The other day I tweeted:

The children have rigged up some sort of contraption which they fire at me when I walk down the hallway.

I have my very own charge of the light brigade every time I want to use the toilet.

 

And just to prove I wasn’t exaggerating (Yes! For Lord knows no one exaggerates for effect on the Internet!) here are some shots I got:

the ambush begins

This would appear relatively harmeless, were it not for the accompanying, fake-sweet calls of “Mum, come here, we have something to show you….”

Then…

ready, aim, fire!

I get lambasted with balls (most not pictured, they were already behind me), rings are frisbeed, and last of all a rocket gets fired at my solar plexus.

Devious little brutes!

But ten points for creativity, I must say.

karen andrews

Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity