But right now what's not on my mind is not nonsense, or angst. Just simply remembering a bad Thursday and the reason why my back is in so much pain right now.
Children. Little ones. Bundles of screaming 'joy'.
I hate 'em. Specifically from the ages of 1 - 8, I find them obnoxious, needy, unable to communicate clearly, confusing and really really frightening. I have seen children of the corn one too many times not to be aware of the destructive power of their puppy faces. Oh yes, I am fully aware of their evilness.
But I was forced by a lovely event known as Service Day to go to a run down preschool and help out with the 2-3 year olds. Now, these are the type I despise the most. Too young to understand anything except their basic colors and half of the alphabet, but they can walk, and grab, and handle sharp objects with surprising accuracy.
I suppressed the urge to flee screaming from the room the moment I saw them quite well, I do believe.
Luckily, classmates kept a majority of them distracted but they could not handle all of them. 3 of them, wide eyed and walking with a stumbling uncertainty, tottered towards me. And refused to leave my side for the rest of the day. Others came and went, but this group of three followed me around like I was a mother hen. It disturbed me to no end. But I complied with their little demands, like the pushover I am, and allowed them whatever their little hearts desired, including riding on my back all day. (which is why I can't feel my spinal cord right now) By the end of the day, I was missing half a head of hair from them helpfully 'braiding' it, muscles I didn't know existed hurt, and I had been flipped off by a 3 year old. No, I am not joking. Attempts to kill the little monster were unsuccessful...
And then I was kissed on the cheek with a small 'I love you'. By the little one who refused to come off of my back no many how many times I pleaded with him. *shudder*
What. The. Bloody. Hell? Those were my exact thoughts as I faked a smile, patted him on the head, and made a mad dash for the safety of the bus.
... Children are beings that are impossible to understand.
And of course, random tidbit fact! Did you happen to know that toads can shoot poison from their eyes? Fascinating.
I will post more in this blog. I swear.
