Carnie's Comments
It's Throwback Thursday - just a minute to remember the good ol' days.
We all love summer, don't we? Remember when we were kids and we had the entire summer off? That was so good.
Summertime sleepovers were a thing when we were kids. I clearly recall one that didn't go so well.
I think I was 7 years old. One of my buddies invited me to stay at his place. I accepted.
We had a great afternoon playing in the sun and his mom called us in for supper around 5 o'clock.
We ate and then I suggested we go back outside for some more fun but his dad objected.
He said, "We don't go outdoors after supper. We watch television and get ready for bed."
So, we watched a TV show and then at 7 o'clock he told my friend and I it was time for sleep.
I told him my mom and dad let me stay up 'til 10:00 or 11:00 in the summertime. He didn't like that.
I tried to go to sleep but it wasn't happening so I left the bedroom, asked if I could make a phone call, called my dad and said, "You gotta come and get me, dad."
He did.
It felt like I was rescued from cruel and unusual punishment.