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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-11-15, Page 6PAGE 6 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1973 rain my window Remember last week I talked about my youngest son wanting to have a holiday from school and staying home for the whole day though he really wasn't sick at all? Well, this week I have the sequel to that event to relate. It all began the fateful evening he returned hone from the babysitter's house where he'd spent the day playing and wat- ching television and generally having fun. "How are you feeling?" I asked him. "Fine, " he answered brightly., News of Kippers KIPPEN EAST W.I. The World Affairs meeting of Kippen East Women's Instit- ute will be held on November 21, at 8:30 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Harry Caldwell. The roll call is to bring a souvenir from another country. Mrs. Alex McGregor has the motto. Mrs. Caldwell will have on display her spoon collection. Mrs. Grant McLean is in charge of lunch. Andrew Gibson, Wroxeter, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Mellis. Ivlr. and Mrs. Percy Wright attended the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Wilson, Orangeville, visited friends in the community last weekend. Steer This Way BY LARRY SNIDER The car of the future may have bumpers that automatically extend one foot as the auto picks up speed - to provide more distance in case of colli- sion. To test your stop lights, have somebody watch them while you touch the brake. * A rear-view mirror that vibrates enough to blur the im- age may be a sign of car trou- ble. Let your serviceman check it. Here's the primary rule for ac- cident prevention, according to a major driving school; never slam on the brakes. That causes the wheels to lock, so the car performs like a runaway sled. * When you describe your car troubles to a mechanic, don't be afraid to use words like thud, bash, or clunk. Such vivid descriptions can provide valuable clues. * Words like beautiful, economical and safety -tested describe our cars at Larry Sniders. Larry Snider MOTORS LIMITED EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 Huron Crnmty s Largest Ford Dealer Drive in soon! BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER "I'm not sick any more. Good thing I stayed (tome huh." I smiled my knowing smile. "Little rascal, " I though to my self. Shortly. after he'd settled into home for the evening, the telephone rang. It was tite boy from next door and he was call- ing to ask my youngest if he could come over to spend the night. "I think I should be able to, " my son told him, getting more excited by the minute. My son turned to me, expectation in his eyes. "Can I go stay with my friend tonight?" he asked. "Not tonight, " I answered, knowi ng my answer was going to bring much protest and maybe some tears. "You've been sick all day, remember?" "But I'm not sick now, " he explained. "I feel fine." "I know you feel fine. I'm glad you feel fine. But when you don't go to school in the daytime, you just can't go out at night, " I explained. He stared at me in unbelief. I could just about hear him thinking. "If I'd known that this morning I'd never have beer sick today." "I'm going to school Monday, he claimed. "That's right, " I said, "and if you have an opportunity to sleep at your friend's house on Monday evening you could prob- ably go." I watched his little eyes fill up with tears. Like all children, he just knew this would be his last chance. "He'll never ever ask me again, " he whined dej- ectedly. ej- ectedly. "Never is a long, long time, " I said, gathering him into my arms. And because he felt so very bad, I decided to confide in him. "You know, when mommy was young I had the same rule to live by, "I began. "And you know what? Sometimes it works in reverse. Sometimes you really are sick and you try to' keep going just so you won't miss a big, event.'' "You do?" he asked. Then I told him about a time when I was in high school a favorite young man invited me to a dance. I wasn't the most popular girl in the school to say the very least, and I really wanted to keep this date. But about Thursday, I knew I was getting sick. I developed a fever, a cough, a runny nose, a headache --I felt terrible and I must have looked the part. I told him I knew that if I stayed home from school I wouldn't have a hope of keep- ing my Friday night date...so there was only one thing to do. I kept on insisting I was feeling really great and when Friday night came, I kept my appointment. I don't remember how the young man enjoyed spending the everting with a sputtering, sniffling, stuffed -up partner, but I do recall what a miserable. time I had. It was no fun to dance, no fun to just sit and watch. All I really wanted to do was go to bed. When I finally did get home, I collapsed into bed like a ton of bricks. I shivered, I shook. I ached. I throbbed-, I sweated, I coughed. The next morning I really was sick. . . and it took four days to get back on my feet. But in that time I'd learn- ed it was best to tell the truth.. if you are sick, don't pretend you aren't; if you aren't sick, go to school anyway because by the end of the day, some- thing really exciting might happen. My little boy had stopped crying, He put his arms around my neck and said, "Thanks for the advice mom." And without another word, he went away to contemplate life as he was living it. And you know what? 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