the dressing up clothes.
I love that innocence children have. The strong moralistic code and sense of right and wrong. It is so funny and yet so touching as well.
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