When this topic got brought up I thought "what kind of backwoods place are we talking about?" I guess I never thought about it. Now I am being forced to ponder. It got me thinking about my own backyard.
I feel like I was lied to a lot as a child. I may have continued some of those lies when I became a parent. It wasn't that I was trying to intentionally lie to my child. It was just stuff I was told when I was a kid. Yes, I believed my parents.
With the Thanksgiving feast fast approaching it got me thinking. Now hear me out. If you are out in your backyard without any clothes on in Texas would you get in trouble? What does this have to do with Thanksgiving you might ask?
This came into question last week when a car was stolen at a convenience store. The person who took the car didn't realize a kid was in the back seat. He ditched that car as soon as he did.
I remember that magical day when my daughter sat up front in the car for the first time. She knew she was big when that day came. I went back and forth wondering if I was doing the right thing.
This is a very interesting question. I know growing up I was left home alone. Well with my little sister. I was watching her some. She was telling on me for stuff that I did. That is how it worked as siblings in our home.