Chief Dan George’s
wisdom is one of my favorite accounts on which to rely when dealing with other
adults and children. He passed away in
1981.
Trudy
REASONING
Chief Dan George
from the Salish Tribe of British Columbia said, “If the very old will remember,
the very young will listen.” Isn’t it amazing how the young can teach the old,
though? With all the experience I have
had teaching young people, they still continue to amaze me. Here are some examples. Each of them has happened.
Get your child the color of dog they
want. Otherwise, they’ll paint the one
you got for them that color.
“Filling the gas tank” does NOT mean
putting rocks and sticks in it.
Do not take for granted your son
will walk AROUND the mud puddle, when there is no time to spare for a change,
on the way to a wedding.
Hide ALL permanent markers from a 5
year old just learning to write their name.
They’ll lay claim to everything they see by proudly writing their name
on it, including the freshly painted kitchen door.
Do not take your exuberant child
shopping right after they have been given 2 Twinkies and 8 ounces of red
Kool-aid by the “helpful” neighbor.
Make sure you are exact when
telling your son to feed the dog the food for him (dog) which is in the
refrigerator. You’ll lose the intended
left-overs for supper to the delighted dog.
Make sure there is no SILLY STRING
hidden by your children in the van when going on a long trip using only the
interstate; that also goes for whoopee cushions and balloons.
Do not get an 80 pound greyhound and
let your 60 pound son walk the dog in the country.
Do not assume the children will NOT
misbehave when you are attending a meeting on “Discipline Without Spanking.”
Please know that a boy’s size 4 feet
WILL fit into Grandpa’s size 14 shoes.
The boy says so, and Grandpa believes him.
Make sure your child has dark drapes
and blinds at their bedroom window in the spring and summer months. Otherwise, at the first sign of daylight,
they will announce, “It’s morning time!!!!”
Do not throw away unusable
hand-held hair dryers where an adventurous 15 year old boy, wearing his uncle’s
state police uniform to see if it fits, yet, can find it. They will go to the end of the drive-way, point
it at cars causing them to learn all sorts of profane words and creating havoc
with the drivers.
Make sure you have a supply of
dish WASHER liquid detergent when you ask your teen son to load and turn on the
dishwasher. Dish WASHING liquid is NOT
the same thing and it will take 2 hours to relieve the dishwasher of the
suds. Lay towels down in front of the
machine or there will be a whole new definition to the song SLIP SLIDING AWAY.
According to a young lad, he has
“314 brain cells and every one of them are working.” Hmmm, I know some adults with more, and they
can’t say that.
I realize some of you
are passed the small children stage, but grandchildren and great-grandchildren
do this, too. It is their job. We are not safe by a long shot!
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