Hi Everyone, I thought this was good, so I thought I would pass it on. Some
of you might not agree with this, but that's life. <smile>

Love you all,
Pat Ferguson

>Drug Problem in America
>
>The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine
>lab had been found in an old farm house 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.
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>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 profane four letter word.
>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 fire wood, 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 wood shed.
>
>Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in
>everything I do, say, and 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.
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