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self portrait tuesday- reconsider
This has absolutely nothing to do with the photograph, hence the randomness of it. I was driving home from work when I suddenly remembered something. Something that made me briefly reconsider ever having children of my own. I remembered something I did when I was 14 years old. Sorry, Mom, in advance.
We lived in a nice neighborhood with a couple of my friends from school as neighbors. There were two in particular that I am thinking of- Brett and Scott. Herein lies the confession. During the Summer we used to sneak out of the house. Now, typically we'd just hang out and try to be super quiet in the front yard but there was one occassion in which I lost all common sense. It was raining out- not hard but steady. Brett's mom had a new car... Brett was maybe 14 at the time. You see where this is going? Yeah. I got in the car with 3 friends, with the driver only fourteen, IN THE RAIN, and went for a short ride to the gas station. Wow, what an idiot.
Now tell me, if a person I'd like to think as smart would do something that STUPID as a kid, why on Earth would anyone want children?
PS- This story comes now- when I'm sure I couldn't possibly be grounded for telling it. I don't think, anyway.
We lived in a nice neighborhood with a couple of my friends from school as neighbors. There were two in particular that I am thinking of- Brett and Scott. Herein lies the confession. During the Summer we used to sneak out of the house. Now, typically we'd just hang out and try to be super quiet in the front yard but there was one occassion in which I lost all common sense. It was raining out- not hard but steady. Brett's mom had a new car... Brett was maybe 14 at the time. You see where this is going? Yeah. I got in the car with 3 friends, with the driver only fourteen, IN THE RAIN, and went for a short ride to the gas station. Wow, what an idiot.
Now tell me, if a person I'd like to think as smart would do something that STUPID as a kid, why on Earth would anyone want children?
PS- This story comes now- when I'm sure I couldn't possibly be grounded for telling it. I don't think, anyway.
posted by Unknown at 12:00 PM
5 Comments:
oh god. i did way stupider things. stupider. yeah. like that!
your sp is great!
oh, if moms only knew. i swore that because of my stupidities as a child i would never be as nieve as my mom. we shall see....i guess the best is yet to come:)
love the picture, love the colours!
i looooooooooooove the rich, earthy tones of this photo.. btw, thanks - i bought that ring at american eagle, quite cheaply i might add....hehe
Great shot, Joleen! I love the softness of the photo.
And I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN! Oh I know what you mean. I reflect A LOT on what I did as a kid, and it makes me freaked out that my own kids will in turn do something equally stupid......how frightening is that?
And I love what your mom wrote. That's too cute.
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