Don’t Go Near That Road

I’m sitting out in a wonderful campground this week.  Most of the time, it is very quiet and peaceful.  Sometimes it is not.

I was sitting outside in a nice comfortable chair attempting to read a really great book and I overheard a fascinating “exchange” from the campers nearest to me.  These campers are approximately one hundred feet away so they are not close.  Thankfully, they talk loud enough that I can hear them as if they were sitting right beside me. They are situated in a spot that is at a T in the road – the thru portion being the main road thru the campground, the other being a site loop.

The exchange was between the father and the son (Peter) which appeared to about 6-8 years old. It went like this:

• Boy: Riding his scooter on the loop road.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for two-three minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a couple minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a little while and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for two-three minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a couple minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a little while and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for two-three minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a couple minutes and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!
• Boy: Rides scooter onto main road. Rides up and down it for a little while and then back to the front of their camper.
• Father: Peter, don’t go near that road!

Interesting huh?  I didn’t actually count the number of times this happened.

I wonder who learned the most from this exchange of information?  Having raised three boys, I am quite certain that Peter learned a great deal (if he didn’t already know it) from this father during this sharing experience.