Shiftkitty
Registered User
I know. I'm posting on Christmas Day. Don't I have a life? I have a wonderful life, thank you! I'm posting because it's just the two of us and Will is taking a shower right now, so I have a few moments to post something I read a couple of days ago.
A parent was relating the peculiar habits of her 4 year old. They travel a lot to see extended family, and when they check in at motels the boy will have taken stock of all exit points from the room. He will want to be near the door or window. In hotels, he'll count doorways between the room and the exit. When asked about this, the boy responded that it was so he could get out in case of a fire.
While this is a great idea for keeping yourself and your family alive, nobody in the boy's immediately family knows where the notion came from. He doesn't obsess about it, it's just something he does. The family sees the value of it and indulge him, but they do wonder about it.
As for me, I'm sure you all had the same thought: a PL that involved death in a fire. I wish the article would have explored that path, but it didn't. Just thought I'd share.
Merry Christmas, all!
A parent was relating the peculiar habits of her 4 year old. They travel a lot to see extended family, and when they check in at motels the boy will have taken stock of all exit points from the room. He will want to be near the door or window. In hotels, he'll count doorways between the room and the exit. When asked about this, the boy responded that it was so he could get out in case of a fire.
While this is a great idea for keeping yourself and your family alive, nobody in the boy's immediately family knows where the notion came from. He doesn't obsess about it, it's just something he does. The family sees the value of it and indulge him, but they do wonder about it.
As for me, I'm sure you all had the same thought: a PL that involved death in a fire. I wish the article would have explored that path, but it didn't. Just thought I'd share.
Merry Christmas, all!