The school bus picked me up either at the end of my driveway, or one house away. My parents never made the "I walked soooo far" claim. Instead, my Dad said "Imagine being the only child of the chief of police, who wa also the Truant Officer." My mother said, "Imagine having all your teachers being your father's sisters, or their friends. Imagine having your aunt be your high school principle - and they'd all call my father if they thought I wasn't trying hard enough, and he'd call them if I didn't seem to have "enough" homework."

So both in walking distance and in many other ways, I honestly had to admit they had a far more difficult time growing up than I did!