"Mom," my son said. "Don't pack fruit in my lunch anymore."
This was a puzzling request. "Why?" I asked.
"The school has a fruit fly infestation. They're getting into my locker, trying to get the fruit in my lunch."
"Seriously, dude? Your fruit is sealed in a Ziploc bag, which is zipped up in your lunch box. I hardly think this is creating a problem."
"You have no idea. Every time I open my locker, a wall of fruit flies comes out."
I gave him the Mama look. Like I wan't buying it. "A wall of fruit flies?"
He thought about that and revised his statement. "It's more like a brick. They come out in a perfect rectangular formation."
Right. "Dude, what in the world is in your locker? A rotten fruit collection?"
He denied having such a thing. "Do you want to come to school and check?"
Not really. But I might have to go just to see this brick of fruit flies!
I would be lost for words Sherry.
ReplyDeleteGreat son there.
Yvonne.
There wasn't much I could say after this!
DeleteHi, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteJust curious: was Bubba's nose getting longer as you talked? :) I'm thinking he's looking for an excuse to get out of eating his daily recommended intake of fruit so that he can instead fress on bags of salty snacks. :) By the way, I used the word "fress" to find out if you are familiar with it or ever used it. It is a Pennsylvania Dutch slang word that I grew up with meaning "eat." It is derived from the German word "fressen." There is also a German word "essen," the distinction being that fressen refers to the way animals eat and essen refers to people eating. That said, I stand by my use of fress when discussing Bubba. :)
Fress is a very good word choice. It suits Bubba perfectly. :)
DeleteI can only imagine what he really has in his locker.
ReplyDeleteIf it's anything like his room, I'm sure it's disgusting!
DeleteSounds like the fruit is sitting in his locker, attracting insects. Or something worse is sitting in his locker...
ReplyDeleteI really don't want to know what's in his locker. It would probably make me sick!
DeleteThat's a curious image, a brick of fruit flies, yikes.
ReplyDeleteI bet he has a collection of stuff in his locker that they like. :)
I think the boy is exaggerating just a little. But I'm sure his locker is a mess!
DeleteI'd check out Bubba's locker. You wouldn't believe the things I used to find in my son's backpack and the closet in his bedroom.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I could very easily believe what you've found. I have a messy boy, too!
DeleteHi, nice to meet you! Thank you for coming by my blog to say hi, after reading about me, from Alex's blog!
ReplyDeleteYour post made me laugh! LOL! I think I would go check out his locker! LOL! Good luck!
Thanks for visiting! I'm going to wear a hazard mask if I go to inspect his locker!
DeleteShould check out his locker and sneak some rotten fruit in, be rather amusing lol
ReplyDeleteHe probably wouldn't even notice.
DeleteI don't think I'd want to know what's really in his locker. lol
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that one.
DeleteHe will be horrified if you come by to check out his locker (or I would have been, if my mother did)...
ReplyDeleteHe'd probably laugh as I passed out from the odor!
DeleteI love the part about perfect rectangular formation. I grinned while reading that part. I keep imagining those perfectly organized fruit flies flying out to attack.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see that. It's like a cartoon.
DeleteGo! Take a photo! We want to know what's going on - LOL!! Great post. Made me giggle. Sounds like he's just gone off fruit :)
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be funny if I got an image of a flying brick of fruit flies!
DeleteSounds like he's got the beginnings of a great horror story there...
ReplyDeleteI think you're right!
DeleteI think the last place I would ever want to visit is any of my sons' or grandsons' lockers - not school and especially not gym. But keep checking what he's bring home from it.
ReplyDeleteHis back pack is bad enough. I'd hate to see the condition of his locker.
DeleteOh my gosh... lol... Valentina is not a neat child (it drives me nuts)... but her locker is always overboard, the teacher called me once and they were at a loss for works, there was food in there, thankfully still in ziploc baggies but not good colors... xox
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to think I was an oddity as a child. I was always very neat and organized.
DeleteI want to see that brick of fruit flies for myself. That has to be one amazing fruit fly experience.
ReplyDeleteSomething that should be in a movie!
DeleteIf you do, take a picture or video. I have to see this.
ReplyDeleteIt would be amazing, and quickly go viral, I'm sure!
DeleteKids say the darndest things as Art Linkletter used to say.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
Tossing It Out
That sounds disgusting and worth a look!
ReplyDeleteHopefully they're not killer fruit flies.
DeleteI think you need to go see for yourself! Hopefully there really isn't a brick of fruit flies!
ReplyDelete~Jess
I would hope not, too, but you never know. This is Bubba we're talking about.
DeleteI kinda want to see that. And kinda don't. But kinda do. And I'm actually surprised they haven't eaten HIM.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he doesn't smell too sweet. ;0)
DeleteHehe...but at least he does know that there are fruit flies in the locker.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should call an exterminator.
DeleteA... wall of fruit flies? That's quite an image. See now I'm all curious. To be continued? Yes?
ReplyDeleteIf there's more to this story, I'll keep you updated.
DeleteLOL! That sounds exactly like something my younger son would say. *sigh* These kids! What are we supposed to do with them?
ReplyDeleteJust love them, I guess. ;)
DeleteI think it's more like rotten apples.
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