I would tell my kids when they said, "You can't hit me" that you have to have a body to have a crime. And I would look out at the river in my front yard. This worked well with the neighbor kids too. Just put that idea in their heads and all of a sudden no problems and I became Mr. Riemersma to the neighborhood kids and not hey Wayne.
Hey Wayne, Just kidding.
mezz
Drugged by my parents......
I don't know if anyone has seen this before, but, I thought I would share this with you all...
Different drug problem......
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county & asked me a rhetorical question, "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you & I were growing up?"
I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young, I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings & funerals. I was drug to family reunions & community socials no matter what the weather.
I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.
I was drug to the Kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity. I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden & flower beds. I was drug to the homes of family, friends & neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow their yard, repair a clothesline, or chop some firewood, &, if I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, I would have been drug back to the woodshed.
Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say or think to this day. They are stonger than cocaine, crack, heroine or meth, and if today's children had this kind of drug problem America would be a much better place.
God Bless the parents who drugged us.
All I can add, is Amen!!!-Mezz .
Dang it I think I am still being drugged by my parents. The thing is I like this kind of drug it is how the world should operate.
