Drug problems of the past

[alicia-w]

MOTHERS WHO DRUGGED US!!!

The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question.

Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?"

I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young:

I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.

I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.

I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.

I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie,

brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.

I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity

I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad's fields.

I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.

Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, or think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place

God bless the parents who drugged us.

[Janice]

Yes, but those drugs did not affect the health of your body. Those were drugs we all went thru during our life. The drugs that enter your system are far more unhealthy for you, especially illegal drugs.

[JenBayles]

I beg to differ on that one. I'm in pain management, and have discovered a much better life through pharmaceuticals - legal, of course. :-D

[Janice]

Jen, I went to a Pain Specialist when I was not able to walk because my spurs were toughing my main nerves causing inflamation and burning in my legs when I walked. It was to the point I could not stand on my legs. The doctor prescriped Napralin and it cured it forever. He said surgery was out of the question because I could control it with this med and it would not hurt me.

I was basically speaking of illegal drugs above. I don't think I understood the question well.

[alicia-w]

it's all supposed to be a poignant metaphor, Janice. It's okay.