So this weekend Ash is taking out the trash and there are a couple of neighbor kids (2 boys, about 7 or 8 years old) playing on the giant snow piles in our yard. Ash throws the trash in the bin and it makes a certain loud clanking noise. The following conversation ensues:
Neighbor boys: "That sounds like BEER BOTTLES in your trash. Are those BEER BOTTLES?"
Ash's reply: "Yes..."
Neighbor boys: "You shouldn't drink beer. Beer is really bad for you."
Ash: "No it's not, it's good for you."
Neighbor boys: "You're not supposed to drink beer."
Ash: "Beer is just fine for adults. And...get off my snow piles."
We're expecting a visit from these kids parents any day now...
But seriously, how strange that kids who abhor drinking know EXACTLY what beer bottles sound like when you throw them away. And then have the nerve to comment on it to someone they don't even know! So funny.
-Emily :)
4 comments:
It sounds like those kids have gotten into your trash. Gross, I know, but an "accidentally" knocked over trash can can be a gold mine for kids that age. Plus if my parents were mormon, and everything fun was forbidden, I would dig in non-mormons trash too, just out of pure curiosity. I would make it a point to explain to the parents that if their kids weren't trespassing on your property in the first place, then thier kids future of becoming raging alcoholics by the age of 15 woudn't be an issue. :)
Wow...that's bizarre on many levels. The most important question, however, is WHY AREN'T YOU RECYCLING????? ;)
We had next door neighbor boys that Ash knew when he was growing up that were Morman, (not that there is anything wrong with it...). Their parents wouldn't let them celebrate any holiday or their birthdays and we almost crossed the line a few times by allowing them to celebrate with us. I'm pretty sure they both "defected" when they grew up.
As the local heathens, maybe you could head off the "tar and feather possee" by baking them one of your great pies .. Ha! That'll show'em how to enjoy life.
Wow. So that's life when the only people you can relate to in the community are ex-communicated or non members. Too bad their education doesn't focus more on RECYCLING than how to recognize the sound of naughty beer bottles. I take it your neighborhood doesn't participate in bottle drives to raise money for the kids sports? Ours does for soccer, hockey, boy scouts, girl guides etc.. and they ALWAYS hit our house. I have them meet me around back so I can load their truck. HA!!
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