Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 03, 2023

Now, Alice is gonna pass that story on to Dill; … Dill takes it along to his brothers, who in turn, decide to try it out oonnn, guess who? The subsequent activities that ensue are parental (hopefully maternal) and are not too unjustly harsh as to the point they elicit frantic cries of innocence (been there).

Maybe Alice has had enough sugar.

Just be glad Alice is healthy, fit and active.

Alice: They always say they’ll do fun stuff and then back out :(

Alice can think of so many fun things to try… brings back memories of some of the stuff I did when I was her age.

Ants in the pants stage

Or, he could take a pancake, flip it over to sop up syrup on both sides and then lay it on her chair as an adhesive..but it might make for a strange story when they have to call the Fire Department for help unsticking her.

Maybe try chocolate chips in her pancakes to get her attention. She can climb higher later.

Mom should just start eating her pancakes. That would get her back quickly.

It’s been many years since climbing the door jam was more important than eating the bacon. These days I find a slower paced life preferable to the ants in the pants version. A wise man once said, take time to stop and smell the bacon, just before devouring it.

Dad, might I suggest Velcro in place of syrup? Alice is probably sticky enough already.

With Alice, no pants and crazy glue. And even then …

Clearly ADHD

Luckily for Alice, she’s not mine, because if she were, by this time she’d have earned a spanking and been sent to bed without the rest of her supper!

Also luckily, this Old Grump has no kids….