Writer’s Workshop: The Irritating Balls
Thud!! Thud!! Thud!! and it rolls all over the floor. Ending up in the nooks and crannies around the house. If you are not careful and step on one be prepare to do the split in a second. This sometimes solid or hollow sphere like object sends shivers down my spine when it appears in my living room.
I seriously don’t see what is so fascinating about them. The boys love throwing them and seeing them and bouncing off ground. I’m very fearful when they take out their balls to play as I do not wish to hear a “crash” or “clack” if the ball hits and breaks the TV or the glass PC monitor. The potential damage which this little object could cause makes me insist that the boys take their balls to the room and only play within those four walls. What is it with guys and balls?
Brandy
October 3, 2012 @ 10:51 pm
Thankfully my home is two levels so when the kids want to play crazy with balls and/or toys it’s all down stairs in “their” area so it usually doesn’t get “my” area of the house too bad 😉
sanna
October 3, 2012 @ 11:05 pm
I am preparing myself when 4 month old grows up. Maybe she has her own version of balls as toys too!
Farida
October 3, 2012 @ 11:07 pm
I remembered my cousin who is now 20+ used to have a fascination with balls. He learned to dribble when he was 2. And when we were on the road, everything to him was considered a ball (light posts, stop light, etc)
Jay
October 4, 2012 @ 2:34 am
Oh yes… Our little one loves balls, we just try to keep the balls “play time” mostly out of the house.
Mostly being the main word 🙂
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Natasha
October 4, 2012 @ 4:40 am
My son loves bouncing balls….but I remember being fasinated with bouncy balls as a child – they are fun….in fact sometimes I still like to bounce them on the floor and watch them….I think it is fasinating because of the instant reaction that happens when the ball hits a hard object – and it is even more fasinating that you arent sure where it will go (well if you sit down and did some geometry you would, but if I could get my 3-year-old to do that I would be rich LOL)
Daddy Allan
October 4, 2012 @ 7:33 am
My son’s first toy is ball. Last night, I really got irritated with him because he throws several times the ball to our TV. Good thing that the ball is too soft and does not damaged the TV.
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Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"
October 4, 2012 @ 6:22 pm
I always liked balls too so don’t blame your boys at all, sorry. Those look like soft ones–doubt if they could really cause much damage.
Stopping by from writer’s workshop.
Dominique
October 4, 2012 @ 9:20 pm
@Karen,
You have yet to see the other balls that we have, marbles, footballs etc..those are the ones that make the most damage in the house.
Tina
October 4, 2012 @ 6:55 pm
We have soccer balls everywhere. I feel your pain.
Kat
October 4, 2012 @ 7:36 pm
My little girl LOVES balls. There is just something about them that makes them the best toy ever. At least in her opinion!
NatteringNic
October 4, 2012 @ 7:50 pm
We’ve totally turned the basement over to the kids. So long as there isn’t a ritual slaughter, we’re happy to let the boys do whatever to the subterranean zone of our house. The white flag has been raised…
*clickin’ in from MamaKat*
Dominique
October 4, 2012 @ 9:44 pm
It’s great that you have a basement. We live in an apartment so space is very limited.
Jen
October 4, 2012 @ 8:36 pm
My kids like playing with balls too and I usually trip over them.
Kimberly
October 4, 2012 @ 9:22 pm
Ha ha! So many things I could say about this, but I’ll keep it clean. 🙂 I was at Target the other day and there were some kids playing with those plastic bouncy balls. The constant sound of it hitting the floor was about all I could take. I wanted to shout, “pick up your balls!”
Kim
October 4, 2012 @ 9:48 pm
My youngest is a ball lover. We are fortunate to have a playroom in our basement, so the balls stay down there or outside. Too many things to break and/or knock over in the main living areas – I know exactly what you mean!
Amy
October 4, 2012 @ 10:05 pm
When my boys were younger, my Dad and his wife sent them an inflatable bus full of these damn balls. I knew his wife didn’t like me, but I didn’t realize she disliked me that much. I let them play with their bus and balls, but with my daughter I REFUSE to buy anything with those things in them lol.
self sagacity
October 5, 2012 @ 12:13 am
Yes, all my kids love playing with balls. I don’t know why either…Trinity used to be obsessed with any ball, everywhere we go, but she never plays with it at home. Yup, and the only way she plays with them is by throwing them around, it is almost annoying!
I don’t have split level, she gets the family room, all her toys are everywhere I look. She likes to play with me close by. So nope, no controls.
Rocky Mountain Woman
October 5, 2012 @ 2:36 am
My boys loved balls when they were younger and now my grandkids love them!
It’s a guy thing…
JDaniel4's Mom
October 5, 2012 @ 2:40 am
We sold our bag at a consignment sale. I got tired of picking them up.
Raquel
October 5, 2012 @ 3:26 am
Hahaha, had to laugh when I read this as this is so recognisable! My youngest daughter LOVES playing with these balls at the moment and rolling them down the stairs.
We have balls (and toys) everywhere, I can’t keep the house free of mess no matter how hard I try 😉
JamericanSpice / Colette S
October 5, 2012 @ 10:08 am
Haha. I want to play with them.
They are pretty balls 🙂
But really, I do let the kids play inside and I will curb it if it’s getting out of hand where they will break something. I remind them that they are in a home and things will be broken if they don’t take care.
I also remind them, they have the option of going outside.
Happy Weekend!
Katherines Corner
October 5, 2012 @ 9:19 pm
giggle, it must be to early for me because this post is making me giggle… Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. xo
anita
October 7, 2012 @ 7:46 am
ah children and their toys…of all sorts…comes with the territory! 🙂
Cheryl D.
October 7, 2012 @ 1:50 pm
My daughter leaves her markers on the floor. I’m always afraid I’ll slip on one of those!
Jenny Matlock
October 12, 2012 @ 6:34 am
I have always loved balls but we can never have them in our house.
Our weiner dog HATES them. He will rip them apart in seconds.
If we hide them from him, he hunts them down.
It’s strange.
But we remain…ball-less in Arizona.
Enjoy it just a tiny bit for me!
Thanks for a terrific link for the letter “T”.
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