Who here ever got left somewhere as a kid? I was left in the St. Laurent Shopping Centre when I was

[trof]

4. Miz t. did.

And she never forgot it.
She was #3 of six kids.
Cajun Catholic family.
NOT devout, though.

Always felt like a 'face in the crowd'.
Typical 'middle kid' syndrome.

Family 'vacation' road trip from Houston to her mom's parent's rice farm near Lake Charles, LA.
Dad stopped for gas along the way.
Miz t. went to the rest room.
When she came out, they were GONE!

I guess they did a nose count a few miles down the road.
All six kids (now five) were crammed into the back seat of a 4 door sedan.

This was WAY before seat belts.


Anyway, they came back and retrieved her.
Dad chewed her out for missing her ride.
He really wasn't that much of a jerk, but definitely not a 'caring person.