Today at work a woman came up to me and said, “There are some kids making a big mess in the water exhibit room. Could you do something about it?” This happens from time to time; kids go crazy in there and end up getting all the other kids wet and none of the parents want to say anything so we have to go in there and tell them to play nice. I went to the water exhibit room and it was actually just this one boy who was the culprit. He looked like he had had about a dozen pixie sticks and a liter of coke. He had found a way to spray water on everyone and everything so I had to politely remind him that that’s not the way we play in the water room. His response: “But I want to make a fountain!” My response: “We don’t make fountains here. Please stop spraying everyone.” And then I had to stand there and watch to make sure he didn’t spray everybody because he kept doing it anyway. To which I got to say the ever popular and oh so effective line, “What did I say, what did I just say?” His response: “Oh, yeah.” And of course his mom sat there the entire time looking completely disinterested. Way to go mom!
