The early years

Those who know me know that I went through a tad bit of a hellion stage when I was younger. I never did anything too serious like robbing banks or burning home to the ground, but there were a couple of times when a jail sentence would have been getting off lightly had my friends and I gotten caught in the act. I think my past has helped mold me into the somewhat decent person I am today, but I can only imagine the fear I bestowed upon my parents as I was going through my hellion stage.

When the issue of my past comes up at family gatherings my parents can’t help but grin and point out that I’ll find out what they went through when I have hellions of my own. The only thing I have to say is: Thank God I Wasn’t A Liberal, if my kids (no Mom & Dad we aren’t expecting) hit a liberal stage I’m scared I may snap and end up pulling a jail sentence that is probably long over due.

Does anyone know if provocation is a defense for beating the sense back into a liberal?