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Um…the penguins where here a minute ago

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I hear lots of kid stories now. Something about being the parent of a new born is an invite for swapping stories. Usually these are from fellow parents and have something to do with sleeping or eating or pooping…or all the above…at the same time.

Today Kim, my co worker, told a story truly worth repeating. As my son often tells me, it takes a lot to make me laugh. Well this did it.

One of Kim’s high school friends, now all grown up with a 4 year old, took a trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium. If you haven’t been, and you live in these parts, you should take a trip. It’s awesome.

Anyway, during the visit, she noticed that her son had wandered off. she began a panicked search, resulting in the full lock down of the aquarium. A mass search began. Luckily, he was found…hiding in the penguin exhibit, cold but fine.

On the trip home, mom became scared that maybe someone had “enticed” him into the exhibit. In these days and time, you can’t be too safe. So she begins the conversation.

“Honey, you know that you can talk to mommy.” She says.” Its ok to tell me secrets.”

“well..” he began.

“It’s ok. You can tell me.”

“I do have a secret…”

“Yes?” Fearing someone had tried to harm her son, she was terrified at what the next few seconds would bring.

“I have a penguin in my back pack.”

And, yes ladies and gentlemen, he had placed a small penguin in his backpack. They turned around and carried little Happy Feet back to his home.

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2 Responses to “Um…the penguins where here a minute ago”

  1. Sarah Says:

    I still can’t imagine what the aquarium staff thought when they saw that family coming BACK to the aquarium.

    “Holy crap, people. You caused a major lockdown of a well-known tourist attraction, and now you.. I’m sorry, what? You have WHAT in your backpack?”

    I think they are on several attraction blacklists now. :)

  2. The Other Elle Says:

    Oh. my. heaven. I thought I had the only child who would do something like that.

    I love it. And have NO intention of visiting an aquarium any time soon, now!

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