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Kids and Balloons

posted 20 years ago by A1nut
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I saw this little girl a few months ago. She was sitting on the floor crying, bawling, going ape$hit. I figured she just heard that her puppy was dead or something. I asked her mother was the problem was, and the mother said (obviously exasperated) "Her balloon floated away, now we can't get it back!" I couldn't believe it! That little girl crying like that over a stinking BALLOON!! If I had been her mother, I would have given her something to cry over. Like my BELT!

"It entered our airspace last night, and made a mockery of our intercept squadrons."

[–] strbrri_kissez 20 years ago

U are going to suck as a parent if you aren't at least somewhat sympithetic (how ever you spell it). And go ahead, abuse your kids but good luck getting away with it. A$$hole

[–] A1nut 20 years ago

You don't seem to understand! I was at that movie theater for about 20 minutes before my movie started, and that kid was crying and screaming nonstop the entire time! God only knows how long she had been at it before I got there, and how long she kept crying after my movie started. Do you really think that you could stand by and do nothing while a spoiled little brat like that cried nonstop for an hour? Enough is enough already! I would have let her cry for a few minutes, if she didn't stop by then, I would give her something to cry about.

"It entered our airspace last night, and made a mockery of our intercept squadrons."

[–] strbrri_kissez 20 years ago

okay, apparently I didn't understand the situation and once again.. I'm really sorry!

[–] jescci 19 years ago

I can't understand why every parent doesn't tie the string around the kid's wrist. Kids don't have the brain power to remember to grip continuously. And yet they have enough brain power to feel stupid about forgetting.

What say there, Fussy Britches? Feel like talking?

[–] mamamiasweetpeaches 19 years ago

There is a book called BALLOONIA. It says that when a balloon gets "let go of" or "gets away" it goes to like a Balloon Heaven.
This book has saved my a**!
As we know, millions of little kids have (not thinking of the consequences) BIT a balloon and had a piece go down their throat (Happened to one of my nieces) so balloons are not really a safe toy. So I let my kid carry it around for awhile and when it's time to go in the house we send the balloon of to "Balloonia".
When you're a parent you have to fudge these things. Sort of like the Tooth Farie and the Easter Bunny.

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[–] stupidpoetry65 19 years ago

The Red Balloon has always been one of my most faviourite movies of all time. It is VERY TOUCHING and DEEP. No matter how many times I've watched it, it always brings tears to my eyes.

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[–] PoppyTransfusion 11 years ago

The OP's anecdote reminds me of a moment with one of my friend's sons when he was very little. He had a couple of balloons flaoting around after his birthday and one disappeared. I told him that the balloon had floated up into the sky to join the clouds, thinking this might capture his imagination. With lip trembling he turned to me and said, but I need that balloon. Unlike the OP I didn't feel any violence towards this child. Just sad about the gulf between my adult thoughts and his and I didn't know what to say except we would continue our (fruitless) search for it.

Away with the manners of withered virgins

[–] crazydude1989 8 years ago

I can't understand why every parent doesn't tie the string around the kid's wrist. Kids don't have the brain power to remember to grip continuously. And yet they have enough brain power to feel stupid about forgetting.

My mom ALWAYS tied it on my wrist if I got a balloon someplace that they were giving them away. And I still NEVER let it go, even if it wasn't tied onto my wrist. lol. I think the only times my balloon has escaped was if it was tied onto something and came untied. This has happened a couple of times in recent years.

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