Running awayTwo friends ran away from boarding school. They didn't get too far though - they forgot to check when the last train ran. A teacher found them sitting waiting and drove them back again.
That said, it's not just a thing kids do - the urge to just run is built into all of us. Tell us about the times you've given in and run.
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chthonic, Fri 11 Aug 2006, 13:03)
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This one’s only….…..about 80% off topic.
Following up some of the funny ‘I hid from my Mum in the shop and she went frantic’ stories, I used to do the weekly shop at Tesco on a Tuesday night about 8pm with my daughter Sprog. We had a good relationship based on her being an annoying brat and me doing a stream of Dad jokes which would inevitably be met with “You’re not funny Dad”.
Anyhoo….she used to do the kiddie thing of lingering lovingly in front of the sweets, biccies, cakes etc. with the longing wistful look of the 12 year old. If I was feeling grumpy (and let’s face it, that was around 75% of the time), and she wouldn’t follow the trolley, I’d march off around the isle and then zoom over to the opposite isle but one and continue shopping. About ten minutes later she would turn up with a face like thunder shouting “I’ve been looking everywhere for you!!!”, “Well, you should have kept up then” I’d smirk.
Yes, I ran away from my daughter in Tescos, time and time again. Hangs head with shame.
(, Wed 16 Aug 2006, 13:25, Reply)
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