The kids returned home triumphantly today from their Grandparents. Cymbals crashed and horns blared as we drove down the driveway…
And then the pink monkeys flew out of my butt.
The boy’s balloon popped. Apparently, this wasn’t any old balloon. This balloon was his most treasured item ever. The one thing he had spent his 5 years on this earth wishing for. It completed his life.
Thus, when it popped, he cried. He cried while he brought it’s airless corpse up into his room. He cried while he finished unpacking all the stuff he brought to the Grandparents. He cried when he put on his pajamas. He cried harder when he threw it into the trash. He cried while he brushed his teeth. He continued crying after we kissed him goodnight.
The lass decided, seeing that the boy had already taken that act, opted for the little angel routine. She chirped and flitted about taking care of all her stuff. Brushing her teeth, examining all the work the Wife and I had done in the bedroom were all done with the utmost perkiness and cooperation. She climbed into bed without a complaint.
Life returns to normal.
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Main Entry: de•flate
Pronunciation: \di-ˈflāt, ˌdē-\ Function: verb / Inflected Form(s): de•flat•ed; de•flat•ing / Etymology: de- + -flate (as in inflate) / Date: 1891
transitive verb 1 : to release air or gas from ;v2 : to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness 3 : to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contractintransitive verb : to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gas
When children are exhausted, they may exhibit the following symptom s:
• Hyperactivity (a result of being over-tired) ; Unusual crankiness and fussiness
• Impulsive and/or erratic behavior; Yawning, rubbing their eyes, lying down
• Clinginess; Whining, crying ; Inattentiveness and restlessness;
CURE = SLEEP
They’ve had a full night’s sleep now. We’ll see what it does for them.
The boy is already complaining about the cartoons he’s watching…