Valkyre

She Kept it All These Years

When I was about 3 or 4 years old, I used to love watching a TV show called, Sheriff John. He had a segment where he would show pictures that kids had drawn of safety warnings. I so wanted to have a drawing on that show. But, all the good warnings had been taken. For example, "Don't play in the street!", "Don't play with matches!", etc. I needed to come up with a good one! One that hadn't been used before. So, I started to walk around to see what I could find. And there, in the backyard, were the wires strung between the "telephone" poles. They actually weren't just telephone wires, the electrical wires were run back there too. But, they were always referred to as "telephone poles" and "telephone wires". And, those wires were dangerous! Why if someone were to toss a ball and hit those wires, disaster would ensue. So, you can see the end result. A warning to all kids, Do Not Throw a Ball On a Telephone Wire, written as best as I could at the time. I gave it to my mom to send to Sheriff John. I seriously can't remember if she laughed at the time. She never did send it in. She would pull it out occasionally for a good laugh. She gave it to me, this past Mother's Day. We busted up laughing and I got to show it to my girls. They had a good laugh at my expense. I'm glad she never sent it in. It wouldn't have made it on the air. Who knows, maybe they would have tossed it on the trash. You never know. Now, it's been preserved. And, I can pull it out whenever I need a good laugh.