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The kids at play appear distracted, Remote control is used to aim As they engage in stellar warfare They’re concentrating on their game. My wife and I talk in a whisper There’s adult business to discuss Not meant for ears of little children; We raise no voices, make no fuss. Out of the blue they interrupt us. They have picked up all that we said! Their sense of hearing is amazing; We should use code or signs instead. How come their ears are sharp and active When they are even out of range, Then when we want their full attention They become deaf. Isn’t it strange! ---------------------------------------------- Contest: Funny Kids Poem Contest Sponsor: Team PoetrySoup Placed 2nd

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Date: 9/1/2019 3:26:00 PM
This is delightful, witty and had me grinning from start to finish. I LIVE THIS. No matter where my son is vs. where we talk, he HEARS; tell him his shoes are in the living room while making eye contact and he moves them not. I love this content and the crisp, entertaining lines. A wow from me .... CayCay
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Paul Callus
Date: 9/1/2019 5:03:00 PM
Thank you for your insightful feedback, CayCay...and for the 'wow' :) Hope you've been enjoying the weekend. Regards // paul
Date: 5/31/2016 3:57:00 PM
How right you are, Paul! Great write and congrats on your win! Love, Kim
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Date: 6/1/2016 1:55:00 PM
Thank you, Kim. I suppose that most parents can relate to this:) Pleased to have you back and visiting. ~ Warm regards // paul
Date: 5/23/2016 10:41:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Paul. Kids do have selective hearing as do beautifully brought out by you. ~karam~
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Paul Callus
Date: 5/23/2016 4:44:00 PM
Strangely enough I don't remember whether I had selective hearing when I was young...but I do now:) Thanks you Karam. Regards // paul
Date: 5/21/2016 7:23:00 PM
Congratulations Paul, well done...
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Paul Callus
Date: 5/22/2016 6:24:00 AM
Thank you Charlie! Have a nice Sunday! Regards // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 12:51:00 PM
This is sooo true !!! I couldn't help but laugh, I think you were talking about my kids and grand-children !! How did you know ? LOL !! Cute poem, Paul !!! Congrats to you!
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Paul Callus
Date: 5/20/2016 4:06:00 PM
Hi Carrie! I have two children and one g'daughter, and they all fit the picture, too! Thank you for a pleasant visit. Congrats again on your no 1 spot:) Have a nice weekend. // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 12:43:00 PM
Pretty good, Paul. Congrats.
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Paul Callus
Date: 5/20/2016 4:02:00 PM
Thank you Abdul. All the best...paul
Date: 5/20/2016 11:08:00 AM
Funny poem, Paul, and very true! Congratulations on your fine win in the Team Poetry Soup contest! Sandra
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Date: 5/20/2016 4:01:00 PM
All children are different from one another, but most of them seem to have this special funny sense of hearing! Thank you for reading and liking, Sandra. Regards // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 9:49:00 AM
Excellent funny poem. Congrats on your beautiful placement my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
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Date: 5/20/2016 3:36:00 PM
Thank you BL. Your congrats and comments are most welcome. Regards // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 9:47:00 AM
Hi Paul, Congrats on your well deserved win. Yes I agree they have selective hearing- Alexis
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Date: 5/20/2016 3:14:00 PM
A pleasure to have you visiting, Alexis:) Thank you! ~ Regards // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 9:13:00 AM
Congrats Paul on your win. I have found threatening to take possession of their phones gets their full attention.
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Date: 5/20/2016 3:07:00 PM
Thank you, Rob. Threats do work, sometimes, but they soon get over them! // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 1:56:00 AM
Haha...well known in parenthood as 'selective hearing'. My three could tune me out or in and make me believe it too! I loved this entry Paul and wanted to congratulate you on your great second place win! #7 ; )
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Date: 5/20/2016 2:37:00 PM
Hi Connie...I suppose most parents can relate to this poem and selective hearing. Thank you for the feedback and high rating. Regards // paul
Date: 5/20/2016 1:41:00 AM
Dropping back with my congrats on your win Paul:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 5/20/2016 1:31:00 PM
Pleased to see you Jan...I have not been too active, either. Thanks for a double visit:) Hugs // paul
Date: 5/16/2016 8:57:00 AM
That's called selective hearing...!!!! Thiis is my own experience ... Wonderful write... Hugs ~Red
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Date: 5/17/2016 5:25:00 PM
Exactly, Red! As a child I was guilty, too....but to be honest, even now I often 'select' what I hear!! hugs // paul
Date: 11/22/2015 2:41:00 PM
So creative and clever Paul! Good luck in the contest! :) -lu *smiles*
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Date: 11/22/2015 2:47:00 PM
Glad you enjoyed it, Laura. Thank you:) Regards // paul
Date: 10/21/2015 8:53:00 AM
Oh this is so true! Kids only seem to hear the things they are not supposed to hear.
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Date: 10/21/2015 4:39:00 PM
Exactly, Monterey! But, weren't we that age once, too:)) Thank you for stopping by. ~ Regards // paul
Date: 10/21/2015 8:16:00 AM
Funny and a clever take on the contest, touching truth too.. =`)~Olive Eloisa hugsxx
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Date: 10/21/2015 4:36:00 PM
Thank you for stopping by and enjoying this poem, Olive_eloi! Children can offer lots of inspiration. Hugs // paul
Date: 10/19/2015 9:20:00 PM
I'm chuckling : ) ....yes this is so very true, I for one would like to know the answer to this strange but acute deafness. Hugs
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Date: 10/21/2015 4:34:00 PM
I too went through the same stage in life, Cecilia, and I still do not have all the answers! Thank you for reading and commenting with a smile:) Hugs // paul
Date: 10/18/2015 3:16:00 PM
LOL, a sure winner here, Paul
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Date: 10/18/2015 3:25:00 PM
Thank you Jack. Glad to have you back visiting and posting. Hope you are keeping well, my friend. // paul
Date: 10/18/2015 3:34:00 AM
What a great truth you have written about, mine are exactly the same. That special hearing can be beneficial though, as I trained mine to a whistle. They can be few hundred meters away surrounded by people and they always come running when I call!! A bit un PC but it works.
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Date: 10/18/2015 2:06:00 PM
A sensible amount of discipline and training serve a good purpose, Mark! Sometimes I think that our cats/dogs are more 'obedient' and responsive. // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 6:14:00 PM
I never did let my daughter play that game on us but my son Justin gets by with it now! I blame that on his Mother but then again she thinks that I use it on her! lol Excellent poem. A7..
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Date: 10/18/2015 2:02:00 PM
Your comments made me smile, Robert! I am often so engrossed in what I am doing that I do not even realize that people are talking to me! Thank you for stopping by with comments and a high rating. ~ Regards // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 4:55:00 PM
Paul, oh kids, lol, they only hear what they want to, great write of the kids contest, 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, Dads Workshop, I always say writing is the gift my Dad left me ~~
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Date: 10/17/2015 5:08:00 PM
Visiting your poems is always a pleasure, Constance...wish I had more time! Thank you for stopping by....have a lovely weekend. // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 2:35:00 PM
Good one Paul. They do have selective hearing.
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Date: 10/17/2015 3:02:00 PM
True, Tim, but I suppose this can also be said of grownups! Thank you for reading and commenting. // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 6:06:00 AM
ha ha so true Paul - my son will be in the other room but picks up on our conversation - yet when it comes for him to do a chore it can fall on deaf ears lol_) hugs jan xx
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Paul Callus
Date: 10/17/2015 7:59:00 AM
Really this was inspired by Vale. When she's immersed in her things she can be miles away, but she also manages to hear even an ant walking when she wants to:) Hugs // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 3:42:00 AM
I think the rhyme of 'said' and 'mad' will depend on the reader's accent. BUT - I love this clever write to children who I believe will laugh. I enjoyed it very much, Paul, and wish you luck ... CayCay
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Caycay Jennings
Date: 10/20/2015 2:20:00 PM
Oh, my gosh - do those alterations work! I think they led to perfection, Paul - there is no good parent who would not fall in like with this poem ... CayCay
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Paul Callus
Date: 10/17/2015 7:03:00 AM
I'm pleased that you enjoyed this, CayCay. I am always open to positive criticism, so I thought over what you said and made some alterations to the last two stanzas. Hope it works better. Thank you:) ... still open to further feedback! // paul
Date: 10/17/2015 2:08:00 AM
It is Paul give them full attention when you want secrecy lol try the apposite maybe it will work. Funny and true. clever observation shown here by you. Stay well my friend.
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Paul Callus
Date: 10/17/2015 7:36:00 AM
I have tried that ruse many times, Michael, and sometimes it did work. Thank you for reading and commenting. All the best. // paul
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