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[ewein2412]

okay, all you Fullmetal Alchemist addicts, my children are now out on the patio trying to fill a transmutation circle with bugs. They're sitting crosslegged, facing each other over their chalk drawing.

Mark: NO, SARA, if you do that all the bugs will come!

Sara: It's okay, Mark, we can easily make them go away again. All right, are you ready? Three. Two. One.

In unison--excuse me, WHEN EXACTLY DID THEY PRACTICE THIS?--they clap their hands and slap them down into the circle.

Mummy: Oh, thank goodness, it didn't work. Maybe you didn't draw your transmutation circle properly. Get on with it, I have to go unpack the groceries.

EEYAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Meanwhile, Tim is away on his office summer outing, giving joyrides to all his workmates in a Beechcraft Sundowner (whatever that is) which he flew for the first time this morning.

EEYAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

It is sometimes scary being married to Tim. Has anyone out there read The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger? It is like that, sometimes. You don't know where he's going and you don't know when he'll be back and you hope he's safe.

Comments

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

You are teaching them that human transmutation is wrong, right?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Not to mention the Law of Equivalent Exchange?

(This seems to have much less of a potential for injury than when my friends and I discovered The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and spent a semester trying to fly by throwing ourselves at the ground and missing. Not that we really believed we'd succeed, being worldy in the sixth grade, but we didn't always manage to stop our falls.)

[ewein2412]

what they're doing doesn't appear to be inherently dangerous, but it is a little weird that the whole driveway and patio are now covered with transmutation circles in sidewalk chalk.

I discovered where they've been practicing. THE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB. They have involved OTHER CHILDREN. (makes a change from Big Cats, I guess.)

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Make sure they don't try to resurrect dead bugs-- that could end badly.

[ewein2412]

the mind boggles

[mcity.livejournal.com]

You weren't supposed to stop yourself. You have to be surprised by something.

[marith.livejournal.com]

*hoots with laughter* That's WONDERFUL. I'm going to link to this post unless you object.

(got here from coffee_and_ink)

[ewein2412]

no objection...I couldn't possibly object to anyone who's got Little My as their icon!

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Mummy: Oh, thank goodness, it didn't work. Maybe you didn't draw your transmutation circle properly. Get on with it, I have to go unpack the groceries.

That's hilarious. And good response! It's the reply that keeps on giving. They'll keep trying over and over, and develop drawing skills to boot.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

would you mind if I put this on metaquotes?

[ewein2412]

hee hee. No, I'd love it.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Enjoy! (http://www.livejournal.com/community/metaquotes/3289348.html)

[djcati.livejournal.com]

Here from metaquotes; your children rock.

Coincidentally, reading through some of your older entries (um, does that seem stalker-ish?), you said your neighbour's son goes to the Glasgow Anime meets? *is now trying to work out whether she knows him or not* Small world..

[ewein2412]

I don't know the son's name. The mother is Sue Brown. Our book group meets next week; I'll try to find out!

[nekoama.livejournal.com]

Here from metaquotes as well - How old are your kids? Because, like said above, they totally rock. And the fact that they have an after-school club with other kids makes my day. XD

[ewein2412]

Sara is 7, Mark is 5. They do fall fairly naturally into their roles, especially Mark, who strikes me as being very Al-like (when he's not being dervish-like). The kids and I have had several arguments over The Best Way to draw a transmutation circle.

The after-school club is not as great as it sounds, though--it's just organized day care, alas; they didn't form it themselves. Sorry to disillusion you!

[dark-mage-girl.livejournal.com]

Also here from metaquotes and have to say you make this sound infinitely funnier than it ever could have been. Good job.

Also...yes, your kids rock.

[gogglebeast.livejournal.com]

Also here from Metaquotes. This seriously just made my night. I salute you, and I think your kids rock. XD

Can I forward this?

[icklefirsties.livejournal.com]

I remember reading this when coffee_and_ink had originally mentioned it. It came up recently when I was talking with a friend who works at FUNimation (they release FMA in the US) and he really wanted to see it.

Would you mind horribly if I give him the link?

Re: Can I forward this?

[ewein2412]

sorry about that anonymous post a minute ago--thot I was logged in!

sure, go ahead and pass it along. I reckon anything I put up here is public by nature of its being a blog anyway. My children are still obsessed...My crazed daughter, now 8, has been planning for the last four months to be Edward Elric for Halloween (and the funny thing is... she looks like Ed). She's read the manga, too.

ah, the corrupted youth of today.

FMA crazed children

[(Anonymous)]

Your entry totally made my day. (A friend of mine forwarded your link to me) I work at FUNimation where most of my work is on FMA, and to know that kids enjoy it this much makes me smile on the inside. Totally a reward.

Re: FMA crazed children

[ewein2412]

they're out there corrupting all their friends, too! We are spreading the word as fast as we can.