[SOC] Grand Kids

[Ian C. Purdie]

Setting aside all the trash in the world for the moment.

<exaggeration alert on>

In Australia, in my State of NSW, it's now school term holidays.

I'm besieged by 4,000 billion grand kids and their mates. Daily I'm kissed by
little ankle biters I don't even know. They're here in their trillions!

Tonight I provided my wife with two large legs of lamb out of the freezer for
dinner. We had Piranhas here... I got back bare bones.

"Gromit" my dog was mightily disappointed. Even I hardly got a look-in with
gnawing the bone, a well known favourite hobby of mine. Carolyn peeled 27
potatoes and said "do you think that's enough?"

I didn't want to know, I just fortified myself with another wine.

Sheez, I'm too old.

Then they came down and wanted this cake/ice cream stuff in the refrigerator, I
couldn't refuse, I wuz outnumbered.

They sent some back for me. A cunning ploy to curry favour, I know all about
this grand kids jazz.

God, will I survive this insurgency?

I see kids who call me Grand-Dad and ask them "who's your mother", they mumble
someone I don't even know or will never admit to.

Sheez even the kid next door or down the street claims some genetic
relationship. A very tenuous link I can assure one and all.

I'm still surrounded.

Later

<exaggeration alert off>

Ian
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