Posted on: Sunday, May 27, 2001

Fun House
Little girl unhappy with management position

By Ed Gans
Kailua-Kona resident

I was home for just a few days between business trips, enjoying my fathering time with the kids while also trying to catch up on house and yard chores. Some potted palms needed planting, so I asked my 5-year-old daughter if she wanted to come outside and help me. I knew she couldn't actually get a hole down in the lava we call soil in Kona, but I wanted her company very badly.

"Let's plant the trees together," I said. "You can supervise."

A pouting and disappointed look came over her face as her tiny back began to arch and her shoulders rose in frustration.

"Supervise?" she replied, "I don't want to supervise. That just means standing around and doing nothing!"

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