WISDOM FROM MY CHILDHOOD

            I grew up in a loving home with two brothers and a sister. There were two years between siblings. I was between my brothers, and my sister was the baby of us all. I learned many valuable lessons from my family. Consider the following:

LEARNED FROM MY OLDER BROTHER: If someone asks you how you busted your nose, do not demonstrate.

LEARNED FROM MY OLDER BROTHER: If you're running around the playground at school, watch out for the monkey bars -hitting them with your head can cause a concussion.

LEARNED FROM MY OLDER BROTHER: Some children are accident-prone (see above).

LEARNED FROM MY YOUNGER BROTHER: An arrow can dent the hood of your family's station wagon.

LEARNED FROM MY YOUNGER BROTHER: An arrow will pierce the side of an above ground swimming pool.

LEARNED FROM MY YOUNGER BROTHER: If a child comes into the house claiming to have an arrow lodged in his hand, he may be telling the truth.

LEARNED FROM MY YOUNGER BROTHER: Do not let your child have a bow and arrow (see above).

LEARNED FROM MY YOUNGER BROTHER: Having a little brother who sleepwalks is very funny - especially when he gets up and begins running water in the bathtub.

LEARNED FROM MY SISTER: If your little sister tries to jump her bike on your homemade ramp, she'll probably crash - but she won't think she's hurt until the blood starts running down from her head. LEARNED FROM MY MOM: If your daughter complains to you that her brothers are not letting her have a turn, find out what her brothers are doing before you tell them to let her play.

LEARNED FROM MY DAD: If you're dad says that you can go ahead and eat the whole box of valentine's candy he bought for your mom, he's being facetious. LEARNED FROM MYSELF: Little kids don't understand facetiousness.

LEARNED FROM MYSELF: When pulling the family vehicle inside the gate, be careful or you might create a six foot scratch along its side. LEARNED FROM MY DAD: Never let your child move the family vehicles, no matter how short the distance.

LEARNED FROM MYSELF: A pocketknife can easily be thrust through cardboard... If you wish to demonstrate this on the cardboard box of your brother's new basketball, you should first remove the basketball.