Ten types of kids at playgrounds

[babyslime]

I don't generally do joke posts, but I've been laughing about this phenomenon with Curtis for a while and finally figured I'd write it up. We've been enjoying the warmer weather these last few weeks, which means more frequent visits to the park and "water pad" (a playground that has little water shoots and such, which are only available during the

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[ext_2026292]

My kid is the follower; picks one interesting kid at the park and obsessively follows/copies her/him the ENTIRE time, whether said kid wants him to or not. He doesn't make many friends. Haha. He's also the Deaf to Parents kid. Ordinarily a fine listener, but will only hear me if I stand in front of him and maintain eye contact, while at the park.

[ext_2026292]

There's always the whiner; runs crying to Mom if someone goes down the slide in front of him or if the swings are full "but I want to use the swing!" I go to parks way too much...

[sweet_light]

I don't recognize any of these...and that is because I intentionally seek out empty parks. Usually it's just us, and at one park the well-dressed kids - because grandparents are visiting (and oohing and aahing over every little thing as parents laugh nervously and hope their kids perform behave) OR they are having their portraits done by their photographer friend with a REALLY NICE camera.

AND OFTEN, the kids who stalk our food, "I like bread. I like red stuff. I like that. What is that? I like it. I LIKE BREAD."

I'm the mom who is either running around crazy with the kids, or sitting on the sidelines, zombified, while the a stranger pushes my kids on a tire swing.

[lemmings_world]

There is the Middle Ninja in my crew. Mom is busy with the Death Wish Toddler and has left care of MN to the older siblings, who of course forgot about his/her existence within two minutes. Middle Ninja will either cause secret terror to others (even by accident) or will stay juuuuust out of sight as to continually trigger the Momdar to go off every few minutes. If this continues for too long, the Mother will be so worn down that getting doughnuts on the way home for dinner sounds like a perfect idea.

[paigedayspring]

THIS^^^
Completely legit catagory, I'm raising kids who approach the playground as Stalkers before morphing into whomever the kids are that laugh hysterically while they throw sand (Not At People, just in the air), teach kids to climb the slide and bury anyone who doesn't move fast enough IN the sand.

[babyslime]

Haha! Tempest used to do that too.