Don't Step on a Crack...
...or you'll break your mother's back. Did anyone else used to play this game in elementary school?
Every day, on my walk home from Hanover St. Elementary, I avoided sidewalk cracks. For several years. I think I finally stopped obsessing over my mom's impending broken back by 4th grade. Then, I would TRY to avoid the cracks, but if I missed one, oh well.
This morning, while at a stop light, I noticed a little girl walking to school. She was taking an awfully long time to reach the crosswalk. Then I noticed she was either playing the "dont step on a.." game, or has a serious case of OCD. She was tip-toing across the crack-ridden sidwalk, carefully chosing her next move(s). I actually felt kind of bad for her. What should have taken 5 minutes was gonna take this little kid a whole lot longer.
Oh, and GO STEELERS!
Every day, on my walk home from Hanover St. Elementary, I avoided sidewalk cracks. For several years. I think I finally stopped obsessing over my mom's impending broken back by 4th grade. Then, I would TRY to avoid the cracks, but if I missed one, oh well.
This morning, while at a stop light, I noticed a little girl walking to school. She was taking an awfully long time to reach the crosswalk. Then I noticed she was either playing the "dont step on a.." game, or has a serious case of OCD. She was tip-toing across the crack-ridden sidwalk, carefully chosing her next move(s). I actually felt kind of bad for her. What should have taken 5 minutes was gonna take this little kid a whole lot longer.
Oh, and GO STEELERS!
posted by Hilary at
5:58 AM
2 Comments:
78 steps to the door
243 steps to school
98 steps from door to locker
14 steps from locker to desk
being labeled OCD at age 9: priceless
By
Robert, at 7:01 AM
looks like FAS got the best of this one.
By
Anonymous, at 7:21 AM
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