My younger brother, his wife and son are coming down from Greensboro today. I talked to him on the phone and he said he wanted to cookout so thats what I have planned. River (his son and my nephew) has autism. It's not as bad as some kids have it.
They are very protective parents, if he gets a little scratch they make a huge deal out of it. Well, the last time they came down, I was sitting out back and River came up and asked if he could ride the snapper riding mower. I asked him if he knew how and he said "yes". He got on it and I cranked it up and put it in gear. He made a few rounds and hit the grill I had fired up. I rushed over and took it out of gear. He went running in the house. When I went in the house he told everybody the truth, that he said he knew how to ride but didn't. The only harm done was to my grill, but his mother was fuming.
A few hours later, I was smoking my pipe out shooting an air rifle when here comes River again. I asked if he would like to shoot it and he said "yes". He held it up, put his eye to the scope and shot. The gun kicked a little and the scope hit him on the cheek bone. I asked him if he was ok and he said he was. Well, his dad came out 5 Minutes later and saw the bruise on his eye and asked him what happened. He told him he was shooting the gun. His dad told him he was going to have a black eye and River ran in the house crying, he didnt want a black eye. I waited a while and went in the house and River came up to me and said "My momma told me to stay away from you" :rofl: It was funny.
So, here we are today. They are coming down and I just bought a 4 wheeler a few months back. I talked to my brother this morning and he said Rivers momma aint gonna let you ride him. But, I will get him on somehow. Hell, he has a ball when he comes down here. Let him be a kid. I got bumped, bruised and cut when I was a kid. Bottom line is, let him have some fun, you can't keep him in the house all the time. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing them.
They are very protective parents, if he gets a little scratch they make a huge deal out of it. Well, the last time they came down, I was sitting out back and River came up and asked if he could ride the snapper riding mower. I asked him if he knew how and he said "yes". He got on it and I cranked it up and put it in gear. He made a few rounds and hit the grill I had fired up. I rushed over and took it out of gear. He went running in the house. When I went in the house he told everybody the truth, that he said he knew how to ride but didn't. The only harm done was to my grill, but his mother was fuming.
A few hours later, I was smoking my pipe out shooting an air rifle when here comes River again. I asked if he would like to shoot it and he said "yes". He held it up, put his eye to the scope and shot. The gun kicked a little and the scope hit him on the cheek bone. I asked him if he was ok and he said he was. Well, his dad came out 5 Minutes later and saw the bruise on his eye and asked him what happened. He told him he was shooting the gun. His dad told him he was going to have a black eye and River ran in the house crying, he didnt want a black eye. I waited a while and went in the house and River came up to me and said "My momma told me to stay away from you" :rofl: It was funny.
So, here we are today. They are coming down and I just bought a 4 wheeler a few months back. I talked to my brother this morning and he said Rivers momma aint gonna let you ride him. But, I will get him on somehow. Hell, he has a ball when he comes down here. Let him be a kid. I got bumped, bruised and cut when I was a kid. Bottom line is, let him have some fun, you can't keep him in the house all the time. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing them.