Caught in a Lie

As a young boy my mom used to take my older sister and I grocery shopping with her since we were a little young to be staying home alone. Not to mention that she couldn't trust my sister (just kidding Chris). But we really couldn't stand following mom around Wilts Grocery Store for what seemed like forever. My mom finally agreed to let us go to the variety store across the parking lot to hang out in the toy section until she came to find us. That was great for the first few times but, as usual, we got bored with the same old stuff at the variety store so we asked for something bigger and better. "Hey, mom," we asked, "Can we cross Jackson Boulevard and see the toy section at Clark's?" Well of course the Clark Store was much bigger and had so much more to offer than the variety store; they had bikes and wagons and all kinds of good stuff!

Not surprising, the answer came back "No, it is too dangerous for you to cross Jackson alone. Just go to G.L. Perry's or stay with me."

We thought that we were pretty smart though. We walked over to Perry's and then when my mom was safely in the grocery store, we ran across Jackson Boulevard and visited Clark's for a while and then came back to Perry's before mom picked us up. Pretty slick, huh? Or so we thought.

On the way home mom asked about Perry's and then asked if we stayed there like we said we would. Hmmm. That should have clued us in but we assured her that we had and so then she dropped the hammer on us by telling us that our neighbor had been in Clark's earlier and then proceeded to the grocery store. When she saw mom in the grocery store she mentioned to her that she had seen us at Clark's. As if we weren't in enough trouble, we even tried to tell her that the neighbor must have seen someone who looked like us.

Needless to say, we spent the next several trips following mom around the grocery store. What did I learn?

1. Obey your mom; she always finds out anyway
   
2. Stick with the truth; it is hard to mess it up and…
   
3. Never let your sister talk you into something.
   

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