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Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 17 2:55 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

I have just had a very tortuous conversation with my seven year old as to why flypapers are not for entertainment, and how I t is not nice to watch them die. Usually, she is set against killing anything, but she is quite fascinated by the dying flies. She even wanted to keep her head lice as pets.

I don't routinely use flypaper, but have come back from a few days away and we are infested. I can't imagine how, as I shut everything while we were away.

You have just made me feel itchy!

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 17 7:23 pm Post subject:
Pet headlice! Love to see teachers face at show and tell for that!

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 17 8:25 pm Post subject:
I lied. I told her that the treatment stuff made your hair really slippery so that they fell out. It's only the second time I've ever really deceived her about anything. I e since bought her three guinea pigs and two goldfish, but I suspect it will only stop at a puppy.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46235
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 17 10:37 pm Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

Pet headlice!

Love to see teachers face at show and tell for that!

"good morning miss, good morning class , for today�s show and tell i have brought my ..... "

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 17 11:24 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

I lied. I told her that the treatment stuff made your hair really slippery so that they fell out. It's only the second time I've ever really deceived her about anything.

I e since bought her three guinea pigs and two goldfish, but I suspect it will only stop at a puppy.

Why would it stop at a puppy? Surely she need a miniature horse, and a donkey or three.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15984

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 6:01 am Post subject:
We were talking about Michael Bentines flea circus yesterday. No fleas involved of course. I might ask for slops at the local pub. We are between the two; about 2 miles either way.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 10:55 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

wellington womble wrote:

Why would it stop at a puppy? Surely she need a miniature horse, and a donkey or three.

Nah, she wants a companion. Something to watch tv with, sleep on her bed and go upstairs with her so she's not afraid of the loft door (No, I've no idea why she's afraid of the loft door either. Nor has she, but terrified of it she surely is). I can't blame her, she has no siblings and no father. I can't always be available, due to needing to do both parents jobs in the home and out, so she's bound to be lonely.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 11:00 am Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Slim wrote:

wellington womble wrote:

Why would it stop at a puppy? Surely she need a miniature horse, and a donkey or three.

Precisely why I suggested it would be a miniature horse....

I was always leery of the attic and the basement myself around the age of 5 or so... who knows what's living there, or what's been hidden there.....

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46235
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 12:23 pm Post subject:
a good wolf seems ideal

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 12:26 pm Post subject:
On the topic of mollusks and pets, I decided to see how the pooch likes snails the other day. She's happy to catch and chomp down when thrown in the air like a treat, but not sold on the flavor it seems.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 17 12:30 pm Post subject:

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 17 10:12 pm Post subject:

Slim wrote:

wellington womble wrote:

Slim wrote:

wellington womble wrote:

Why would it stop at a puppy? Surely she need a miniature horse, and a donkey or three.

The bizarre thing is, that we have the mankiest, creepiest cellar you could imagine. And the attic is partially converted, so it has windows and lights and so on. So the attic is fairly cheery. The attic itself doesn't worry her, just the door. She says she is afraid that someone will come in through the attic and take her away. This is odd, as she's quite convinced she can ward off any and all other attacks. The cellar door doesn't bother her in the slightest, although she doesn't go in it alone (she's happy to come in it with me) but she flatly refuses to be upstairs alone.

Perhaps a wolf might a be a bit of handful....

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15984

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 17 5:17 am Post subject:
Fears like that are always irrational and can be brought on by something very minor or even nothing. Hopefully she will grow out of it, but in the meantime just don't make her go up there on her own because it is a real fear.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 17 7:50 am Post subject:
Perhaps you could both paint the attic door in pretty colours as a joint project? It might take some of the fear out of the equation as she come into contact with the door and the room a bit more?

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 17 9:32 am Post subject:
If it's also conditioned living space, does it even need a door?

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