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WhiteTara

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10. I discovered fire

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2025, 12:24 PM

May 2025

And while playing with the burn barrel, it jumped out and burned the field next to some large company. The employees had to run out and extinguish the flames before they reached the building.

I didn’t get in trouble and I don’t think there was a fine.

I now pray to Agni to contain my fires.

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Edit -----Share with us a time you got in mischief as a child or teen. Mine was sliding down a very high slag hill by [View all] debm55 May 2025 OP

I grew up by a large freight yard CanonRay May 2025 #1

Oh wow. that is scary. Glad you made it out, I lived in a steel mill town and we would hang around the trains. until we debm55 May 2025 #8

Every single day. 2MuchNoise May 2025 #2

HAHAHAHHHAHA. Thank you, 2MuchNoise. debm55 May 2025 #9

Too many tales to tell Picaro May 2025 #3

Thank you very much. Picaro. debm55 May 2025 #11

allan01bear AllaN01Bear May 2025 #4

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you AllaN01Bear for sharing with us. debm55 May 2025 #12

Mischief night Freddie May 2025 #5

Thank you Freddie.That could have been a real problem. debm55 May 2025 #13

We band kids got away with nearly everything in high school! Basso8vb May 2025 #6

It was like that at my High School. too. debm55 May 2025 #14

That's my autobiography... MiHale May 2025 #7

And I am glad that you are. Thank you MIHale. debm55 May 2025 #15

I discovered fire WhiteTara May 2025 #10

Wow, Thank you White Tara. That could have been a mess. debm55 May 2025 #16

It was. lol WhiteTara May 2025 #17

In 2nd grade I got in trouble for "mocking" the teacher. It was told to my parents at a parent teacher meeting... wcmagumba May 2025 #18

So sorry, wcmagumba. My girlfriend taught me a new word that I never heard of or Knew the meaning of,I didn't understand debm55 May 2025 #19

Yeah I learned that word in the second grade and said it to my mom. milestogo May 2025 #20

I got the face slap. did she use the soap? if you are young. How are you supposed to know it is bad? debm55 May 2025 #21

I think I avoided it by hiding between a couple pieces of furniture. milestogo May 2025 #22

That same word got me in trouble, too. 2MuchNoise May 2025 #23

I don't have too many because I have a very astute and overprotective mother. Behind the Aegis May 2025 #24