Duck Tape Troubles

When my son was three Hercules the movie had just come out. O’ how my son loved that Movie, we had to watch it over and over and when we were not watching the movie he was pretending to be Hercules and would repeat every scene from the movie. He even had the sound track from the movie and when we would get into the car we always had to pop in the cassette and sing along (this was before Radio Disney).

Since he was our first we would go to great lengths to give him everything. So, when McDonalds started carrying Hercules toys in their Happy Meals, you know we had to collect them all. But wait, that’s not all, they also had collector plates! So, between the plates and the toys my husband and I went to several different McDonalds bartering and trading our way to a complete set of toys and plates. I can not tell you how many Happy Meals I took back to the office, boy where those great lunches.

To say the least my son was obsessed with the movie and then he fell in love with Meg. He had every character figure from the Disney store. So suddenly he was carrying Meg around not Hercules. He would tell me he loved her and was going to marry her when he got older. I thought how cute and thought nothing much of it.

So, one day from preschool he asked to have his new friend over. This boy’s parents agreed but gave me strict instructions on what their child was allowed to do and eat due to their religious beliefs. I told them no problem and off the boy’s went to have a great day. At the end of the day when the mother came over to pick up her son, I told her how much fun the boys had and that we would have to get them together again. No sooner did I say this when my son and his friend came out of the room with Meg and Hercules. Meg was tied up with duck tape. Her hands behind her back, tape across her body and mouth, wearing no clothes.

We both looked at them and I thought to myself what on earth are they doing. But it was the mother of the other child who spoke first. Her eyes got big and she said “what are you boys doing”! My son replied” we tied her up, she’s in trouble. The mom turned to me and said “you know what that is, Bondage” How would your son know about that! I replied there must be an explanation. I asked my son and he explained that Meg has been captured by Hades’ and he had her in smoke chains because she’s a prisoner. The mom of the other child said then why is she naked! My son replied because duck tape made her clothes sticky. I looked at the other mother and she smiled nervously and out the door she went. Makes you wonder!!!!