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Mar. 17th, 2012
Playground season has started.
Mar. 17th, 2012 06:38 pmAs I already mentioned elsewhere it's playground time again. Yesterday's sunshine meant that everyone came out of the woodwork again. There is the family with five girls, half of them toothless because their drink of choice is supermarket ice tea, from age one onwards. You can always count on Grandma to show up on her bike. I still haven't figured out which of the
various kids and Mamas are actually related to her. Then there are the teenagers, who always generate lots of drama often involving accusations of theft, the police and threats of mass brawls that usually fail to materialise. Then there is Kevin (not his real name) who is a fast talker with the most fascinating stories 90% of which are complete fabrications. Currently, he's telling everyone that he might be a dad soon - at 15. His mum is also a regular and she is always going on about Kevin's troubles with his health and his teachers. Some of the adults show up without their kids - for the gossip and the company. It's like the village square.
I try not to listen, but it's hard to ignore the constant oversharing. It's strikingly similar to our scripted reality programs on TV just a lot less fake.
various kids and Mamas are actually related to her. Then there are the teenagers, who always generate lots of drama often involving accusations of theft, the police and threats of mass brawls that usually fail to materialise. Then there is Kevin (not his real name) who is a fast talker with the most fascinating stories 90% of which are complete fabrications. Currently, he's telling everyone that he might be a dad soon - at 15. His mum is also a regular and she is always going on about Kevin's troubles with his health and his teachers. Some of the adults show up without their kids - for the gossip and the company. It's like the village square.
I try not to listen, but it's hard to ignore the constant oversharing. It's strikingly similar to our scripted reality programs on TV just a lot less fake.