CAUTION! This is ANOTHER One of THOSE Stories.. But This Time, It Is About Horse Manure.
Our friends recently got a horse. Yay! :) Free Pony Rides for the kids!
What could be bad about that, right? With a horse comes manure. Which is fine and natural and a good fertilizer... but not so good as a substitute for balls and Play Doh.
Yesterday, my kids were playing in our friends' backyard with other kids. This backyard is pretty neato. It has swings, and play houses, and slides, and even a sand pit! And, as the owners of the horse are super awesome and let the kids interact with the horse and brush the horse, etc, this backyard has a small area in the back corner where the horse likes to relieve itself.
The kids stayed away from that corner all day. It was pretty easy to do as this is a LARGE backyard.
Fast Forward to the end of the day. The horse had been put back out in the pasture. So, I let my big kids play outside for a little while before I called them in to get cleaned up. It is the type of situation where the older kids are fine to run and play in the yard without constant supervision. Supervision from the window with the occasional checking on them outside works fine.
I went to check on them. I found my 3 yr old hopping over piles of horse poo. Or I thought that is what she was doing. In reality, she was hopping ONTO the piles of poo... like a game... And as I glanced down, I realized I was STANDING NEXT TO HER SHOES! Yep. A game of Barefooted Poop Stomping was in full swing. Then, as I started to call out to her, I stared on in shock and horror as I saw her reach down and PICK UP a round horse nugget... and THROW IT like it was a ball. She giggled and I started losing my mind and yelling at that point.
Really?? Horse Poop as toys? Gross and Yuck. My friend chuckled and said, "well, at least it's only processed hay and such."
Nice.
I hope I will laugh about this soon. And I hope I NEVER catch a kid doing that again.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
JimDandyPhobia
JimDandyPhobia... Because it Just Sounds so Much Better Than Plantophobia.
When my 5 yr old was about 1 and a half years old, my husband and I took her to a playground that had been neglected by the lawn care providers. We carried her to the swings, set her down in the grass, and just stood there in shock as she proceeded to scream in abject terror. She all but climbed her daddy trying to get him to pick her back up.
When my 5 year old was 2 years old and we were in my car, we had the misfortune to stop the car at a light where there was lots and lots of high weeds on the corner. She looked out the window and started proclaiming in fear and dismay "WEE! WEE!" (weeds) She did not settle down until we drove off.
Then, she refused to play in Nana's backyard every time we visited over the next few years, UNLESS Nana called her yard guy in advance. Now, Nana has a nice backyard. It is landscaped and everything... but it is prone to those tall "Y" weeds.
Finally, about a year ago, the 5 1/2 yr old seemed to magically and wonderfully forget this fear.
Until Last Week.
My 5 yr old and 3 yr old were standing at my car, about to get in. The 3 yr old took a step back to allow me to open the door for them... she stepped backward into the grass. And, right in the middle of a small cluster of "Y" weeds. The 5 yr old GASPED! And said, "OH NO, Oh Honey! You are in the weeds! Hurry, step out! Are you OK??! Did that weed HURT YOU? Poor honey!"
What??! What what?? Did the WEED hurt the 3 yr old? Really??? And where the heck did "honey" come from?
The 3 yr old said "Mmm Hmmm. (yes) That bad weed hurt me. Where's the weed? What?"
Yeah.
So, I tried to look up Fear of Weeds, but all I could come up with was Fear of Marijuana, Fear of Dandylions (Jimdandyphobia), and Fear of Plants.
This is such a bizarre phobia to me. I am wondering if we will ever outgrow this one!
When my 5 yr old was about 1 and a half years old, my husband and I took her to a playground that had been neglected by the lawn care providers. We carried her to the swings, set her down in the grass, and just stood there in shock as she proceeded to scream in abject terror. She all but climbed her daddy trying to get him to pick her back up.
When my 5 year old was 2 years old and we were in my car, we had the misfortune to stop the car at a light where there was lots and lots of high weeds on the corner. She looked out the window and started proclaiming in fear and dismay "WEE! WEE!" (weeds) She did not settle down until we drove off.
Then, she refused to play in Nana's backyard every time we visited over the next few years, UNLESS Nana called her yard guy in advance. Now, Nana has a nice backyard. It is landscaped and everything... but it is prone to those tall "Y" weeds.
Finally, about a year ago, the 5 1/2 yr old seemed to magically and wonderfully forget this fear.
Until Last Week.
My 5 yr old and 3 yr old were standing at my car, about to get in. The 3 yr old took a step back to allow me to open the door for them... she stepped backward into the grass. And, right in the middle of a small cluster of "Y" weeds. The 5 yr old GASPED! And said, "OH NO, Oh Honey! You are in the weeds! Hurry, step out! Are you OK??! Did that weed HURT YOU? Poor honey!"
What??! What what?? Did the WEED hurt the 3 yr old? Really??? And where the heck did "honey" come from?
The 3 yr old said "Mmm Hmmm. (yes) That bad weed hurt me. Where's the weed? What?"
Yeah.
So, I tried to look up Fear of Weeds, but all I could come up with was Fear of Marijuana, Fear of Dandylions (Jimdandyphobia), and Fear of Plants.
This is such a bizarre phobia to me. I am wondering if we will ever outgrow this one!
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