By the way, mom...

I didn't mean to make it sound like my parents beat me mercilessly on a daily basis when I was ranting about Sam's behavior. Nothing like that. I don't think they really had to. Billy and I were never that bad. But, I think we both knew that if they told us to stop something or we would get in trouble, we knew without a doubt that they were serious. This is what I was saying about Sam... I just have to do this enough to make a believer out of him and then hopefully my evil eye will suffice to put an end to any foolishness when it begins. I love you mom & dad... thank you for spanking me. Bet you never thought you'd hear that, did you? While I am at it, thank you for making me clean up. Thank you for having high expectations when it came ot school and everything else. Thank you for grounding me when I needed it. Geez, thank you for everything. I appreicate now that you weren't just being mean and I appreciate how much easier it would have been for you just to throw your hands up and say "eh, whatever...". Good job.