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I went to  Wainstones last night after work with a friend and his 11 year old grandson. We were going rock climbing!!..exciting stuff I hear you cry. But it was torture walking with a kid who wasn't into walking. He likes shooting games. The experience raised the following questions to which he gave no satisfactory answer.

1. Why did he not fasten his shoelaces?

2. Where were his brand new walking boots?

3. Why did he drag a tree branch with him all the way?

4.Why did he lurk 50 metres behind us all the way? 

5. Why did he always slow up when we slowed up to wait for him?

6. Why did he only photograph feet when charged with being crag photographer?

7. When asked if he was enjoying himself why did he say it was...and I quote.. "OK".

8.Why did he still go slow when it started to get dark and cold?

9. Why did he prefer hitting the grass with a stick to climbing up a rock face?

10. Where did all the chocolate biscuits go?

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Welcome to working with kids! Sometimes it's best not to over analyse! 

If you do it again, maybe ask him if he wants to invite a friend? 

The answers to all your questions are pretty obvious to me.  He is an 11 year old boy and that is how many 11 year old boys would behave.  So the more pertinent question to ask is

11. Why did you think it would be sensible to drag an 11 year old to watch two old farts go climbing and be their personal paparazzo?

Have a thumbs up for a well told, amusing, relatable story.  It conjured up images of a Harry Enfield sketch but I have to agree with tjdodd.

Al

I knew the answers before I posted but it was quite a funny story.😊

1 only ever allow them to go in trainers or unsuitable shoes

2 never slow down or give the impression you might wait for them

3 don't engage in conversation until the summit is reached

4 most important don't take a child welfare expert with you (my wife)

11.  What was so fascinating on his phone that he looked at it at least once a minute, even when on the route?

You mean you didn't ask which his favourite shooting games were?

I did on the way home and of course that's when he talked the most he had all evening.