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To be honest, it wasn’t that huge
of a shock to find Flynn upside down in a freezer chest with his tongue stuck
to the ice.
He was after all a wonderfully
whacky little four-year-old who wanted nothing more than to impress his bigger
brothers who were six and nine.
He truly looked up to his big
bros, so much so that he would often mimic the way they spoke… granted, that
stage where he pretty much parroted everything
that they said was a tad annoying, but the sentiment was totally there.
He took an interest in all the
things that they liked: footballs, soccer, karate, wrestling… so much so that
he had a habit of ‘looking after’ their favourite things… ok storing them under
his bed probably wasn’t the best way
to show his interest, but it sure got their attention and at the end of the day,
that was all he really wanted.
With all that in mind, it really
wasn’t a big surprise when they dared him to see if he could touch the side of
the freezer chest in the supermarket with his tongue, and even less of a
surprise was the fact that he did it.
I was three aisles over when I
heard the scream and I immediately knew it was one of mine… a mother always
knows when it is her child screaming or calling out “MUUUUUMMMM” right?!
I dropped everything and ran
through the aisles frantically looking up and down the aisles until I spotted
the small crowd gathering around a pair of legs poking out of the top of the
frozen veggies section. Standing at the back of the crowd were two very guilty
looking little boys.
“We didn’t think he would actually
do it,” said my oldest culprit as I approached.
“Sorry mum, we’re so sorry,” said
the younger one.
I broke through the crowd of
people standing around and there was Flynn, ass up and head down into the
freezer with his tongue firmly stuck to the ice on the inside wall.
A kind older lady told me that
someone had gone to get some warm water, but in my haste to get him out of the
freezer - I grabbed him by the waist and I yanked him hard. Mission complete –
he was out, I had successfully dislodged his tongue off the ice… along with a
few layers of taste buds and flesh.
It’s one of the events in Flynn’s
childhood we will never ever forget. At the time I was furious at them all for
putting me through that stress, but in hindsight, it was pretty funny… cute even (kinda).
Either way, it will be a dinner
table anecdote to last a lifetime… one which of course we have photographic
evidence of.
We have loads of photos of Flynn
in all his whacky glory, and every photo and tale behind it maps together a
bigger story that is uniquely his and unique he most certainly is.
Speaking of photographs and
childhood stories - Kinder has launched their new Face of Kinder competition to
search for 6 kids aged between 3 - 10 years old to appear on their new Kinder Chocolate
packaging.
This competition has been run
around the world for decades… but this time, it is our turn. Four Aussie kids
and two from New Zealand will be chosen as the faces of Kinder Chocolate.
As you all know, Kinder Chocolate
is all about celebrating the fun that childhood brings and those often cute or
hilarious memories we make along the way. So, it makes sense that the team
behind Kinder will choose the four cutest stories to be the faces of their new
packaging.
Entering your child is as easy as…
simply heading over here to share a photo along with a cute or funny story about the child you are entering.
Once you’ve done that, it’s time
to get your family and friends to vote because the top 100 finalists are chosen
via public voting. A panel of judges, including Jules Sebastian, will then
choose four winners from the top 100.
The promotion is open now and
entries close November 7, 2016. You can vote for your favourites up until November
14, 2016 and the judging will take place in late November 2016.
The winners will be photographed
in December and their packs will be on shelf in July 2017.
Did you ever try to impress your
older brothers and/or sisters?
Or did you ever dare your younger
siblings to do something that didn’t quite work out how you expected?