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I've been ever so slightly bothered by the fact that lately while scanning the shelves at the video store, or scanning the channels at home, that I'll give a long hard look at a movie that I very well know I have sitting next to the TV at home. I tell myself, "what are you doing? You own this movie. Just plug it in and watch it anytime you want."
Does anyone know the reasoning for this? I've been heartend this past week by seeing 6 or 7 children look at a book in the store and beg their parents to get it for them only to have their parents tell them that the very same book is at home. The child then tries to convince them that they don't have this book.
Is this human nature? Is this merely people seeing what they already know they like and wanting it again? Am I just a child who hasn't grown up. Yes, I know I'm a boy, and therefore most of you will say that I have NOT grown up based on that fact. ;)
Tonight I watched a 2.5 to 3.5 year old boy make an Olympian standing high jump leap straight up and grab the top of the podium on our pissant stage. He had enough strength to hang on for a few seconds and enough weight to tip it backward, bringing it and him crashing to the ground, the podium smashing down on top of him and pinning his spindly little twisted legs under it while he screamed bloody murder. (which it very nearly was. Except it was suicide.) I rush over thinking he broke his legs and crushed his ribcage, or at least gave himself a concusion as his head was driven into the hardwood floors by a oaken stand the outweighed him three times over. Dad, turns away from his espresso and sees me and another stranger pulling the podium off the kid. I was wondering if he was going to freak out, OR be 'cool dad' and make sure his son was okay and then brush him off. He went beyond 'cool dad', into what I'd probably call 'criminally negligent dad' and handed him a cookie, sat the screaming boy at the counter and went back to drinking his coffee and reading the paper. I went and called the store manager to let him know what had happened and fetch an accident report form. Dad said he didn't feel it necessary to fill anything out, (as his kid is still screaming next to him) and went back to the paper.
I guess all that's left to do now is repair the horribly mangled podium....Apparently the kids a write off.
Does anyone know the reasoning for this? I've been heartend this past week by seeing 6 or 7 children look at a book in the store and beg their parents to get it for them only to have their parents tell them that the very same book is at home. The child then tries to convince them that they don't have this book.
Is this human nature? Is this merely people seeing what they already know they like and wanting it again? Am I just a child who hasn't grown up. Yes, I know I'm a boy, and therefore most of you will say that I have NOT grown up based on that fact. ;)
Tonight I watched a 2.5 to 3.5 year old boy make an Olympian standing high jump leap straight up and grab the top of the podium on our pissant stage. He had enough strength to hang on for a few seconds and enough weight to tip it backward, bringing it and him crashing to the ground, the podium smashing down on top of him and pinning his spindly little twisted legs under it while he screamed bloody murder. (which it very nearly was. Except it was suicide.) I rush over thinking he broke his legs and crushed his ribcage, or at least gave himself a concusion as his head was driven into the hardwood floors by a oaken stand the outweighed him three times over. Dad, turns away from his espresso and sees me and another stranger pulling the podium off the kid. I was wondering if he was going to freak out, OR be 'cool dad' and make sure his son was okay and then brush him off. He went beyond 'cool dad', into what I'd probably call 'criminally negligent dad' and handed him a cookie, sat the screaming boy at the counter and went back to drinking his coffee and reading the paper. I went and called the store manager to let him know what had happened and fetch an accident report form. Dad said he didn't feel it necessary to fill anything out, (as his kid is still screaming next to him) and went back to the paper.
I guess all that's left to do now is repair the horribly mangled podium....Apparently the kids a write off.