Monkeys...er I mean, Kids Gone Wild!
Harried buyer shows up late for the showing with 3 children in tow, ranging from 5 to 11 years of age. Explicit instructions were first given to her and the young ones, to avoid any mishaps or damage to the property.
1. DO NOT touch the slot machine in the living room.
2. DO NOT slide down the staircase.
3. DO NOT climb on the rock waterfall feature at the outdoor pool.
From the kitchen, I suddenly hear loud music blaring, one of her kids had pulled the handle of the one-arm bandit in the living room!
Besides, there was also a large note attached that said DO NOT TOUCH!!!
Oh boy, this is going to be FUNNNN. Not!!!
Previewing the 2nd floor bedrooms, bonus room and bathrooms with mom, sounds of unbridaled glee and little feet bounding up the stairs…yes, they were caught up in their make-shift slide back down to the first floor.
I told her she needed to manage her kids or the showing was over.
She wrangled them in, gave a quick 'mom talk' and we proceeded out to the pool area in the back yard.
The kids tore out the door like hungry monkeys on a banana hunting expedition. No way to keep track of them all. They jumped on the furniture cushions, racing around the yard, helter-skelter and headed toward the pool, then climbing the waterfall.
This reminded me of the nursery rhyme of little monkeys jumping on the bed. Despite the wise warning, they all jumped and bumped their heads.
Thankfully, no one was injured and no damage done to the property.
She refused to abide by the rules, three strikes, she was out! Their antics and the mother's blasé attitude toward reeling in her kids behavior encouraged me to quickly escort her and the bundles of hyper-energetic kids to the door.
Buh-bye! I never heard from, saw them or talked to the mother & her brood ever again. 🙉 🙈 🙊
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