Showing posts with label punishment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label punishment. Show all posts

Friday, August 31, 2007

Hanging as punishment

We went on a cruise ship around Boston Harbor, that had jugglers and pirates for kids activities. There was this pretty authentic looking pirate, who at some point started to tell a story about Black Beard pirate that got hanged in Boston for his crimes. On the way home, Gwenchik was still talking about the pirate.
Gwen: You know, he did not behave well, that is why he got hanged. What is a hanging?
Me: Killing by putting a rope on the persons neck
Gwen: They asked him to put away his shoes, and he didn't do it... so he was hanged.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Water from the flowers

Gwenchik was playing outside with her grandfather with a hand-held mini water pump. However, that toy was taken away from her a week before, because she sprayed everyone around on purpose,and it had not been returned to her yet.
Me: So how did you get the pump?
Gwen: Grandfather gave it to me.
Me: Oh
Gwen: It is too late to do anything, because, you know, we can't take back the water from the flowers