If you haven't seen the movie ‘The Sixth Sense’ this post may confuse you. If you have seen it, you will know why I need Bruce Willis’ help.

One of my kids sees dead people.

How do I know? Well, when I left the kitchen a few minutes ago it looked like this:
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When I returned it looked like this:
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What. The. Frick.

To my dismay, I can’t figure out which of my kids speaks with the dead. Could it be…

kid #1, who is currently eating ice cream on the couch? (Which, BTW, is in clear violation of house rules.)  

kid #2, who is sitting next to child #1 with a huge bowl of freshly made popcorn?

or kid #3, who is glued in front of the computer with a mountain of Slim Jim wrappers in his lap?

None of them will fess up.

In all seriousness, is it that hard to close a cabinet door? The task doesn’t even require opposable thumbs. Even our cat could do it and, trust me, he’s not that bright. He thinks the $2 teddy bear I bought for him at Target is his baby.

Sigh. It doesn’t look like Bruce is showing up. I’ll have to solve this mystery on my own. After that I’ve got to take the kids’ bathroom towels to the psychologist. They keep jumping off their racks and landing on the floor. Suicide? Really? There’s has to be a better answer. The towels need help. I do, too.

Where’s Bruce Willis when you need him?

 


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The Boo
07/11/2011 09:15

It's like my own mum figured out how the internet works and posted this herself o_O lol

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07/11/2011 09:22

Janene-my wife would love this post. Our house is likewise filled with mysterious beings who constantly leave cabinet doors open, empty cereal boxes on kitchen counters, mountains of unwashed clothes on the bathroom and kitchen floor. Not to mention the impenetrable mess they make in my poor daughter's room who, like your three, is simply an innocent bystander to these daily invasions.

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07/11/2011 09:26

*looks around for Bruce* I don't know where he is either!

Hehe. My mom could have written this as well. Not for me of course, but my younger sister and brother are a pro when it comes to this. And for some reason they never know what my mom or what I'm talking about -_-.

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07/11/2011 09:31

Ha ha, guys! It looks like a lot of other kids see dead people, too!

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07/11/2011 09:36

It was the 'it wasn't me ghost' that does these things! Also there's the 'I don't know ghost' too.

LOL!

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07/11/2011 09:39

zobop,

Indeed! Can't say I deal with the 'I don't know' ghost too much. My kids love to rat each other out.

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07/11/2011 09:46

Wasn't it Family Circus that had the little ghost named Not Me? That ghost was responsible for EVERYTHING that went wrong. :)

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07/11/2011 09:53

We thought we had ghosts in out house too. Then one day we discovered out cat can open cabinet doors so we had to tighten up the hinges. That did the trick and now we have removed upourself from the Bruce Willis waiting list. Good luck with putting an end to your house haumting. :)

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07/11/2011 10:12

Tershbango,
I remember that strip, too! I think a lot of homes out there must be haunted.

TT,
Ha ha! What a crazy cat. Ours likes to open the one to the garbage so he can forage. Like I said, he's not that smart. The pantry has better vittles.

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Deray
07/11/2011 13:18

I think you can take of the list kid#3. It's not easy to eat slim jims and if s/he had a bunch of wrappers on his/her lap then it means s/he had been in the living room for a while.
I vote for kid#2 that trying frantically to look for a bowl of popcorn opened all the doors and it's was vital to leave them open so s/he can eat warm popcorn and not cold one :-P

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07/11/2011 13:51

Deray,
Yay! My own private investigator! I think you might be on to something, though I think each one may have contributed. Still, there's nothing like warm popcorn!

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07/11/2011 13:55

That happens at my house all the time and there's no kids there anymore. Should I be worried?

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07/11/2011 13:58

Angie,
If you're living alone, yes. Remember, not everyone graduates to adulthood when they hit 21...or 30...or 40....

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Katja
07/14/2011 00:03

What a brilliant way to make an annoyance humourous!

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07/14/2011 05:24

Katja, you're alive! ;) Glad you liked the post. Hope you're having a wonderful summer break.

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07/14/2011 15:11

Sounds like the ghosts have moved from my house to yours now that the kids are all grown up here. Be kind to them... they probably miss us :)

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07/14/2011 16:08

I promise to be kind, PhotoDiction. Still, sometimes...Grrrrr! ;)

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08/01/2011 21:31

Nice post Janene,

The ghosts in my house keep leaving all the lights on, and eating all the chocolate bars I try and keep in the fridge.

Bruce Bruce, where are you ? We need Help !

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08/02/2011 06:38

PBScott,
A chocolate eating ghost? That just can't continue. If Bruce contacts me, I'll send him your way after he's done here.

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09/15/2011 18:27

I can see that you are putting a lots of efforts into your blog. Keep posting the good work.Some really helpful information in there. Bookmarked. Nice to see your site. Thanks!

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09/16/2011 10:06

Baju,
Glad you like it. Come back soon!

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