From: Alpvalsys@AOL.COM
Date: Sun Jan 30 2000 - 19:52:11 CST
Every once in awhile my brother passes me something that's worth passing
on; this is one of those gems.
<< My parents taught me LOGIC...
"If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the
store with me."
My parents taught me MEDICINE...
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that
way."
My parents taught me TO THINK AHEAD...
"If you don't pass your algebra test, you'll never get a good job!"
My parents taught me ESP...
"Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold?"
My parents taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE... "
What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back
to me!"
My parents taught me HUMOR... "When that lawn mower cuts off
your toes, don't come running to me."
My parents taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT...
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.
My parents taught me ABOUT SEX...
"How do you think you got here?"
My parents taught me about GENETICS...
"You are just like your father/mother!"
My parents taught me about my ROOTS...
"Do you think you were born in a barn?"
My parents taught me about the WISDOM of AGE...
"When you get to be my age, you will understand."
My parents taught me about ANTICIPATION...
"Just wait until your father/mother gets home."
My parents taught me about RECEIVING...
"You are going to get it when we get home."
And my all time favorite thing- JUSTICE...
"One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like
YOU..then you'll see what it's like." >>
Just think of all the boys still being told those very same things and
you'll know what turns a Scoutmaster's hair gray.
Ralph V. Balfoort, Unit Commissioner
Albany, NY
I used to be a Beaver.... (NE III-135)
In the Beaver Patrol as a Scout, too,
and now Ktemaque (Beaver) Chapter,
Haudenosaunee Lodge #19, OA
