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Old 04-03-2009, 12:47 PM
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My 22 month daughter ripped all my Cattleya's apart. I dozed off and she went to town on them even my Guaranthe with the capsule on it. I dont know what to do. april fool!
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Old 04-03-2009, 01:24 PM
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Ok Me thinks the april fool rule is you actually do this type of thing on April fool's day. Now with that said...good grief when I read this I almost threw up from sheer horror of the thought of it.. ya got me.Tara
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Old 04-03-2009, 02:08 PM
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Good one! I am glad that did not really happen. A nice little late April's fool joke is not too bad, totally unexpected!
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I would say try talking to your kid calmly and advice that the thing she did was very stressfull for you. It might be dificult as she is young but you could give an example with her favorite toy and how upset she would be if someone would destroy it. No point in arguing with her though and she is too young to be punished.

Regarding the plants, check if you can save a few and if not start over. This time try to teach the kid that they are important, living and that she should care for them. Maybe you can have her around helping in watering etc. It's never to young to start learning about plant life cycles.



edit. just saw the april fool stuff...
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Great advise Stelio, even though it was a joke.
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Great advise Stelio, even though it was a joke.
thanks... i saw it only later. I guess it's better that is a joke
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Sorry so late on the april fools prank. I was off from work landscaping all day and missed out on the fun.

That is good advise. At first I wasnt sure if your post was due to your missing the small print or because april fools day might have been a US holiday. Glad to see it isnt.
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yeah i saw the small print later
we also have this kind of folclore day over here. We call it "Protaprilia" that literally means 1st of April and we tell lies or do pranks as most of western cultures.
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LOL that is what I get thinking I made it the whole day on the 1st with no pranks on me. Like I said ya got me Tara
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you got me too, I started reading and saw "my 22-month daughter ripped..." and I already knew what could have happened since I have a 35-month-old daughter... glad it's just a joke
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