I am a people watcher. I love sitting in a public place and observing others. One of my favorite things is how people protect their personal space.
For instance, in an elevator everyone stands
equidistant from each other:
Sometimes I like to mess with the elevator people a bit by shifting my position
ever so slightly as to create
imbalance and watch the subconscious
chaos ensue.
Obviously
karma has been watching and taken action to balance the world, because my off-spring have an entirely different take on the elevator scene.
Let me state right now that I don’t let my children ride elevators by themselves so this is purely hypothetical:
I have noticed this phenomenon at home.
Where ever I am the room is completely
imbalanced.
Where ever I walk it is
crowded.
Where ever I pee it is
accompanied.
What a huge
waste of square footage.
I am selling the house and moving into the minivan.
At least there they are strapped in an equidistant formation.
I’ve messed with people in elevators too. Fun times.
Too Funny…I think every Mom wishes for a little more elbow room. As I type my little guy is jumping up & down in my face. LOL
Ha ha ha…love your diagrams, as always!
With three boys I’m surprised you don’t say ‘shenanigans’ on an hourly basis!
ha ha ha… this totally made me laugh out loud. I truly appreciate your depiction of the wasted space. Perhaps, (and I’m just thinking here) rather than selling the house- as the economy really does stink, maybe you should just have more kids…
I like to pretend I’m famous and all these boys are my entourage… I’m thinking of buying one a big flashy camera for the full effect.
shenanigans is a fantastic word. as fun to type as it is to say.
You could always strap them to their own respective beds to maintain balance. This might prevent the nirvana home from spinning off it’s axis and landing in your fruit bowl!
Better than what Prince E. did in the elevator the other day when we were off to the pediatrician – he layed down on the floor. Ewwwwwwwww!
Forget worrying about what he might pick up in the waiting room, he had already contracted typhoid, ring worm and athletes foot of the face before we even opened the door.
Here’s to the wide open spaces of Texas! I’ve heard rumor they do exist.
Em
“Equidistant” I don’t think I’ve ever used that word! You crack me up. My kids always tend to need something as soon as I shut the bathroom door too!
You must have cameras set up in my house.