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Overheard
Lifeguards call out: 11:30 lessons! Come warm up! Get in a circle and stretch.
[kids assemble.]
Lifeguard 1: Okay. We're going to go around the circle and say our name and...our spirit animal.
Lifeguard 2 (and half the class): What? What's a spirit animal?
Lifeguard 1: Well...it's um...the animal we have spiritually inside us.
Other lifeguards: guffawing and mocking poor Lifeguard 1.
One kid: I don't get it.
Another kid: What if you don't have a spirit animal? I don't think I have one.
Lifeguard 2: Exactly! Let's do our favorite animal because not everyone is aware of their spirit animal or even knows what one is (looks meaningfully at Lifeguard 1, like 'what are you thinking, dude, these are 6 to 9 year olds here?'). By the way Lifeguard 1 chose "hawk" as his spirit animal. If you're wondering.
Kids are playing in the sand, digging channels for water.
Bossy girl: We need a lake over here! Somebody has to dig a lake right now. Right here!
4 year old girl nearby: Don't get ME involved!
[Amen, sister. Just say no.]
Behind me, two women discuss their household help.
"Oh, I'll give you her name. She's Brazilian. But she's a really good woman, someone you'll feel good about having in your home around your things. And she does laundry. And makes the beds!"
[Just a piece of advice, prejudiced-sounding lady: try eliminating the word but from that sentence. It would make you seem so much more open minded and less harsh. Just a thought.]
Isn't eavesdropping great? And it's especially easy at a beach because you can pretend you're reading when really you're straining your ears to catch the whole conversation. As I recall, my mom is pretty good at it. Sometimes at restaurants, she would fill us in on the situation going on one table over. {I must take after her because sometimes I do that for G, too.} Next time I'll bring my notebook and be Harriet the Spy, thirtysomething edition.
What good stuff are you hearing?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Reader Comments (11)
So envious of your two weeks at the pond. I love eavesdropping on conversations. It makes life so much fun. :) Yesterday my son was throwing a tantrum at a family party. I laid back and let my hubby step in to patrol the fit. Meanwhile, my cousin's son had run over to find out what could be the matter.
Hubby: He's throwing a tantrum. He is upset.
Cousin's son: Oh no! He has an owie somewhere. He's upset because of an owie.
Hubby: No, he is just upset.
Cousin's son: No. He has an owie. Stay away! I will find it.
Well... I overheard this coming from the waiting room where I work. Mom was in the exam room, Dad and 3 kids under the age of 5 were there to wait for Mom. Dad immediately starts up his laptop and gets to work on "whatever" and is totally oblivious to his children. They are naturally curious, playing with the toys we provide, digging dirt out of the planters, filling cups of water to overflowing and running in and out of the exam room. From the exam room I hear Mom yell "Get out of here!!" AND then I hear Dad snarl "You kids want a but whoopin'?" "Then sit down and quit messin' around." Where's the love?
I love it Annie!
Jen
My favorite was hear at the booth next to us at some breakfast restaurant while on family vacation. It was a Dad out with his little boys. Boy one asks: Dad, were you alive when the dinosaurs were? Dad answers: No. But your mother was. I laughed. By the way, did/are you enjoying Dandelion Wine?
I think sadly we're the weird family that other people go home and laugh about our conversations. What do I do then?
I love to eavesdrop on non-suspecting strangers too. Can't remember any good ones right now. I am like Christie though. Sometimes I am blabbing too loud and see a stranger looking at me trying not to smile and I know I'm busted for saying something stupid.
At Women's Conference, there was a guy who talked about the reptile brain, the monkey brain, and the angel brain. Still can't figure out what this has to do with anger management. Apparently, I have a monkey brain.
Good job Nancy Drew!
Just make sure you are paying enough attention to those books to give me some good GoodReads recommendations. The 116 I have in my To-Read shelf certainly isn't enough.
And because of you, I have made my library purchase The Welsh Girl. They didn't have it and I wanted to read it based on your suggestion.
You crack me up! I think I'd like to spend a day at the beach with you...come to Hampton beach...there is PLENTY to see and hear over in this part of town.
People watching(/listening) = my fave!
(Unfortunately,with my 5 little unrulies in a 2 kid society, we {like Christie} I'm afraid, are the subect of many a good laugh.)
This post made me laugh and laugh. I feel like I eavesdrop on blogs of people that I do not know... like yours.☺ Christie just told me you are coming to visit next week and we are leaving town... I would have LOVED to have met you. She adores you and always says such nice things about you! I feel like I know you too! Hope you have a fun visit!