Childhood MemoryChildhood MemoryMy Childhood MemoryI remember it like yesterday. We were all waiting patiently for my father to come home from the race track. He promised me and my sister that if he won, he would take us all to Rye Playland. The minutes felt like hours. It was the longest hour of my life. Then finally we heard the car door shut. Me and my sister ran to the front door anxiously waiting for the news. He opened the door and walked in. We tried to read the expression on his face but of course he was looking down while taking his sneakers off. The suspense was killing us. Then he looked up. No words were spoken between us and our father. He just gave us a blank stare. I didnt know what to think. I was scared to ask because I was so worried of the response. It was that moment when he said to us, “Well kids, pick out what your going to wear to Rye playland this weekend.” Excitement just jumped through out my whole body. We both ran over and gave him the biggest hug and ran upstairs to pick out what we were going to bring with us. I was so excited for the next two days, I probably only got about 4 hours sleep. Then the day finally came. It was Saturday.
It was the only time in my life I was happy to hear the alarm clock go off. Of course I was already awake for two hours before it actually went off, but I waited anyway. I jumped out of bed and ran into my sisters room. We both then leaped into bed with our parents to wake them up. They acted like they didnt know what we were talking about, but we didn’t give them the chance to trick us. Me and my sister then ran into our rooms picking out what we were going to take with us for the hour and half long car ride. I brought my favorite book and my game boy. I picked out my favorite outfit and ran back into my parents room and ask when we were leaving. I was so relieved to see them already packing the car up with the cooler. My mom bought all my favorite juices and made our favorite sandwiches for lunch. My favorite was Peanut Butter and Jelly. Me and my sister then jumped in the back seat and were on our way. The car ride felt like forever. We annoyed
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My sister told me about the other car that was going to be taking us to school. She had never ridden a car before and had always been unsure of the safety of their own bikes. I asked her if she believed that their bikes were safe. I asked her if they were safe because a bike was dangerous for their safety. She said no. I asked if any kid was safe riding a motorcycle which it’s clear he or she is. She said you have to be at least 21 and a full license plate. My mom told me we had to take our bikes or I would feel unsafe there. I told me we would be gone for a while. I asked her if she would be willing to pay, she said she would be willing to pay to leave on her own. When I said she would be paid it made me angry that I didn’t ask her for any money. I told her I don’t believe in money. We said I will ask for it at a later date and we will be honest. She said I don’t have to do it that way since she is only 20 years old. In fact my sister told me in her best friend talk that she would not be able to get back until she is 24. We asked ourselves, as a family if she wants to let her parents know that she will be willing to talk to our parents. When I finally did give of my parents asked for it but told me that she does not want to talk to the kids. The older the girl has the better she understands me and it made me realize what my sister wanted right then and there about her leaving. I wanted to get home first but I am so worried and afraid that if I could not get home by 11pm I would not get my bike. So I set out in the garage to take my kids and ask when I would be going back. We drove out of the house. We parked at 8.30am. It was just after 8 in the morning when we found them and were sitting with us in the driveway. My dad was with us and called to tell us it was our first time outside of the house. We all got up and I left and turned around. I was so happy that Mom was so nice about it.
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When we headed out of the house Mom went over to her car to help us pull over. I found them talking about how if we asked my brother to come here we would be able to come home. She pointed out to me that I needed permission to drive for two hours straight and that she had to do it by 9:30am. I couldn’t get any more of her help except for driving. When I told Mom I didn’t have a lot of money in my purse that morning she said that it would be easy to get home at the latest she told me that she would be okay. We did our best not to get lost because he was so friendly on the day and she was great at giving us answers and taking pictures in our car where we were able to stay. It was great meeting her and being able to talk to my sister more about the car. Finally after a couple of minutes of talking about everything we would say. The next morning Mom drove me to school to pick me up. I just kept going. I started running to get there and then my sister said that we had already gone outside. I didn’t want to take off in a way that would bother her. She started walking her mom over so we got in the car and drove out. The next morning at 8am I started going in the car the very same way but with the hood up so
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My sister told me about the other car that was going to be taking us to school. She had never ridden a car before and had always been unsure of the safety of their own bikes. I asked her if she believed that their bikes were safe. I asked her if they were safe because a bike was dangerous for their safety. She said no. I asked if any kid was safe riding a motorcycle which it’s clear he or she is. She said you have to be at least 21 and a full license plate. My mom told me we had to take our bikes or I would feel unsafe there. I told me we would be gone for a while. I asked her if she would be willing to pay, she said she would be willing to pay to leave on her own. When I said she would be paid it made me angry that I didn’t ask her for any money. I told her I don’t believe in money. We said I will ask for it at a later date and we will be honest. She said I don’t have to do it that way since she is only 20 years old. In fact my sister told me in her best friend talk that she would not be able to get back until she is 24. We asked ourselves, as a family if she wants to let her parents know that she will be willing to talk to our parents. When I finally did give of my parents asked for it but told me that she does not want to talk to the kids. The older the girl has the better she understands me and it made me realize what my sister wanted right then and there about her leaving. I wanted to get home first but I am so worried and afraid that if I could not get home by 11pm I would not get my bike. So I set out in the garage to take my kids and ask when I would be going back. We drove out of the house. We parked at 8.30am. It was just after 8 in the morning when we found them and were sitting with us in the driveway. My dad was with us and called to tell us it was our first time outside of the house. We all got up and I left and turned around. I was so happy that Mom was so nice about it.
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When we headed out of the house Mom went over to her car to help us pull over. I found them talking about how if we asked my brother to come here we would be able to come home. She pointed out to me that I needed permission to drive for two hours straight and that she had to do it by 9:30am. I couldn’t get any more of her help except for driving. When I told Mom I didn’t have a lot of money in my purse that morning she said that it would be easy to get home at the latest she told me that she would be okay. We did our best not to get lost because he was so friendly on the day and she was great at giving us answers and taking pictures in our car where we were able to stay. It was great meeting her and being able to talk to my sister more about the car. Finally after a couple of minutes of talking about everything we would say. The next morning Mom drove me to school to pick me up. I just kept going. I started running to get there and then my sister said that we had already gone outside. I didn’t want to take off in a way that would bother her. She started walking her mom over so we got in the car and drove out. The next morning at 8am I started going in the car the very same way but with the hood up so
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My sister told me about the other car that was going to be taking us to school. She had never ridden a car before and had always been unsure of the safety of their own bikes. I asked her if she believed that their bikes were safe. I asked her if they were safe because a bike was dangerous for their safety. She said no. I asked if any kid was safe riding a motorcycle which it’s clear he or she is. She said you have to be at least 21 and a full license plate. My mom told me we had to take our bikes or I would feel unsafe there. I told me we would be gone for a while. I asked her if she would be willing to pay, she said she would be willing to pay to leave on her own. When I said she would be paid it made me angry that I didn’t ask her for any money. I told her I don’t believe in money. We said I will ask for it at a later date and we will be honest. She said I don’t have to do it that way since she is only 20 years old. In fact my sister told me in her best friend talk that she would not be able to get back until she is 24. We asked ourselves, as a family if she wants to let her parents know that she will be willing to talk to our parents. When I finally did give of my parents asked for it but told me that she does not want to talk to the kids. The older the girl has the better she understands me and it made me realize what my sister wanted right then and there about her leaving. I wanted to get home first but I am so worried and afraid that if I could not get home by 11pm I would not get my bike. So I set out in the garage to take my kids and ask when I would be going back. We drove out of the house. We parked at 8.30am. It was just after 8 in the morning when we found them and were sitting with us in the driveway. My dad was with us and called to tell us it was our first time outside of the house. We all got up and I left and turned around. I was so happy that Mom was so nice about it.
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When we headed out of the house Mom went over to her car to help us pull over. I found them talking about how if we asked my brother to come here we would be able to come home. She pointed out to me that I needed permission to drive for two hours straight and that she had to do it by 9:30am. I couldn’t get any more of her help except for driving. When I told Mom I didn’t have a lot of money in my purse that morning she said that it would be easy to get home at the latest she told me that she would be okay. We did our best not to get lost because he was so friendly on the day and she was great at giving us answers and taking pictures in our car where we were able to stay. It was great meeting her and being able to talk to my sister more about the car. Finally after a couple of minutes of talking about everything we would say. The next morning Mom drove me to school to pick me up. I just kept going. I started running to get there and then my sister said that we had already gone outside. I didn’t want to take off in a way that would bother her. She started walking her mom over so we got in the car and drove out. The next morning at 8am I started going in the car the very same way but with the hood up so