“Won’t!” The small face scrunches.
Father sighs. “I’d let you go like this, Arnie, but-”
“No no no!”
“Arrrnie,” Father begins, his tone less calm, “Daddy‘s wearing-”
“Daddy’s fart face!” A small tongue protrudes from the small mouth.
Father straightens. He takes a small arm in a big hand and marches small legs up big stairs. “That’s enough, young man! We do not stick our tongues out or call names.”
“Fart. face. Fart. face,” Arnie gasps at each stair.
“Now,” Father concludes, setting him at the top. “You’ll sit in Timeout, then you will put your pants on!”
Enacted for Carrot Ranch‘s prompt: protest
January 16, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a protest story. It can be about a protest, or you can investigate the word and expand the idea. Who is protesting, where, and why? Go where the prompt leads!
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Photo Credit: Marcus Neto
©2020 Chelsea Owens
Chel Owens 
Is this inspired by true events?
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😀 Not specifically, no. It’s an extremely plausible one around here, though!
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😁
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That kid sounds like me.
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So, we just need to get him pink pants? 🙂
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Works with me every time.
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LOL
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🙂
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No pants? That makes it easier to be a fart-face because there’s less barrier between the two!
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😀 Sound logic.
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I know a child that had similar issues, however they were naked! 😂
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…that’s actually common around here, too.
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Haha, you clearly know what you’re talking about! 🙈
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Fortunately, we’ve moved on to protesting shoes and coats…
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My little man is currently practicing the quick change. You dress him only to find him wearing something else entirely two minutes later 😅
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…like, his underwear? 🙂
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Haha, more like he’ll dress up as a firefighter or soccer player 😉 we’ve also seen a construction worker and scuba diver 🤷
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That’s sweet!
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My grandson (2 YO) and I have a standard greeting…
ME: Tony? Where are your trousers?
HE: Gone
or sometimes,
HE: Right here, Papa
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😀 See? It’s not so uncommon.
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Love it! I once wrote a story with a little girl arguing about what she would wear, among other things, and her father trying to deal with it due to her mother being ill. At certain age, they want to demand their independence.
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🙂 It’s these first times that one needs strict boundaries.
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Aren’t boys just the best. Mine now try to negotiate with me over everything. To bad they never win.
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Mine, too! ..Of course, they’ve done that for a while now. 🙂
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Oh, I know that very well! I’m at the stage now where I pick my battles and simply let him win from time to time 😅
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wonderful, Chelsea: a lot achieved in such a small space
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Thanks!
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PTSD for the toddler stage 😳😩
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But but… they grow out of it. Right? 😉
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I knew a family that – well in their own home (guests present or not) allowed their child to run ‘Free’ (they weren’t nudists. I could not see that happening in on of my Aunts homes where her living room furniture was covered in plastic when not in use for adult company 😀
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🙂 We always allowed Naked Time with our boys right after their baths.
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😀 I think folks would be less uptight if they were more comfortable in their own skins and not just the skin of ‘clothing’ as decorations.
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Around here, they’d also be more cold. ❄
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Hee hee. Loved the ending.
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Why, thank you! 🙂
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OMW love that face..
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I did, too! It’s perfect.
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Ha, ha! You certainly created a believable situation! I recall a similar incident as a teen between my aunt and great-grandmother who was going senile. This child may one day get to repeat this conversation in the reverse.
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😀 True! I hadn’t thought of that!
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I get it. Every parent’s been there.
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🙂 I hope so.
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I particularly liked “He takes a small arm in a big hand and marches small legs up big stairs.”
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Thank you!
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