Sorry for the severe lateness. Juggling a couple other things plus severe over-sleeping. >_>
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SELKIE: Okay so. Whats do we say abouts the lasers?
AMANDA: Not a damn thing.
SELKIE: Do you tell Keisha or Heather?
AMANDA: No, and if YOU tell George, I get to hit you.
SELKIE: I don'ts remember agreeing to that part.
AMANDA: Yeah well, Mom grounded me from all TV and phones for the entire night after we set that fire, so I'm not taking chances. Talk crap, get slapped.
SELKIE: ...Iām stealings that phrase later.
AMANDA: Not a damn thing.
SELKIE: Do you tell Keisha or Heather?
AMANDA: No, and if YOU tell George, I get to hit you.
SELKIE: I don'ts remember agreeing to that part.
AMANDA: Yeah well, Mom grounded me from all TV and phones for the entire night after we set that fire, so I'm not taking chances. Talk crap, get slapped.
SELKIE: ...Iām stealings that phrase later.
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
Two laser-eyed underage girls, a school full of chatty children and worried teachers, a lot of pressure and competition, and no self-control
What could possibly go wrong?
I have the feeling that we’re going to get to find out!
Don’t worry Dave, it was worth the wait.
Everyone is already going to know as soon as they walk in the door, aren’t they?
Interesting neither of them mention discussing it with the *Sarnothi* kids in the class.
Selkie’s not the only one stealing that phrase.
Sometimes severe oversleeping is a necessity. Enjoy! š
Good to know they’re taking this far more seriously now.
I wonder how this is going to work out for them when they get close to the Mor’Kama speech teacher lady. I remember her telling the kids that it was her Clan that had an affinity for detecting Echo ability. She couldn’t sense Echo ability in Selkie because of the block Selkie had, but that block is gone now apparently. And I *really* want to see what happens if the teacher happens to get close to Amanda.
You set that fire Amanda, you little shit.
What else are siblings good for but getting you blamed for something too?
Though, to be honest, I have never liked the term “tattletale”, as while there are some kids that report way too much stuff that shouldn’t be reported, I also think that it prevents kids from reporting things that really should be reported (eg: abuse, bullying, etc.). If Bobby is setting fires, I really want Suzy to let me know. Most kids don’t have the mental capacity to differentiate between different types of behavior on why one definitely needs to be reported and another not so much, especially if they are both against the rules.
As a recovering tattletale, I learned that if it’s not causing damage, there’s no reason to volunteer the information that gets my peer in trouble. I fully intend to teach this to my kids around the age of 5.
I’ve just dealt with a lot of situations where it was causing damage and I would be called a tattletale and be blamed for reporting it. I have also seen kids bully others if they report their initial bullying, and nothing being done about it. I am not sure that young kids can think through the consequences enough to notice that something would cause damage (note Amanda and Selfie, who are much older than 5 still started a fire by not thinking things through). I guess that I would just rather have an abundance of information and possible annoyance than not being told that one time when it really matters due to them thinking it won’t end badly. I would rather teach them not to be silent bystanders to cruel acts than to not betray their peers.
LOL. Selkie stealing the phrase -“Talks craps gets slaps!”
(Though I appreciate the detail that the speech therapy has been slowly working and there are progressively less pluralses in her speech unless she’s mad or upset)
Oh, there are definitely “tattle tales” and right now my six year old nephew narcs on my niece constantly, for anything, stuff that happened days ago that we didn’t even need to know about.
That’s a great way to alienate yourself, no one likes a narc. We are trying to teach him that unless someone is going to hurt themselves or someone around them to mind their own business.
Your sib would probably not appreciate you teaching your nephew the phrase “Snitches get stitches” but the idea behind it needs to be taught, other people’s business isn’t yours.
I hear all the comments that people are going to find our or already know; but I think Selkie and Amanda have learned their lesson on keeping mum about this and aren’t going to spill.
Instead, I think that Amanda’s magical hairpiece will be noticed and problems will arise from there…….
“You don’t remember agreeing? Well, I don’t remember asking so it’s fine.”
“Oh, okay… hey, waits! I’ms still not fine withs that!”