Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for February 15, 2023

ohhhh not that ritual again facepalm

I was recently jumped into my grandkids gang. Luckily, they (mostly) used pillows. Can’t wait until they try my semi-completed but fully usable zipline. Immerse yourself in their level and enjoy it (and maybe influence it a tad here and there in the right direction) as it matures.

Ooh, that would do it.

When around my nieces and nephews, I purposely mispronounce words and put accents on the wrong syl-LABLES, for humORous effect. They’ve taken to imitating that, even better (or worse) than I do. And we talk gibberish to each other, like Minions. It’s hilarious, we think. But their parents tend to disapprove. When did they get OLD?

Yes. Well, I knew it all along, but seeing the kids like me has been thought provoking.

Weird that my grandkids were more like me than the kids. I think the kids were in rebellion from their weird father but the grandkids embraced him as part of rebellion against their parents.

Ring around the pineapple??

When the grandkids were little, the family would take bets on how long it was between when poppy came in the door and when he was down on the floor playing with the kids.

I also constantly took pictures leading to my nickname poppy-razzi. The kids didn’t mind and enjoyed mugging for the camera. I now have thousands of memories.

i will never know this…

Aunty, we already knew you were weird, you didn’t need to procreate to prove it to us.

Weirdness was certainly passed down through four generations in my family.

YEESH!

she’s spawned

Just wait until there is an Aunty III…

Oh yes indeed, just ask my (very weird) son.

You never realize how weird you are until you recognize your mother in you,

You could’ve just asked us, we’ve known that for some time.

Reminds me of the Parent’s Curse: " When you grow up & have kids, I hope they’re just like you!"

Doesn’t everyone Polka around the Pineapple? Or is the Pagan Prance still the ‘hip’ thing with the kids?

Incorrect in my case, Aunty. I have always been fully aware of how weird I am.