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Here is the first volume of
What the Kid Did!
Everyone has a story, whether it be from your own childhood, your family or your friends. Somewhere in your memory, there is a happening that involved kids, their logic, their determination, their raw and innocent responses to situations. Many of these recollections are priceless treasures that beg to be shared with others.
I have collected a few of these stories, along with some of my own experiences and recollections for this first volume of What the Kid Did! I hope that this little book will inspire others to reach back into their memories and recall some of their own childhood adventures and happenings. --Michael Faris
Here is an excerpt from What the Kid Did!
What the Kid Did!
Everyone has a story, whether it be from your own childhood, your family or your friends. Somewhere in your memory, there is a happening that involved kids, their logic, their determination, their raw and innocent responses to situations. Many of these recollections are priceless treasures that beg to be shared with others.
I have collected a few of these stories, along with some of my own experiences and recollections for this first volume of What the Kid Did! I hope that this little book will inspire others to reach back into their memories and recall some of their own childhood adventures and happenings. --Michael Faris
Here is an excerpt from What the Kid Did!
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The Dummy
I was about twelve and my brother, Kevin was five. We shared a corner bedroom at our home on NW 6th street in Fort Lauderdale. Mom and Dad’s room was adjacent with a thin wall between. It must have been past our bed time, because Dad was watching the late news in their bedroom. However, Kevin and I weren’t quite ready to call it a day and were apparently a bit too noisy. “You boys better get it quiet in there!” Dad’s stern voice was usually enough to mitigate any unwanted activities, and it did, for a short while. But restless young boys… “If I have to come in there…!” We settled down again, some. But by and by we were at it again, and after the basketball bounced off the middle wall, Kevin dove for the covers. I could hear Dad’s belt jangling as he dragged it off the dresser. I hurried to make preparations for the inevitable confrontation. There were only a few seconds… The hall light came on! I slipped into the closet just as Kevin lifted his cover to peer out. He saw me and decided to follow. He whipped his covers back and started out of the bed, but he was too slow. Dad was angry. He didn’t put up with any tom foolery. He grabbed my brother up and gave him a couple of whacks with the belt. Dad was stern, but he never really beat us. Just a few slaps with his leather belt on the legs was enough to get us in line. I think it hurt our pride way more than any physical damage. Kevin jumped back into bed and Dad turned to my bed. He whacked the lumps concealed beneath the bedspread. He tore away the covers, revealing a football, a dump truck and various other toys contrived to resemble a sleeping twelve-year-old… a dummy in the bed! My little brother lacked the experience that I had in dealing with adults. He didn’t know that a laugh on his part was inappropriate at the moment. However, as the covers on my bed absorbed the first assault from the belt, he laughed out loud. “So, you think it’s funny?” Dad whirled around and slapped at Kevin, who had by this time returned to the sanctity of his covers. “Daddy… now wait a minute, Daddy. I want to tell you something!” he blurted out. Dad pulled the covers back. Kevin was halfway between laughter and fear. He pointed at the closet. “Mike’s in there!” Well Dad could no longer contain himself, Though he tried. The skin around his eyes began to crinkle and his mouth twitched. By the time he dragged me out of the closet, we were all three laughing at my prank. As it turned out, I never got the spanking like Kevin did. He reminds me of it to this day, more than fifty years later! —Michael Faris |
Are you a writer with kids?
Want to contribute to the next issue of What the Kid Did!?
Drop me a line to find out how.
Michael Faris, Editor
About Time Publishing
541-954-6724
Want to contribute to the next issue of What the Kid Did!?
Drop me a line to find out how.
Michael Faris, Editor
About Time Publishing
541-954-6724