I'm glad Carl piped in with his recent story.
My youngest got caught on top of a large water tank along with a few friends. Why do boys like heights? It was 50 or 60 feet tall and no fence around it, an attractive nuesience. They had climbed up the ladder on the side and were busy looking into the hatch amazed at how clear the water was and that they could see all the way to the bottom. This was our drinking water I should hope it was clear! Then one of the kids spotted a policeman driving up the access road and he somehow made it down while the others were still gazing into the waters. They got caught and turned in their friend who escaped, all the parents had to go down and spring our kids, they even put them in the cold holding cell. It made some impression but not on the one who got away, about 13 years later he OD'd, my son has matured. Some time later they fenced the tank in because too many boys, it was always boys, kept climbing the tank.
He got some payback last week with his 4 year old daughter who has recently taken to lying. She went to bed with gum in her mouth and got in stuck all in her long hair. She kept claiming she didn't know how it got there!
HE got it out with peanut butter and when I asked her about it she changed the subject! This is typical behavior for a 4 year old, it was hard not to laugh, hopefully, it will make an impression. Having daughters is going to be a challenge for him and he will know a little of what I had to endure.
My youngest got caught on top of a large water tank along with a few friends. Why do boys like heights? It was 50 or 60 feet tall and no fence around it, an attractive nuesience. They had climbed up the ladder on the side and were busy looking into the hatch amazed at how clear the water was and that they could see all the way to the bottom. This was our drinking water I should hope it was clear! Then one of the kids spotted a policeman driving up the access road and he somehow made it down while the others were still gazing into the waters. They got caught and turned in their friend who escaped, all the parents had to go down and spring our kids, they even put them in the cold holding cell. It made some impression but not on the one who got away, about 13 years later he OD'd, my son has matured. Some time later they fenced the tank in because too many boys, it was always boys, kept climbing the tank.
He got some payback last week with his 4 year old daughter who has recently taken to lying. She went to bed with gum in her mouth and got in stuck all in her long hair. She kept claiming she didn't know how it got there!
HE got it out with peanut butter and when I asked her about it she changed the subject! This is typical behavior for a 4 year old, it was hard not to laugh, hopefully, it will make an impression. Having daughters is going to be a challenge for him and he will know a little of what I had to endure.