May 24, 2019
Friday PM

Editor

Once in a while someone or something comes across that is fitting in response to concerns of a current issue or situation facing society. Such is the following gleaned from an unknown author.  

The Parents who drugged us.

Recently in a discussion someone asked a rhetorical question. "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?"

I replied that 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 of 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 profanity.

I was drug out to pull weeds in the garden and flower beds.

I was drug to the homes of neighbors to help mow the yard, repair the clothesline, and if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for t kindness, my dad would have drug me back to the woodshed.

These drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything  I do, say, or 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.

God bless the parents who drugged us.

A.M. Johnson
Ketchikan, Alaska

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Received May 21, 2019 - Published May 24, 2019

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