Survivorgirl
IF YOU THINK HE'S SMALL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE APPLE
As some of you may already know, the bravest person in our house when it comes to bugs and such is NukeGirl. She is fearless when it comes to all creeepy-crawlies except for spiders and bees; but then, who does like spiders and bees? We went to a Childrens’ museum once when they were having an “Insectopia” show or something, and they had this millipede that….well, here; just look at the picture. Read the whole story HERE.
THAT THING WAS LONGER THAN PUBERTY
It wasn’t like I had to coerce her to go up and look at the thing, she made a bee-line (that’s punny) for the table shouting; “Ooh! Ooh! I want to hold it! I want to hold it! Can I Daddy? Please, please, please?” Who was I to argue? A few days ago I heard an ear-shattering shriek coming from the kitchen. NukeMom had happened upon some sort of monster, I was sure. I rushed in with the only weapon I could find (a bath towel), ready to face the enormous, deadly, man-eating beast that I was surely about to encounter. What I saw was the little guy you see on NukeGirls finger. “Seriously?” I said to NukeMom. “It startled me! I didn’t know what it was!”, NukeMom offered. Just then, NukeGirl walked in to see what all the fuss was about. “Awwwww! He’s soooo cute!” With that, NukeGirl swept up Wormy and they watched Phineas and Ferb together before we told her it was time for Wormy to go outside. She placed him on the deck railing, said; “Goodbye, Wormy! I’ll miss you!” and went back inside. About 2 seconds later a Robin swooped down and picked up Wormy and flew away. Maybe we’ll wait another year or two before we really get into “The Circle of Life” with NukeGirl; the Lion King version is working fine right now.
tom
Maybe Wormy was the robin’s little pet, and had been looking for him all over. Did you hear the robin scolding wormy as he flew off? “Don’t you inch away from me like that again! You could have gotten eaten by a Beagle!”
(NukeDad) I was thinking the same thing until I heard the Robin burp half way back to its nest.
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Aug 10, 2009 @ 12:21 pm
WeaselMomma
Best ending ever! “About 2 seconds later a Robin swooped down and picked up Wormy and flew away.”
(NukeDad) Wow. What happened to the kind hearted lady that takes care of gimpy rodents?
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Aug 10, 2009 @ 2:32 pm
Kim
“That thing was longer than puberty..” – line of the month.. hahahaha
(NukeDad) I was hoping someone would like that!
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Aug 10, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
SurprisedMom
How proud you must be of Nuke Girl! I’m thinking she might be Super Girl! I’m not in her league. You would have heard me screaming where you live.
Wormy and the burping robin . . . circle of life indeed, with a little humor tossed in.
(NukeDad) I hear you, that’s why I was hiding under the table.
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Aug 10, 2009 @ 8:09 pm
seashore
Nukegirl didn’t actually see the robin grab it’s lunch right? That would just be too painful – and might cause her to feel a need to keep all the little creatures in a shoe box in her room for safety sake. And really who wants to find that? Kudos to her bravery!
(NukeDad) No, she didn’t see the carnage, but I think we’d be ok with the shoebox under the bed too.
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Aug 12, 2009 @ 8:39 am
Bad Momma
Some explanations are best delayed as long as possible. File this one under: Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Circle of Life.
Reminds me of my middle son when he was about 8 with “Junior” the firefly. And his sister, “Violet”
I am impressed with how brave Nuke Girl is!
(NukeDad) She is very brave; bugs don’t bother her at all, except, of course, spiders.
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Aug 15, 2009 @ 8:32 am
Chris
Your wife sounds a lot like mine…. she once called me at work to come home to kill a wasp that ventured into the house.
At least your daughter seems comfortable with the creepy crawlers.
(NukeDad) NukeMom has been known to achieve a 48 inch vertical leap if the bug is big enough. NukeGirl is comfortable now, we’ll see if it lasts.
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Aug 16, 2009 @ 10:32 pm
Mike
Just last night I had a 17 year old daughter come screaming out of the bathroom because she saw a spider. In the sink. “Here honey, just wash it down the drain.” “Oh” was all she said…
(NukeDad) Yeah, but; “The itsy-bitsy spider went up the drain again…”
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Aug 17, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
Lynn Craig
UR dtr rocks!!
(NukeDad) Thnx!
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Aug 18, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
Xbox4NappyRash
Very quiet these days sir?
(NukeDad) I know, I know; busy schedule + writers slump = crickets on the blog. I’m working on it….
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Aug 20, 2009 @ 2:47 am
Keith Wilcox
My sons and I are pretty decent with bugs, but something about the wife causes her to completely freak out around spiders. Can’t say why that is. Although, a milipede? I don’t know about that; that might cause even me to get a bit squirmy. You have quite an adventurous girl there. A worm, that’s cool. I found myself explaining the circle of life once when we saw a pile of ants devouring a fallen bird.
(NukeDad) She’s always been fearless with bugs, not sure how long it will stay that way, though.
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Aug 30, 2009 @ 12:52 am