Re: [Paddlewise] A Final Journey Of Remembrance - (long post)

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I'm curious, regarding the piece below about teaching the kids a lesson
about having food in their tents.... you speculated that when you got home,
you may hear from a parent.... so, did you?


I was surprise but no one complained, I guess the parents knew that I was
trying to protect their kids.

 And, what lasting impact did it have on the kids?  Did they learn the
lesson, or did it fade?

I bumped into one of the kids, now a young man, a year or so ago and one of
the first things he started talking about was how I scared them pretending
to be a bear. What a way to make an impression

Bob
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>Just curious.
>
>Rick
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>>
>> My favorite memory of these kids was the lesson I taught them
>> about camping in
>> bear country. We had preached and preached to these kids
>> about not having any
>> food in the tents. Kids are kids however, so one night I
>> heard a candy wrapper
>> being opened as I walked by their tent. I knew that I need to
>> teach them a
>> lesson for their own safety. I waited a little bit, then
>> quietly crawled up to
>> the tent. I took a dry stick and broke it sharply. At the
>> sound of the crack,
>> I heard the kids gasp. Then I began to make huffing sounds
>> like a bear. The
>> kids now began to whimper. Next I took my fingers, spread
>> them out like claws,
>> and ran them down the side of the tent while growling. Now
>> the kids began to
>> scream.
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>> I growled and huffed, then said "I want your candy bars!"
>
>> Later, as I hung up the candy bars in a tree, I realized I
>> would probably hear
>> about it later from a parent, but I knew I needed to teach
>> these kids a good
>> lesson for their own safety.
>
>
>
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