This came in my e-mail today. It is so true!
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 and he asked me a rhetorical question.
"Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and 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, weddings and funerals.
I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter 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 and flowerbeds and cockleburs out of dad's fields.
I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul, who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.
Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, or think.
They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place.
God bless the parents who drugged us.
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Friday, June 20, 2008
Here is one way to greet your new neighbor who is a registered sex offender. I don’t recommend doing it though.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
At 4 inches and weighing in at 18 ounces meet what may be the world's smallest dog. A Chihuahua named Dancer.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Oh to be young, stupid and in love again… two Tennessee teenagers were caught hanging from an interstate bridge proclaiming their love with a spray paint can.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Get your free condoms and “get some!” Happy Valentines Day from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene…I love to see tax dollars at work.
Need a last minute Valentine’s Day e-card? Try one of these…highly recommended by the Big T…then again I am divorced and single. Perhaps you should try the next post instead...
Here is an idea for Valentine's Day...Ever hear of choreplay? Husbands ... you may want to consider this...and not just on Valentine's Day.
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