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Drug Problem??
Subject: The Drug Problem in America
The other day, a friend of mine 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 for 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 profane four-letter word.
I was drug out of bed at 5:00 AM to go fishing with my dad.
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, and 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.
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hmmmmmm...I reckon I have a "drug" problem, too!
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not me...(unless capt. morgan is a drug...)
(andy, we posted these simultaneously! sick minds think alike!)
[This message has been edited by D. Micus (edited 04 August 2005).]
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.....Nothing but saltwater and Morgans' Spiced in these veins! ;0)
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Too bad you had to be drug every where you went. Sounds like a unhappy childhood.
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Oh Yes Dave, my childhood was a real bear. My parents even FORCED me to take medecine that tasted REAL bad. I sure learned from them. I NEVER did any of those things with MY children. As a matter of fact, counting time off for good behavior, they may get out early.
Mark
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Hey Marco;
Sounds like your parents and mine were related. Sure am glad my parents were there for me.
It is funny how looking back on the things we were "drug" to do were some of the most fun after we got there.
I was guided by parent that took no back talk, I knew how to cut a good switch. I also could chop wood that fit into the fire place. I learned about life the way kids today should learn. You know I hated getting talked to by dad a whole lot more than getting switched.
Remember getting drug fishing. Getting up before daylight, eating cold biskits and sausage and cold tea for lunch on the boat. The hot sun and the smell of worms on your hands. Leaning over the boat and not paying attention when that big fish hit and almost took away your rod.
Or how about being drug to the family reunion and being told to go play with your cousins. I remember hating that. But having a great time. And on the ride home knowing dad knew we had a great time and him never saying anything about the fit we pitched before going.
Yes I was drug also. If only I had known.
At least I can tell dad now, how much I appreicate being drug to all those great places. I even had to be drug to meet Bart Star and Max Magee. What a life my parents drug me into. Thanks mom and dad.
Harold
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my dad drug me to the tavern, and for that i'll be forever grateful.
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Being drug to the tavern is better
than being drug out!
(Not that I would know about that sort of thing)
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**MW**
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I really feel sorry for you guys that felt you were drug everywhere you went with your parents. I certainly wasn't always thrilled about some of the places we went, but give me a break here.
You also seem to feel that things were so much better back in the 'good old days.' Let's see. In the 30's there was the depression. In the 40's WWII and rationing. The 50's and 60' the Cold War, Vietnam, race riots. Yep. Things were sure allot better back then.