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Talitha

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42. I was about 4 or so.

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:59 PM

Mar 8

I really liked orange juice and poured some into the bowl of Fido, our Goldfish so he'd be able to taste it. Mom caught me red-handed and acted mad but was sort of laughing all through the lecture about how it might have made him sick. We changed his water and she said it was really nice that I wanted to share, but to ask next time. (My punishment was not getting any orange juice the next morning.)

Like every kid, I got into other trouble while growing up and the punishment was a lot worse than not getting any orange juice.

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Was there ever a time you got into mischief or trouble as a child? Edited to add, what did you do? Me I had a 5 year [View all] debm55 Mar 8 OP

5th. Eko Mar 8 #1

I don't understand, I edited my OP. debm55 Mar 8 #3

I plead the 5th. Eko Mar 8 #7

HAHAHAHAHAHHA, That's funny, Thank you for letting me know debm55 Mar 8 #11

That's silly. Statute of limitations would apply to almost anything you did as a child. malthaussen Mar 10 #73

Almost anything is the important phrase lol. Eko Mar 10 #77

Same here. OldBaldy1701E Mar 9 #53

What day?😁 Lochloosa Mar 8 #2

Thank you very much Lochloosa. What did you do? debm55 Mar 8 #4

I'll take Elo's lead. Ill plead the 5th Lochloosa Mar 8 #17

Bad decisions make for good stories OC375 Mar 8 #5

Thank you. OC375 debm55 Mar 8 #6

As a child no... as a teen every chance I got. Phoenix61 Mar 8 #8

Thank you for sharing with us. Phoenix61. It wasn't Penn State was it? debm55 Mar 8 #12

No, University of Florida.nt Phoenix61 Mar 8 #34

Just from your description I had guessed UF! lark Mar 9 #60

Shoplifted a candy bar at Safeway when I was eleven.. Permanut Mar 8 #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Permanut. I fill sorry for you. debm55 Mar 8 #13

I still get into mischief as an adult! True Dough Mar 8 #10

Very true. TrueDough. debm55 Mar 8 #14

Too busy trying to get good grades, calimary Mar 8 #15

Me too, calimary, Me too. debm55 Mar 8 #19

I was in Catholic school for 12 years and the oldest of 6 kids. Ritabert Mar 8 #16

Thank you very much , Ritabert. for sharing. I went to Catholic school for 8 years. Family moved to the suburbs and went debm55 Mar 8 #20

So you've been there. 🙂 Ritabert Mar 8 #22

Yes, I I went to Catholic school in a mill town outside of Pittsburgh, debm55 Mar 8 #24

I would just leave school if I wanted to. Mister Ed Mar 8 #21

That's very intersting. Thank you Mister Ed. debm55 Mar 8 #26

I was a similar sort. Fortunately I generally liked school until the seventh grade. hunter Mar 9 #65

Hmmmm. Punishments. Not too many, or too severe. Mister Ed Mar 9 #66

LOL, I once got suspended for cutting school. malthaussen Mar 10 #74

My Mother brought me a toy gun at a second hand store because I was into cowboys and Indians for a time. kimbutgar Mar 8 #23

Oh my. Glad it was a toy gun debm55 Mar 8 #28

I, of course, was a perfect child; well behaved in every respect. rsdsharp Mar 8 #25

Oh you, It wasn't you was it? debm55 Mar 8 #29

It wasn't? I mean. . . Why no, of course not! rsdsharp Mar 8 #40

Good to hear, rsdsharp. I was afraid it was you. debm55 Mar 8 #41

Suspended from school once MaryMagdaline Mar 8 #27

Thank you very much for sharing with us. My HS had a patio where kids could smoke. debm55 Mar 8 #30

Ours, too! Beginning in 8th grade MaryMagdaline Mar 8 #33

Wow. ours was in 10th,11th and 12th grade. debm55 Mar 8 #35

Interesting. You're a year older than I, but our high schools had different standards... malthaussen Mar 10 #75

When I was 6 years old out at my grandparents farm KS Toronado Mar 8 #31

WOW. Thank you for sharing with us. I think it was more your uncle's fault for not unloading. Did your kid brother get debm55 Mar 8 #36

He walked scot free being the youngest. KS Toronado Mar 8 #38

Thanks, KS Toronado. debm55 Mar 8 #39

Only time my dad ever spanked me. I was sinkingfeeling Mar 8 #32

Oh I am so sorry , sinkingfeeling. debm55 Mar 8 #37

I was about 4 or so. Talitha Mar 8 #42

Thank you for sharing with us. I got beat with a broom for letting a 5 year old boy kiss me. I was 5. debm55 Mar 8 #43

So sorry that happened to you, Deb. Talitha Mar 8 #44

Thank you, Talitha. debm55 Mar 8 #45

Got caught by the Navy Police LogDog75 Mar 9 #46

Thank you LogDog75 for sharing, with us. That sounds like a real adventure. debm55 Mar 9 #49

deb, I am sorry you got beat. Physical punishment was so common once irisblue Mar 9 #47

Thank you irisblue. Back then it was what it was.Sorry to say. debm55 Mar 9 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Mar 9 #48

Being the 2nd of 4 boys Sailingdiver Mar 9 #51

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing. Did your family ever make it to church? debm55 Mar 9 #55

When I started school Sailingdiver Mar 9 #52

HAHAHA That;s funny that you for sharing.Sailingdiver. debm55 Mar 9 #56

I got in a fight in 2nd grade CanonRay Mar 9 #54

I bet she wasn't.to happy with you. thank you very much for sharing with us. CanonRay. debm55 Mar 9 #57

I was an angel, never did anything wrong. That's my story and I am sticking to it. nt doc03 Mar 9 #58

HAHAHAHHHAH. Thank you, doc03. debm55 Mar 9 #59

An easier question to answer: HappyH Mar 9 #61

HAHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, HappyH debm55 Mar 9 #62

I lived in Frankfurt Germany gopiscrap Mar 9 #63

Oh that is funny, but bad at the same time. Thank you for sharing your post with us. debm55 Mar 9 #64

I was a pyromaniac. hunter Mar 10 #67

Thank you hunter. I am glad you stopped that activity. debm55 Mar 10 #69

Ran away from home on my pony. We lived on the bank of Lake Michigan. It was a dangerous Ziggysmom Mar 10 #68

Thank you , Ziggysmom, I am glad you and the pony were okay. debm55 Mar 10 #70

When I was around 9 years old, I stole some candy. Mad_Dem_X Mar 10 #71

Constantly. I came from a tough neighborhood for the white-boy suburbs... malthaussen Mar 10 #72

When I was a Junior in HS I got a date with the prettiest cheerleader who lived just walkingman Mar 10 #76

All the time. no_hypocrisy Mar 10 #78

I stunk up the entire school Diraven Mar 10 #79

I routinely broke into an abandoned ice cream factory across from my house. chowmama Mar 10 #80