Currently the mad dog is being completely bonkers. It’s a kinda let’s bark at everything type of day. Currently the apple tree is getting it. But as the decibels rise my mind wanders to that quiet little pup. What happened…..
Son is not impressed. If you look closely at the photo you will notice that the duvet cover is Peppa Pig themed. It’s a perfectly good cover so is still used today when his Jurassic Park one is being washed. Son doesn’t really see the practical benefits.
“You do know Peppa Pig is for little kids. It’s not as if I’m watching it. I know you do when you get the chance, but not me. I was watching about the Black Death last night..”
I do have to admit that a quick bit of Peppa Pig, or the Clangers or In The Night Garden is strangely therapeutic. And yes I can’t remember the Peppa Pig episode which featured the Black Death.
All my parenting waffles are subject to a major caveat. As statisticians would say – it’s based on a very limited sample size. Like one child. One child on the autistic spectrum with dyslexia. So when I see something I can’t be sure if that is just particular to our son or is a common thing. The only other benchmark I can use is my childhood. That seems a long time ago…..
Son has a lot of areas where he is more developed and refined than his Dad. Seemingly way beyond his years. But also in a number of areas he probably still reverts back to the Peppa Pig years. Cuddly toys. Not wanting to leave the safety of the family nest. Mr Men stories. Petting Zoos. Toy cars….
Maybe it’s a fear of growing up.
But I can relate to this. Not wanting to completely forget your early childhood days. Now where is that Peppa Pig dvd….
Speaking about not forgetting things.
It’s the Great Bloggers Bake-Off this Sunday. It’s all about having a bit of fun. Pop over to Mel’s blog – Crushed Caramel (Learner at Love). She has done so much work to set this up.
Our special judge is A Jeanne in the Kitchen.
Let’s go Sunday Spongecake mad.
Please send photos of your creation(s) to crushedcaramel@gmail.com
Who wants to leave childhood.
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Adult world is often not much fun.
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Absolutely right
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Thank you
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😊👍
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I think it’s a bit of both: a bit of growing up as fast as possible, and a bit that never grows up at all. Why else would I still have the puppets I used when I was a kid, or Bo still has all his Batman action figures from the Michael Keaton film? All three Bs have a lot of their comfie animals, keep digging out the beloved board books, and will never stop mucking about with cars. And we’re showing them the cartoons we dug as kids–Thundercats, Care Bears, Inspector Gadget, MASK. and others. It keeps us young, and shows our kids that growing up doesn’t mean leaving the fun behind. xxxxxxxxxxx
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I like how you describe that. I don’t feel so bad when a few years back I bought some Captain Scarlett action figures. The ones I always wanted as a kid. Hope you have a great weekend xxxxxxxxxx
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Captain Scarlet (and the Mysterons) was one of my childhood favourites… Just how OLD are you????
(I had an Angel Interceptor, remember the Angels?) 😉
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That has to be the best ever looking space ship.
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Not to mention best ever looking space ship Pilots!!! 😉
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It’s a win win.
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Biff’s got quite the social calendar this weekend, and I’ve 400 pages to review for the editors, soooo hoping it’s okay. 🙂
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Fingers crossed. xx
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Thanks. 🙂
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Your most welcome. xx
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Awesome the sweetness and the wisdom of a child. Sometimes I think they teach us more than we can ever hope to teach them.
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I am just a learner now. The days of me teaching him have gone.
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And the teacher becomes the student 🙂
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A bad student at that…
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LOL somehow I don’t think so
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Thank you
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You’re welcome 😁
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Because Apple trees need to be barked at. They need to be kept in line.
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As this is the tree which speared my eye, then you are so right. Hope you are ok.
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Then Captain Chaos definitely has a reason to bark. Hell, I’d be barking at it, too.
I am good. Been enjoying SPRING. It is 70°today! Happy, happy, joy, joy…
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Yes the sun does help.
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Awwwww… cute pup pic – do i detect a bit of Collie Dog in there? 🙂
Peppa Pig and The Bubonic Plague – Ep #G147. Perhaps you were out when it was on… or asleep maybe?? 🙂
You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6BRWDGhCb0
As for the not wanting to let go of childhood stuff – it’s all perfectly natural. Psychologists study it and have thousands of explanations for it – all totally rational. Freud in particular always wanted to be Jung! 😉 (Young? geddit??) 😉 Oh, never mind. :eyeroll:
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Brilliant link
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Thank you sir
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I think we get forced into an unnatural behavioural model which suits the status quo but not the individual.
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Wow! That’s Deep!
Man is a herd animal with delusions of individuality. 😉
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See I did unintentionally listen to my uni’s philosophy lessons through the whisky haze…..
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My lessons were absorbed sub-liminally…
..like with those sleep learning cassette tapes zzzzzzzz… 🙂
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🤔
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I remember those tapes.
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Amen to that statement…
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It is so true
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🙄🤨😝
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We have Peppa Pig World nearby
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Tell me you have a season pass….
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We did take grandchildren a few years ago 🙂
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Bet that was great.
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It was
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Catelyn does this too – she still has imaginary friends, has tea parties with them, plays with dolls. Just seems immature for her age but I’ve never said anything to her but I did notice it. Maybe that’s right – a fear of growing up and a comfort in the past.
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I’ve decided to just let it run. Anything that makes them happy or takes them to safe places – then that’s cool with me. I wish I could find a safe place. I think many people would to. Society in general is to blinkered in what is seen as accepted behaviour.
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Hey Gary, are you feeling mysterious like?
Hope so, l have just gifted you The Mystery Blogger Award 🙂
https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/03/23/mystery-blogger-award-9/
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Thank you sir. Need this to take my mind of Spongecakes.
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Pleasure Gary 🙂
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We’ve got a mad barking dog too! But I can’t bake a cake nowadays. 😊
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Hope you are ok xx
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My son is that way, too. He is incredibly brilliant and makes astute observations about life and people’s behavior -then curls up and tells me untruths because he is hurt or overstimulated.
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That must be so mind warping for you. Sorry couldn’t think of a better term. It’s so hard to explain.
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Those who experience it understand.
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They definitely do.
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