as we have been talking about us being crinkly etc, well some of us have mentioned it, I remembered this pome..

[Tricia-P]

WHEN I'M A LITTLE OLD LADY

When I'm a little old lady

Then I'll live with my children

and bring them great joy.

To repay all I've had

from each girl and boy

I shall draw on the walls

and scuff up the floor;

Run in and out

without closing the door.

I'll hide frogs in the pantry,

socks under my bed.

Whenever they scold me,

I'll hang my head.

I'll run and I'll romp,

always fritter away

The time to be spent

doing chores every day.

I'll pester my children

when they are on the phone.

As long as they're busy

I won't leave them alone.

Hide candy in closets,

rocks in a drawer,

And never pick up my clothes

from the floor.

Dash off to the movies

and not wash a dish.

I'll plead for allowance

whenever I wish.

I'll stuff up the plumbing

and deluge the floor.

As soon as they've mopped it,

I'll flood it some more.

When they correct me,

I'll lie down and cry,

Kicking and screaming,

not a tear in my eye.

I'll take all their pencils

and flashlights, and then

When they buy new ones,

I'll take them again.

I'll spill glasses of milk

to complete every meal,

Eat my banana and

just drop the peel.

Put toys on the table,

spill jam on the floor,

I'll break lots of dishes

as though I were four.

What fun I shall have,

what joy it will be to

Live with my children....

the way they lived with me!

~author unknown~

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This is a good one too. I Love to terrify my daughter now, especially in public, sends her into fits and I always get "Mother I Can't take you any where!" She used to throw awful paddies in the supermarket when she was a toddler,so I am getting her back. Ha!

[emandedmum]

It's like that advert on tv where the mum has a huge paddy in he aisle...struck a chord but can't for the life of me remember what it was for

[Gina_K]

What is a Paddy?

[Hidden in reply to Gina_K]

It's like a major temper tantrum

[Gina_K]

Strange, thats my dads name, god rest him wonder where that term came from? Must be a British thing. LOL ! - Not.

[Georgia3]

I love this, havent seen it before!! I so wish I could do this to my lot ha ha!!

[Tricia-P in reply to Georgia3]

My two have left home Georgia, I keep threatening them, i'ts great how old is that little one? we have just had another Grandchild Toby born on New Years Eve. The one on my lapon my profile is Elliot nearly 3 his BD end of May I love them to bits. They make me forget my RA. best wishes Tricia-Px