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From: (TSmith3116)
Subject: Re: TRINI MEMORIES
Date: 16 Mar 2002 02:30:51 GMT
References: <3C90C040.1070703@erols.com>


>Peeling cane with your teeth.

Yeah man....now my teeth them hut like crazy :0))

>When all of your male teachers wore ties and female teachers had buns.

And we feared and respected them too....

>When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
>groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it

Yeah, those were the days. Growing up on St. Thomas (as my son would say in the
"olden days") it truly took a village to raise a child and we respected our
elders. My mom would do wonders with a potato added to a pot that had stew
chicken or stew beef so that one more person could sit around the table. No
child went hungry if my mom had anything to do with it.

She also disciplined and no one sued her either :0)))

Guys remember if you miss-behaved down the road a bit by the time you get home
your mother or your grandmother or your tantie would know and box them ears
(giggle) yeah those were the days.

Thanks for the treat Nevilla..... oh what good memories to have.

Cheers
Ronnie Smith
Also in Maryland (your neighbor down the road :0)


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