Are Boys Annoying?

After dropping off perscriptions for my asthmatic granddaughter, we proceeded to her favorite eatery to await the filling of said perscriptions. As she devoured the coveted chicken nuggets, a little boy around three or four years old approached the table next to where we were sitting. He abruptly grabbed a salt shaker, licked the top of it, and placed it back on the table! His grandmother, slowly following him, picked the shaker up and said, "That wasn't nice; now they are going to have to wash this." I'm sure she meant her words for my benefit since the little boy was long gone before she finished even half of her sentence. My granddaughter looked at me with an incredulous look on her face. "He shouldn't have done that," she remarked. I agreed.

As is our routine, after lunch comes the playground. She climbed over and around the maze for a little while then gravitated to one of her favorite games. She patiently waited while a daddy finished his son's game. Apparently the little boy lost interest. AFter the man relinquished the seat to her, my four year old granddaughter sat down to play. It wasn't long before another little boy came over and began pushing her, trying to move her off the seat. She stood her ground so I watched, not wanting to rescue her too quickly. He finally gave up pushing and tried a different approach, sabotaging her game. Since his parents seemed oblivious to his obnoxious behavior, I decided it was best to leave before I took matters into my own hands. She was fuming as we drove off. "Boys are so annoying!" She utters this statement often. "Some boys are, but not all," I tried to defend the innocent males in the world. After a moment of hesitation I offered, "your papaw isn't annoying, is he?" "Sometimes, he is," she exlaimed. Recalling his delight in teasing her, I sighed and conceded with a smile. "I guess you are right. Boys can be really annoying sometimes!