photo by Paul Hudson

Teenaged boys are the worst searchers for things.

G : ‘Muuuum, I can’t find my shoes’

Me: ‘Did you look in the storage room?’

G: (tone of voice exasperated implying that this was a stupid question) ‘Yes! I looked everywhere!’

I walk into the storage room, lift a jacket off the floor and the shoes are underneath.

I’m thinking of charging for my searching skills.  Fees would be based on how quickly I find the lost item.  If I find it in less that a minute then I’d charge at least $20.  If I have to spend longer then the fee might be a bit less.  Item held until payment made.

So why does this rant about my teenaged son and his lack of searching skills appear on this blog?  He lost his new Allerject!  Not only was it expensive, but it’s a pretty cool device.  I’m not replacing it.  He’s welcome to spend the hundred odd dollars to buy a new one but we have about 5 regular epipens lying around that he’s welcome to use.  I also have not done a full top to bottom search of the house for it.  I’ve resisted.  I’m hoping that having to go back to carrying the bulky epipen might make him think a bit more, take care a bit more with his belongings.  This of course is wishful thinking.  As a growing teenaged boy he has lost many things including his mind which probably won’t be found until he’s 25.