Childhood memories flood
the mind
Our bedrooms were upstairs..
my brother and I.
Neither of us was a great,
heck, we weren’t even good housekeepers.
And Mom would make inspections from time to time. Especially while we
were at school
After several raids, she
decided to teach us a lesson, so she picked up everything we left on the floor
and put it in a box.
Then charge us to get it
back.
I remember one ugly looking
pink corduroy skirt that stayed in that box for quite some time. Mom caught on
quickly that we would buy back what we like and left what we didn’t like.
So each piece came available
by when taken. Meaning the pink skirt was top of the list of what I could buy back.
Until I bought back the skirt… I could NOT buy anything else in the box.
Cost ranged from 5 cents to a
dime each. When your allowance was only
a quarter a week, your money could go fast. And when you are a steady customer
of the neighborhood penny candy store.. your funds would fade away.
AND buying from the box came
first on allowance day.
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