Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:40 am
As a kid, I frequently did several naughty little things. The most frequent involved dessert. Mom allowed us each two cookies after satisfactorily finishing dinner. If these were Oreos, I was stuck with the two, unless mom left the room. If Vanilla wafers or Chips Ahoy, I would reach into the box, and position two such that their flat sides were together; thus they seemed to be only one when properly placed in the palm of my hand. Thus, I was able to take twice the limit.
My parents gave us two types of gifts; first, the wrapped ones were those that they decided to give us as surprises, from mom and dad. Those without wrapping paper were from Santa. As Christmas drew nearer, we older kids would take the first opportunity to sneak into mom and dad's closet, where they kept some of the presents. My sister was very apt at peeking under the wrappers without peeling the tape away. Thus, we knew about what they were giving us. But, we had to be careful to exclude the younger kids from this espionage, because they would certainly tear the paper, or blab in front of our parents.
My parents gave us two types of gifts; first, the wrapped ones were those that they decided to give us as surprises, from mom and dad. Those without wrapping paper were from Santa. As Christmas drew nearer, we older kids would take the first opportunity to sneak into mom and dad's closet, where they kept some of the presents. My sister was very apt at peeking under the wrappers without peeling the tape away. Thus, we knew about what they were giving us. But, we had to be careful to exclude the younger kids from this espionage, because they would certainly tear the paper, or blab in front of our parents.
