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August 22, 2004
No Tarzan
So WildChild and I watched a cartoon version of the original Tarzan movie yesterday (some PC bullshit about how Tarzan meets Jane & they both save a group of gorillas from being raped and pillaged) and at the end, the Tarzan character does a reasonable facsimile of the famous Tarzan yell. I tell WildChild to try & do the yell, thinking it would be funny. He just looks at me blankly, so I demonstrate.
Now I'll be the first to admit that my Tarzan yell rilly rilly sux, but I sure didn't expect the response I got. WildChild puckered up his face, started crying and ran towards me wailing "Stop it Ma! You're making me cry!"
Apparently Ma isn't supposed to yell & beat her chest because it's like rilly rilly scary.
Who knew?
Posted by Rita at August 22, 2004 08:49 AM
Comments
Well then, by all means, avoid swinging on vines, or you'll scare the bejesus out of the little guy.
Posted by: Jim at August 22, 2004 10:23 AM
I knew........
Posted by: Bill at August 22, 2004 11:01 AM
No way Jim. Swinging on grapevines is one of life's finer things.
And just why didn't you tell me, hmmm Bill?
Posted by: rita at August 22, 2004 12:14 PM
That requires an answer? Mike did it! Yeah, yeah that's the ticket!
Posted by: Bill at August 22, 2004 07:53 PM
try singing faux opera.
always makes a child cringe in the most delightful way.
Posted by: Da Goddess at August 24, 2004 07:43 AM
Heh. Works really well when they're misbehaving in public too....like say, when you're grocery shopping.
I hated it that I scared him, that wasn't my intention at all. I suppose I should take comfort in the fact that he was scared b/c he's never heard me yell ever....for any reason.
Posted by: rita at August 24, 2004 07:53 AM
I suspect that the effect was compounded due to the fact that he "knows" you in another context, loving tenderkindness.
It is a difficult thing to accept that your Gods are human.
Posted by: Bill at August 24, 2004 09:56 AM