No Tape on My Walls

Who has the "No Tape on the Walls" rule in their home?

You say, probably most people? Well, I might have to limit that to at least adults, since kids seems to be drawn to it like moths to a flame.

Someone please tell me why is it that kids want to use the tape....completely up.....all the time. My kids like to tape misc., random drawings on their walls? And, they love to use tape to fix things that they think needs fixing. We are now entering into a new era, Ben and Hayes have discovered the miracle that is called tape.

I have to interject a little something about my mom because I can now feel her pain. She had a no tape on the wall rule. I remember it. Oh how when the book fair at elementary school came I wanted so many posters. And, I have to say that she was great and indulged that the best she could by telling me that I could tape on my closet and bedroom doors only. So, that is what I did. I covered those bad boys from top to bottom. Puppies, kittens, rainbows, sailboats.

And.... then.....I......discovered.....Jon Bon Jovi! Oh man how I loved that man, as only an 8th grader can. Pink background, close up of Jon with a silver feather shaped charm in his pierced ear. Smile just as cute as button......oh but I digress from tape and how it relates to my adult like not my pre-puberty life of loving Jon (that has actually never left, I still love him).

Just remember this:

If we get invited to your birthday party and we are in need of tape but don't have it... blame my kids.
If I need to tape the back of an envelope because the darn sealant won't stay sticky and licked shut and can't....blame my kids.
If I need to leave a note for my neighbor and can't ....blame the kids.
If my treasured photo gets accidentally torn (it could happen as incidents like that happen all the time around here) and I can't tape it back together because the kids used every last tiny little piece of tape.....blame the kids!

I look forward to the day when the tape returns home to me.