May 6, 2008
Whatever Wednesday- The cloak of invisibility
Posted by imhelendt under Children, Humor, Parenting, whatever wednesday | Tags: childhood, Humor, Parenting, whatever wednesday |We told son #2 it was time for his bath. A short time later he was found trying to hide under an end table. Steve can be somewhat sympathetic, as his own sister followed the “I can’t see you, you can’t see me” philosophy well beyond a rational age. She would wander out of bed, with a blanket over head, certain that she was invisible. So Steve crouches down to the end table and calmly says: “Son! You are not four years old anymore. Your seven year old body does not fit under the table. You are quite visible under there.” And from under the table? (giggle) “No I’m not.” Sigh. I think it’s hereditary.
Whatever Wednesday rules: Answer the question left by the person before you and leave a question for the next person. Play as many times as you wish. Anything goes. And it doesn’t have to be Wednesday to play.
First Question: What super hero powers did you think you had as a child? Invisibility? Ability to fly? Olympic potential?
May 6, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I was invincible And my mother say I was made of rubber. I use to jump from the house second floor just like that..or from a really high tree. I jumped fences with nails.. as if I couldn’t be damage… I had alot of scars from then .. but i remember my childhood as really funny and fun.
I also use to play hide and seek with my brothers at a construction zone. There was a pile of sand under a house’s second floor. That use to be the base.. I use to jump from the ceiling to the sand pile.. as if it were a pool or something like that.. I was a little crazy.but hey. No one ever find me before I touch base ( a kind of Mexican hide and seek).
Now How old were you when you discover you weren’t invincible, invisible, Olympic potential.. and how you discover that?
May 7, 2008 at 2:32 am
I lost my invincibility at the age of 30 (http://onegeekspeaks.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/i-have-lost-my-superpower/). A sad realisation.
As for Olympic potential … I have been in very little doubt that that was beyond me from a very young age. (Unless they start judging the 10K on a speed/lb basis)
Last year I ran the Manchester 10K and got over taken by Bart Simpson… What is your most shameful sporting moment?
May 7, 2008 at 6:26 am
One while playing club basketball when i was I 8 shot and scored on my own hoop..yea we ended up losing the game by 2 points…that is when i decided me and basketball werent meant to be.
What are all you talking I still have my super powers!
I have a pretty vivid imagination and thought i could look in the past and in the future (sort of like Hero from Heroes. I remember once that i told my mom she better not make me eat my vegetables because i would be supreme emperor of earth in the future and would control her destiny…
*sigh*
Next Question:
If you had to choose one movie and that movie became your life (like the events of the movie happen to you) what movie would it be?
May 7, 2008 at 7:56 am
Under the Tuscan Sun. I think I would die a happy woman if I lived in Tuscany.
When I was little, I was heavily influenced by TV. I was going to become a soap opera actress! On Dark Shadows! Then later, I wanted to become a rock star, but couldn’t get past the three-chord syndrome.
Question:
How long should a parent keep up the pretenses of Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? I think I went way too late with my kids. They pretended until they were 12. To get more loot, obviously.
May 7, 2008 at 10:37 am
i would say 10 but i don’t have kids
3rd eye or 3rd hand? choose one
May 7, 2008 at 11:20 am
Right now I would choose a third hand. I’ve got tooooo much work to do.
(Pandemonic - Mine still believes and she’s 11, and I think that’s fine)
Get up and walk away from work and never look back or just outright scream from your desk like you’ve never screamed before?
May 7, 2008 at 11:42 am
Definitly Get up and walk away from work and never look back…
Live to 30 with your true love or live to 130 single?
May 8, 2008 at 4:56 am
Live to 30 with my true love.
If you had to choose one (temporary) illness/injury to have, what would it be and why?
May 8, 2008 at 9:15 am
To be honest I would take almost anything that gets me off work at the moment, I’ve had one of those weeks! (We said temporary right?)
What is the small fry illness/injury that you would least like to have? (i.e. Non life threatening)
May 8, 2008 at 10:06 am
I totally freak about paper-cuts, even finger-cuts for that matter! The thought of cutting my finger on anything sharp makes me nauseous.
Would you rather have acne or bad teeth? Which would be worse and why?
May 9, 2008 at 5:02 am
I’d rather have bad teeth, becuase they could be fixed (without leaving scarring) and could be hidden by simply not smiling. Your skin shows all the time.
Would you have an extra-marital affair if you knew you talked a lot in your sleep?
May 9, 2008 at 5:08 am
And on an unrelated note - can someone tell me how to get an image in that little square in my comment box? Or do I have to be a wordpress user?
May 9, 2008 at 11:15 am
I wouldn’t have an affair ever. Truth be told, I am grateful I’m not in the dating scene anymore-have you seen what’s out there lately?!
And anyway I DO talk in my sleep.
How much sleep do you thunk is the minimum to ensure your basic function?
May 9, 2008 at 1:09 pm
24 hours
No really.. like 12 hours. But I love to sleep so its not a normal answer I guess
What do you think is worst. Talks while sleeping or snoring!? ( i talk, even sing when i’m sleeping .. hahaha.) And I also want to know if I can put something in that square