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I Had The Meanest Parents In All The World. When ... PRO
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 3, 2002 (message contributor)
I had the meanest parents in all the world. When I was seven years old they
dared to spank me just because I told them I would not do what they asked me
to do to help around the house. My friend next door never got spanked. He
didn’t have to help at home. He had nice parents.
I had the meanest parents. I had to eat all my broccoli and carrots before
they would ever let me have dessert. My friend next door never had to eat
vegetables. He had fast food brought in with burgers and shakes and brownies
with all kinds of ice cream.
I had the meanest parents. They made me go to church every Sunday as long as
I lived under their roof, sit there in that boring worship service. My
friend next door could do as he pleased. He never went to church. Sunday was
a fun day for him.
I had the meanest parents. They made me work for my allowance. I had to get
a job helping an elderly old man with chores around his house. My friend
next door never had to do anything and he was given four times as much
allowance as I could ever earn. He had nice parents.
I had the meanest parents. When I turned sixteen, they made me earn points
before I could drive the family car. My friend next door was given a brand
new luxury automobile. My folks had bought an old jalopy for me to get back
and forth to school, but you think I’d drive that hunk of junk and park it
beside those Jeep Wagoneers, BMWs, Buicks and Mercedes? My friend had it
made.
Or so I once thought, but, when we reached age thirty, I had a change in
perspective. I had learned that my parents were not so mean after all. I was
experiencing: the pleasure of work, the reward of recreation, the strength
of a healthy body, the bonds of a strong marriage, the inward confidence
that comes from faith and the wonderful supportive fellowship that...
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