This is an Honest-to-God story of when I was in seventh grade.

We had an East Jr. High School and a West Jr. High School. I had gone to East Jr......but then my Dad re-married and we had to move to West Jr. district. I didn't know anyone..........

I had to take a cooking class and they paired me up with this really really tough girl. I will never forget - she was missing her front teeth!

She absolutely hated me. We had to make WHITE SAUCE together. She wrote me a note and it said that if I wasn't nice to her she was going to send her Daddy over to beat the crap out of me. Even now, I can't believe I had the courage to do what I did. I wrote her a note back and said "well, my Daddy is a Deputy Sheriff and I will send MY DADDY OVER TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR DADDY!

My Dad really was a deputy - but do you know, I don't think I ever told my Dad about those notes. She left me alone after that.

So Slick, don't you go spreading any bad rumors about me or I will send my Daddy.......................

I am off to get my recess slushie - boy, recess was never this good when I was growing up.