Yesterday’s corner time: 12 Minutes.
I’m getting quite excited as we’re due to go on holiday soon and I can’t wait. For different reasons, neither my Dad nor I like flying.
My first plane trip was last year and after the initial period of panic, crying and running down the aisles screaming, my Dad was eventually sedated and the plane was allowed to taxi to the runway.
I love planes but I find flying actually quite boring and being confined to my chair for several hours, impossible to bear.
I had asked the nice ladies on the plane if I could drive but this had sent Dad into another panic and he had had to be restrained again.
My Mum says that you can see the disappointment of the following row when they realise that I’m sitting in front. I seem to be getting this look wherever I go nowadays.
Anyway, I always try to win over the people behind by playing peek-a-boo for several hours and when they stop playing, I just stare. They always seem to be very pleased when we land. As is my Dad.
As soon as he gets off the plane, he kneels down and kisses the ground. I asked him if he was scared of flying. He said that it’s not so much the flying, it’s the crashing that concerns him.
Matthew.
About Me
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- I'm Matthew, I'm 6 years old. I have a Mum, a Dad and an annoying, 4 year old sister, Becca. I started writing this blog when I was two. I had more time on my hands in those days. Becca wasn't even born and I didn't have to attend school for every waking hour. Still, whenever I can, I get up to mischief and I document my adventures here.
6 comments:
Tell Dad that he can ask the nice ladies that push the carts up and down the isle (make sure he's not too nice though, Mommy might get mad. You'll understand when you get older) Anyway, ask the nice ladies for a "Gin and Tonic and keep 'em coming." Then he won't worry so much about the crashing. And he'll be perfectly happy to play peek-a-boo when the people behind you get bored. That is until he falls asleep and starts snoring.
Thanks Homer, that’s a great tip. Although, he may need to start on the G&Ts the night before.
You are a very wise lad for one so young Matthew.
I know! I keep telling my parents this but do they listen?
Get one of the flight attendents to pick you up. Then throw up on her or him. I'm told that kills 2 minutes in a quite amusing way.
Not that I'll ever fly. Cats and planes don't mix. But when the Younger Human was a little younger than you, that's whta he did on a plane, and the People *still* talk about it...
Thanks Max - that sounds like a top tip.
I'll get Becca to do it too - my parents will be pleased!
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