Cynthetiq

hmmm i just had a childhood memory....

sometime in the early 70's Santa Monica Beach...

my parents fell asleep on the beach near one of the lifeguard stations, with me nearby digging in the sand. I saw a bunch of seagulls, and I ran over and watched them fly away and land nearby. I followed, they did it again. Over and over, I played this game with the birds.

I looked up and found the nearest lifeguard station. My parents weren't there. I went up to the lifeguard, let him know that I was lost (or maybe I was crying I don't know, but I wasn't much of a crying kid) and the lifeguard kept me in his hut for a few hours. Gave me some candy which I reluctantly took. I told him I wasn't allowed, and not to take candy from strangers.

When they awoke,they panicked! My parents searched high and low for me, thinking the worst that I had been pulled out to sea.

They found me in that lifeguard hut, eating candy.

Did that make them bad parents?

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