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A real-life "Christmas Story"
Filed under: Tweens, Health & Safety: Babies, Day Care & Education, Toys
I grew up in San Francisco, so a lot of the lore and customs of colder climes is foreign to me. I've never experienced a "snow day" -- the one time it snowed here, we were able to scrape up enough slush to make what we called snowballs as we awaited the school bus, but that was it. Sure, I knew, intellectually, about building a snowman and making snow angels and digging a snow cave, but I'd never experienced it. I was purt near an adult before I ever saw real snow.Even so, I knew better than to try and lick something metal on a below-freezing day, the way the kid did in the classic film The Christmas Story. Apparently, however, even in places where snow is common and cold weather is the norm this time of year, that's not as well understood as it should be. Places like Chesterton, Indiana.
That's where two boys on flag duty -- charged with raising and lowering the flag -- decided to see if what happened in the movie was accurate. Sadly for them, the movie was indeed factual; fourth-graders Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander got stuck. "I decided to try it because I thought all of the TV shows were lies, but turns out I was wrong," said Gavin.
According to Gavin's mom, the nurse who treated him alluded to the film, when she "asked them, 'OK, who double-dog dared who?'" I wish I could say that my kids would never do something as ill-advised as this, but, unfortunately, it just wouldn't be true. It's a good thing that we live in a warm climate.
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1-30-2008 @ 1:33PM
Ann Adams said...I think I may have told you that Rebecca managed to stick her tongue to our outside freezer shelf. In the summer. It was the last thing I would have expected but it was typical Rebecca.
No damage. I told her to "freeze" in that position and ran for the warm water. Her tongue was a little sore for a few days.
I know I stuck mine to a sled when I was little. Happily, I don't remember it.
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