In 3rd grade I shoplifted! ( Sorry Mom ) The thing is, I didn't shoplift anything good like candy.
No, I stole a eraser! Oh, very daring of me. The thing of it was that I felt so guilty that I had to hide the eraser. I was worried that somebody might ask me where I got it and I didn't want to lie (lying is wrong!) so I could not use it.I felt so guilty, that the following Saturday I went to the store that I took it from and gave it back. I didn't give it to an adult. I put it back in the bin of erasers. That in itself was nerve wracking! What if I got caught with the eraser now and nobody would believe that I was returning it?
That whole week of having stolen goods was not worth the guilt that I felt. It cured me of stealing.
Well, kind of. I have to admit that I stole toilet paper from work one time ( OK, maybe a few times! Would you stop harassing me? Just let it go!) when I was broke and knew I was out of TP at home or I didn't want to stop and buy some. I know, that's very bad of me. And really, I feel no guilt for that. I kind of felt like that the company owed me a little something something for all that I did off the clock that I didn't get paid for. ( Also you can't return used TP! So there! )
The question I have for you is. What bad thing did you do as a kid?
And the helpful hint. Do not eat a quart of fresh strawberries in one sitting. They were on sale for $1.50! They smelled good, no mold and they all looked nice so I bought them. Then when I got home I hulled them and cut them up and within 2 hours I had downed them all. Yummy! But oh my tummy. But, I had fruit, just didn't stay in my system for long. More like I rented the strawberries. Sorry, maybe that was a TMI thing.
When I was in elementary school, probably third grade, my friend and I were playing during recess and were pretending that there was a man buried in the snow. When I got home, I told my parents about it, but embellished it a bit. Embellished it to the point that we not only found this imaginary man, but we told a teacher and they called the ambulance and we saved his life. Oh yeah, I neglected to tell my parents that Tina and I were just playing. Oops!! I felt so stupid and embarrassed for having stretched the truth as far as I had.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Aunt Krissy. I'm glad to hear that you felt guilty...that was a good lesson for you.
ReplyDeleteAs myself, well, my twin sister, our closes friend "M" and I use to crawl under her parents large porch and go pee, pee! Why did we do that? I think the earthy smell of the dirt just made us want to go potty...ok, we were only like 4-5 yrs. old!!!! I still laugh when I think about that. I wonder if my twin sister remembers that we did that!
Possibly TMI. Although maybe you got a few vitamins from the strawberries before they left your system.
ReplyDeleteI stole gum from Liz next door one time. We were playing out in her camper and she was telling that scary story about the half goat/half man. Then she went inside for something and I spied that pack of gum and took a piece. I felt guilty for a year at least. Guilt is hard to live with. I never stole from a store though except for TP, just like you.
So how did your cheesy dish do at the potluck?
ReplyDeleteThe dish. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best and I would make it again I would give it a 4. It got ate, but I didn't care for it very much. I have leftoevers. There was a lot of food today at church. It was carb overload. There was a lot of left over food. Not just mine. I will toss it tmr.
ReplyDeleteTeach the Teacher, that's funny! Did your folk believe you for a bit?
Tainter. When I was a kid playing hide and go seek I always need to go. I have "watered" a few plants in my lifetime.
I stole some money from my mother's purse one time. She found me out and I felt really, really bad, and of course gave it back.
ReplyDeleteI had a terrible run in with strawberries as a kid. I ate so much one time I got the hives and had to be taken to the emergency room to get a shot. I was not only itchy and bumpy, but was starting to swell up. It was awfull!! I didn't eat stawberries for a while after that. Now I am careful not to eat too many.