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November 06, 2005
To think I share genes with these people.
This is a real conversation that took place at the firework display last night.
BROTHER (aged 27); Oooooh ahhhhhhhhh.Oooooh ahhhhhhhhh. Oooooh ahhhhhhhhh. Ooooooo - oh whoops!
MUM; Oh ... I feel a bit sorry for all the fireworks that go wrong.
ME; Let me get this straight. You feel sorry for a - firework?
MUM; Yes I do actually.
BROTHER; Yes I agree. Put yourself in their shoes, you spend your life waiting for that moment. The build up - the wooosh and then instead of a bang you go ‘poof’ and peter out. It’s not like you get a second chance now is it?
MUM; Staring wistfully into the distance. So sad.
ME. Well look at it this way. If that firework was sitting by your foot, it wouldn’t feel sorry for you. It would blast you to smithereens.
MUM; Yes but that doesn’t mean we should lower ourselves to their level now does it. Didn’t I bring you up proper or something?
ME; I can’t believe we’re having this conversation.
MUM; I can’t believe we’re having this conversation.
ME; Well you started it.
SILENCE.
ME; Do you think they are going to be much longer? Only my back is killing me standing here like this.
SILENCE
LITTLEONE; Can we go now?
Posted by purple elephant at November 6, 2005 09:21 PM