Monday, May 16, 2011

How Traditions are Made

In my family growing up, it was Tickle Monster on Sundays and kisses after family prayer.

With my new crew, it’s Family Towers and Ride on Your Back.

Palmerpedia Definitions:

Family Tower: an occurrence that inevitably happens if one member of the family is sitting on another member of the family, then all family members are required to join in. For example: if mom is sitting on dad’s lap, all children, by some unknown magnetic force, are pulled in, one on top of the other, and a family tower is created.

This phenomenon also inevitably occurs whenever one parental figure lies down on the ground for a moment of relaxation. Children see to it that that moment is inconsequentially brief as forces of nature again pull them to the spot of relaxing doom and the layering of children commences.

Family Towers are an easy way to promote prompt unity and powerful lungs.

Ride on Your Back: These are the first words usually uttered after the exclamation of “Daddy!” when the family’s father-figure enters the home from a long day at work. Nothing more relaxing than saddling up three children onto your back for a ride around the living room. Sometimes, when Dad isn’t around, Mom will “horse around” instead, but Dad makes the greatest Stud!

Rides on Your Back are sure to bring sore knees, a topple or two, and multitudinous smiles!

 

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