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A Betoota Heights 21-month-old has ushered in a new era of worry for his parents this week after learning how to run.
According to Chester Willis’ Mum and Dad, he’s now opting to run everywhere he goes – just because he can.
“It seems only yesterday he was barely able to roll over,” said father, Glenn.
“Now he’s speaking, running and organising things by size, shape and colour. That latter has got me a bit jumpy, I hope he grows out of that. It’s pretty spooky coming home to find all the cans in the cupboard lined up on the living room floor with no labels on them. I was hoping for baked beans yesterday morning but ended up having to have asparagus spears on toast,”
“But yeah. He’s running everywhere we go now. He sleeps like a rock now too. The wife is a bit nervous he might run into traffic or somewhere unseen. Fair, but you don’t want to helicopter the boy.”
Amanda Willis also took time out of her busy afternoon looking after the spritely bastard to speak to our reporter about the perils of owning a toddler that runs flat out everywhere.
However, she was far less dramatic than what her simple husband had painted her out to be.
“I’m thinking of getting one of those leashes,” she said, stealing a rare moment to have a John Player Special.
“Because it’s actually next level how much Chester can run. There’s no slowing him down either. But at the same time, I’ve heard putting a kid on a leash is more harmful to their development than second-hand smoke,”
“He’ll be playing for the Dolphins one day like his old man did. I’d hate to see him end up in the debate club or worse – the theatre. So I’m torn. What do you reckon?”
Our reporter shrugged then let himself out before being asked another question about his future.
More to come.
