Outdoors

Mother may have thrown us out of the house so we'd get some exercise, but I often had my own plans. 😉😂

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OUT!

How many of us heard our mothers say something like, "It's too nice of a day to spend it inside"? If that was true, why did she often stay INSIDE when she threw us OUT? 🤔

Was it a ploy to get us outside to enjoy the weather, a means for us to go out and get some exercise, or a way to get us kids out of her hair for a few hours? 😉

Wrench

A benefit of having a father who constantly worked around the house...there were always opportunities to learn! 🚗🔧😁

Forgotten

Something my sister and I would often try when we were grounded...test and see if Mom and Dad had forgotten how long we were grounded for!

Surprisingly, they did forget frequently!

Early freedom! 🥳😉 

Mixed Signals

Talk about mixed signals...🤔

Literally within minutes of yelling at me, my parents would often act nice, like nothing ever happened. It would be quite confusing. 🙃 

Yell

Mom typically was the one who would yell...

...when it was DAD that yelled, you KNEW you were in trouble! 😳

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Grounded!

This was typically how I saw my neighborhood friends this time in the school year...through my bedroom window! 😅

By now, I usually had neglected my schoolwork enough to severely impact my grades. When my parents would find out, they would pretty much ground me for the rest of the school year. 😮‍💨📚🎒

Eclipse

A special edition cartoon...

...today only...an eclipse version! 😎🤣

Warmin' Up!

The weather is finally beginning to warm up!

It was always a great feeling walking out the door for the first time in the season without needing a jacket or sweatshirt! 😊

Stand

 

Sometimes on Saturdays, the family would venture out of the city and onto the country backroads, and after a short drive, we'd stop at a small fruit and veggie stand. Mom and Dad would let us pick out the produce we'd have later for dinner. 😊🍎🫑

Lunch

Sometimes, you just didn't want to eat what your mother packed you for lunch. 😅🥪