Is it normal?

I (we) have a son, as you all well know.

But is it normal for a 7 going on teenager, to walk everywhere with his head down?

A human object detector.

Anything of 'interest' and of little value, is spotted by our benjamin.

For example. Over the the last couple of days Benjamin has picked up the following:

1. A belt buckle, of good quality and useful for many things (according to Benjamin)
2. A telephone wire, complete with connecting socket
3. 2 can pulls, the truth be told these were not found but kept from lipton ice teas at lunchtimes as they were going to be of use
4. A rubber wire. Which was actually put to good use. He filled it with Strands of grass, as he had seen an episode of man vs wild, where his hero had made a straw which filtered the waters of the amazon and made it drinkable. Benjamin actually wanted to try to use it in a puddle!
5. Sticks (plenty thereof). He asked me to sharpen one of the ends of a bamboo so when we went to the beach he would be able to go fishing. On an episode of m vs w, his hero used a spear and catapulted himself with it into a lake and speared a fish. Fair to say we didn't have a fish curry last night.
6. A rusty chain, which stayed where he found it.
7. A sim card. We are yet to find out whether it is usable.
8. Half a credit card. This was quite an exciting find, as grandad uses them for plectrums apparently.
9. A fuse, which I had to try and explained what it was used for. It might well of been from our own camper van as various electrical items don't work!

So it begs the question. Is this normal.

And I'm sure the answer is a big yes. For boys anyway.

The only thing naomi has found over the last couple of days is shops with hello kitty products, her new found passion.

Laters
Alex

Location:Fabrègues,France