Careful the things you wear
I spent a goodly portion of today being shadowed by a decidedly odd 11 year old who seemed fascinated by my attire. A barrage of questions followed me around: "Are you a punk?", "Are you a goth?", "Why is your coat so long". All these and many, many more. To be honest, I had no idea how to dissuade poor boy. My natural response to an earnest question is to provide an earnest answer. Unfortunately that only provoked more questions, some of which threatened to veer into uncomfortably territory.
Today I learned that 11 year olds are scary. Any advice for dealing with them is gratefully appreciated.
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Boot to the head.
Okay, so no advice, but for my amusement, and the amusement of those also reading your blog.... PLEASE..PLEASE.. PLEASE can we have the full transcripts of that encounter. A good belly laugh would be much appreciated, and you knwo that we'd be laughing WITH YOU as opposed to AT YOU!
Much love
Matt
No, no ... not all 11-year-olds are scary. Your honorary godson just turned 11 last week and, although decidedly weird, scary he's not. You are too honest and sincere for your own good. You don't HAVE to answer any little ned's questions. Boot to the head or a hearty, "Bog off you stinky git" (or words to that effect) can work wonders. Or you could just make up the answers and be as outlandish as you wish ...