randomness personified: is it that obvious?

September 10, 2003

is it that obvious?

I'm very accustomed to children having loud and often bizarre responses to my chair. They're usually of the "Mommy! Look at the man in the wheelchair!!" variety. Tonight, though, I got the weirdest.

I was in the basement of my building heading over to the deli to get a soda. A boy and his father were coming out of one of the parking garages when the child suddenly started running after me. While running full-tilt the brat started yelling "COME BACK HERE, BROKEN MAN!!! COME BACK HERE, BROKEN MAN!!!" He chased me out all the way out of the building while yelling. The father, naturally, did nothing.

Leads me back to a discussion that Kambri and I had on Friday. Children, dear readers, are evil. Every last one of them.

Posted by mikewolf at September 10, 2003 07:45 PM

Comments

i, of course, have to disagree yet again. children aren't evil. parents who don't have enough respect for their children and the responsibilities that come with raising a child right are evil. and how old was the child?

sorry. i probably should take this with a lighter mood as i'm sure you don't truly think children are evil, but i seem to be in an evil mood myself. :D

Posted by: patricia on September 10, 2003 10:45 PM

Okay, okay. Evil is not the right word. Not my thing? How's that? Kids are not my thing.

I'm horrible at judging age. I'd guess the tyke to be around eight. The father certainly didn't even make any attempt to stop the kid. It was bad enough that he was chasing me, but the kid was also at least 20 yards away from his father by the time he decided he wasn't catching Broken Man. The father just stood there...

Posted by: mrw on September 10, 2003 10:54 PM

The Broken Man should have wheeled his chair around and charged like a maniac towards the little monster, yelling "Broken Man is coming! Broken Man is coming after YOU!"

Posted by: Bruce on September 11, 2003 08:30 AM

Stupid parents are evil.
And stupid.

Posted by: Jim on September 11, 2003 11:41 PM

I can't even begin to fathom this.

Posted by: Meredith on September 15, 2003 12:44 PM

I like Bruce's idea...

I promise you that my children WILL NEVER refer to you as the broken man...if you ever let me bring them to visit. Promise-we won't stay at your place.

Posted by: Holly on September 15, 2003 07:41 PM