When it helps explain a series of random events that when added together serve to make you paranoid.
Firstly I need to explain that ever since my first child was old enough to be left at home for brief periods, like a run to the shops, I’ve drummed it into them, not to answer the door or the phone, unless it’s myself or their father calling. They are to wait for the answering machine to kick in and then if it’s one of us they pick up. And for this one particular thing they are very good at following instructions. So when a strange man with a dog knocked at our door when I was out one day my second eldest daughter, who was home at the time, did what she was supposed to and ignored it. However this man proved very persistent. I’m not sure if he could hear the television on inside of if he happened to see movement through the front windows but he must have realised someone was home as he refused to take no for an answer and continued to knock. Well after his third or fourth attempt my daughter was starting to freak out. She rang both me and her father to ask what she should do. We both told her the same thing, stay inside and don’t answer the door. Meanwhile I headed back home. Thankfully though, when I was half way back, I received another call to say that the man had finally given up and left. There was no sign of him when I got back so we put it down to one of those things you can’t explain until the next unexplicable event.
More on this later.
Firstly I need to explain that ever since my first child was old enough to be left at home for brief periods, like a run to the shops, I’ve drummed it into them, not to answer the door or the phone, unless it’s myself or their father calling. They are to wait for the answering machine to kick in and then if it’s one of us they pick up. And for this one particular thing they are very good at following instructions. So when a strange man with a dog knocked at our door when I was out one day my second eldest daughter, who was home at the time, did what she was supposed to and ignored it. However this man proved very persistent. I’m not sure if he could hear the television on inside of if he happened to see movement through the front windows but he must have realised someone was home as he refused to take no for an answer and continued to knock. Well after his third or fourth attempt my daughter was starting to freak out. She rang both me and her father to ask what she should do. We both told her the same thing, stay inside and don’t answer the door. Meanwhile I headed back home. Thankfully though, when I was half way back, I received another call to say that the man had finally given up and left. There was no sign of him when I got back so we put it down to one of those things you can’t explain until the next unexplicable event.
You have me wondering now
ReplyDeleteHaha, good. It is the stupidest story but I laughed when it was over. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear it all
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