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cryin’ to any of us…you deserve it.” I shudder at the thought…
“There will be no makin’-out in front of the adults…again, we know you do it and we don’t care, but we don’t need to see it. And this ain’t an underage brothel either, so don’t be doin’ anything that requires exchanging rings and vows…you can try but if you get caught, you’d better be able to produce a legally sound marriage license. Watch the swearing around the younger kids and remember, they make better chaperones than we do…those kids’ll turn you in faster than you can say Bob’s your uncle,” he said and at the same time, jerked his thumb at my uncle Bob, who’s standing next to him with his hands on his hips, nodding in agreement. “Anyone caught breaking the rules will go in front of the adult tribunal council where there’ll be a just and swift meting out of punishment. Everyone have fun but be safe…you all got it?”
There was a chorus of “Yeps,” “Yeahs,” “Got its,” and a couple very polite sounding “Yes, Sirs,” and then we disbanded to grab a bite to eat before going off to break whatever rule opportunity knocked with first. I say that because when we camp, the only rule the adults are really concerned with on a whole is the riding safety , which obviously includes the no drinking and driving. Like Derek said, they really don’t care what we do and basically adopt the theory that ignorance is bliss. Often times , the adults get more out of hand than the kids do, so they’ll be “responsible adults” by telling us the rules and then proceed to forget they’re adults themselves and totally let loose. It’s pretty funny actually. However, the younger kids will turn you in and if that happens, the adults are forced to follow through. If he were here this year , you could just ask my Uncle Bob’s son , Robbie. Last year he literally got caught red-handed with a beer in one hand, a girl in the other , and with his pants around his ankles. His own little sister busted him. His punishment was no desert for the rest of the season and all of this one, thus explaining why he isn’t here this year. So again, like Derek said, you can pretty much do what you want as long as you’re not obvious about it and don’t get caught.
“So Jill, are you switchin’ teams this year or do I have to keep my wallet handy?” My cousin Parker asked.
Let me explain what he’s talking about. It kind of speaks to that part about the younger kids making better chaperones and turning you in for whatever infraction you’ve been caught doing. Naturally, with her skills and inclinations, there isn’t much that goes on out here that Jillian doesn’t know about. The trick is to get to her first for the opportunity to pay her off. And again, the only thing she won’t accept a bribe for is drinking and driving, which no one does except the adults anyway. The amusing part to me is, she has never once actually told on anyone…or planned to. But , no one else knows that and that’s not to say you should ever trust her. In fact, everyone assumed it was Jill who turned Robbie in. She’s still letting everyone think it was her , too , because Robbie’s sister is afraid he’ll make her nine-year-old life miserable if he ever finds out it was really her.
“Why? Are you planning on sneaking out of camp again to go mess around with slutty girls? If you are, you should know the economy has affected us all and rates aren’t what they were previously.” See what I mean? Parker was with Robbie last year , but he didn’t bring a girl back to camp with him and he ran into Jillian and bought her silence just to be extra safe.
“Shit. I really don’t wanna have to track you down every night so how ‘bout I just throw in an extra ten and you gimme a flat rate for the weekend?”
“Hmm. Let me think about that for a bit. I’ll find you before you take off and give you an answer then.”
Almost all the other teens who’d
“There will be no makin’-out in front of the adults…again, we know you do it and we don’t care, but we don’t need to see it. And this ain’t an underage brothel either, so don’t be doin’ anything that requires exchanging rings and vows…you can try but if you get caught, you’d better be able to produce a legally sound marriage license. Watch the swearing around the younger kids and remember, they make better chaperones than we do…those kids’ll turn you in faster than you can say Bob’s your uncle,” he said and at the same time, jerked his thumb at my uncle Bob, who’s standing next to him with his hands on his hips, nodding in agreement. “Anyone caught breaking the rules will go in front of the adult tribunal council where there’ll be a just and swift meting out of punishment. Everyone have fun but be safe…you all got it?”
There was a chorus of “Yeps,” “Yeahs,” “Got its,” and a couple very polite sounding “Yes, Sirs,” and then we disbanded to grab a bite to eat before going off to break whatever rule opportunity knocked with first. I say that because when we camp, the only rule the adults are really concerned with on a whole is the riding safety , which obviously includes the no drinking and driving. Like Derek said, they really don’t care what we do and basically adopt the theory that ignorance is bliss. Often times , the adults get more out of hand than the kids do, so they’ll be “responsible adults” by telling us the rules and then proceed to forget they’re adults themselves and totally let loose. It’s pretty funny actually. However, the younger kids will turn you in and if that happens, the adults are forced to follow through. If he were here this year , you could just ask my Uncle Bob’s son , Robbie. Last year he literally got caught red-handed with a beer in one hand, a girl in the other , and with his pants around his ankles. His own little sister busted him. His punishment was no desert for the rest of the season and all of this one, thus explaining why he isn’t here this year. So again, like Derek said, you can pretty much do what you want as long as you’re not obvious about it and don’t get caught.
“So Jill, are you switchin’ teams this year or do I have to keep my wallet handy?” My cousin Parker asked.
Let me explain what he’s talking about. It kind of speaks to that part about the younger kids making better chaperones and turning you in for whatever infraction you’ve been caught doing. Naturally, with her skills and inclinations, there isn’t much that goes on out here that Jillian doesn’t know about. The trick is to get to her first for the opportunity to pay her off. And again, the only thing she won’t accept a bribe for is drinking and driving, which no one does except the adults anyway. The amusing part to me is, she has never once actually told on anyone…or planned to. But , no one else knows that and that’s not to say you should ever trust her. In fact, everyone assumed it was Jill who turned Robbie in. She’s still letting everyone think it was her , too , because Robbie’s sister is afraid he’ll make her nine-year-old life miserable if he ever finds out it was really her.
“Why? Are you planning on sneaking out of camp again to go mess around with slutty girls? If you are, you should know the economy has affected us all and rates aren’t what they were previously.” See what I mean? Parker was with Robbie last year , but he didn’t bring a girl back to camp with him and he ran into Jillian and bought her silence just to be extra safe.
“Shit. I really don’t wanna have to track you down every night so how ‘bout I just throw in an extra ten and you gimme a flat rate for the weekend?”
“Hmm. Let me think about that for a bit. I’ll find you before you take off and give you an answer then.”
Almost all the other teens who’d
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