So, my nieces are visiting for two and a half weeks.
This means I will have 5 children for this time period. This means cooking for 9 here. Very interesting and I shall need a dye job and a case of booze, by the time that this visit is over.
Apparently oatmeal is not something the 9 year old niece likes. Also happens to be what is served for breakfast here.
They also think it is odd I require proper table manners. No elbows on tables. Chewing with their mouths closed. Not scraping your teeth on the cutlery. Finishing what is put before you.
Another thing they think is odd. They must ask permission to leave the house.
They also think it is odd that when they go outside they must remain outside for a while and not continually go in and out.
They do not like that I censor what they watch.
In addition to the culture shock there has been some excitment.
I went to go take them to the childrens science place and found it is closed on Mondays. (was Monday)
So I went to go take them to a local splash ground. I received wrong directions from the city's website.
I set my mother's van on fire. (small brake fire) Everything is ok now.
Then I melted a plastic cutting board with dinner and burned my arm.
Was enough that we stayed home today.
I will check in with more updates as this period passes. Wish me luck I will need it.
This means I will have 5 children for this time period. This means cooking for 9 here. Very interesting and I shall need a dye job and a case of booze, by the time that this visit is over.
Apparently oatmeal is not something the 9 year old niece likes. Also happens to be what is served for breakfast here.
They also think it is odd I require proper table manners. No elbows on tables. Chewing with their mouths closed. Not scraping your teeth on the cutlery. Finishing what is put before you.
Another thing they think is odd. They must ask permission to leave the house.
They also think it is odd that when they go outside they must remain outside for a while and not continually go in and out.
They do not like that I censor what they watch.
In addition to the culture shock there has been some excitment.
I went to go take them to the childrens science place and found it is closed on Mondays. (was Monday)
So I went to go take them to a local splash ground. I received wrong directions from the city's website.
I set my mother's van on fire. (small brake fire) Everything is ok now.
Then I melted a plastic cutting board with dinner and burned my arm.
Was enough that we stayed home today.
I will check in with more updates as this period passes. Wish me luck I will need it.
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