Mailing Children... Don't Tempt Me

[JPK Huson 1863]

This IS out of era, and nobody yell at me but it's fall-over funny unless you were the child involved.

In 1913, the Post Office began mailing parcels- packages were being delivered. It transpired at least TWO instances were discovered whereby customers put stamps on children and had them delivered to various addresses. According to the story, the Post Master General quickly passed a law prohibiting children from being sent through the mail system.

Yes, but wouldn't it have made a GREAT threat? Go clean your room, I I have to tell you ONE MORE TIME....

 

[BelleBlackburn]

There were a couple of times I would have been tempted to slap a stamp on one of mine to send to their father at work but I held myself back.

 

[donna]

I think at times we could all mail them. But then we don't as they so important to us.

 

[Dave Wilma]

Mine got stuck in the canceling machine. He has two boys of his own now and I just laugh.

 

[rhp6033]

The Japanese mail system is famous for it's reliability and ease of use. Want to send some grapefruit to a relative? Just write their address on a piece of paper, affix the postage, and tie it to the bag of grapefruit and it will surely arrive at it's destination promptly and with no damage.

What's truly amazing is how they are able to deliver mail when lots of streets in Tokyo have no names, and in other cases different streets have exactly the same name.

But I've never heard of anyone trying to mail children in Japan. Not that it wasn't done, but I just had not heard about it.

 

[Cumpston1862]

Probably where this story from my youth got started...



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[JPK Huson 1863]

Mine got stuck in the canceling machine. He has two boys of his own now and I just laugh.

That sounds like something which comes up during dessert, at Thanksgiving dinner. OH dear- are we allowed to giggle? We just don't talk about the time my son's most prized er, possesion became permantly affixed in the moving portion of a pants zipper, during potty training. So affixed, required out-patient surgery. Ok, so he doesn't talk about it. His brother brings it up.

 

[BelleBlackburn]

That sounds like something which comes up during dessert, at Thanksgiving dinner. OH dear- are we allowed to giggle? We just don't talk about the time my son's most prized er, possesion became permantly affixed in the moving portion of a pants zipper, during potty training. So affixed, required out-patient surgery. Ok, so he doesn't talk about it. His brother brings it up.

Oh, the whimmydiddle stuck in the zipper moment. My brother did that and they ran next door because the guy was a doctor. He reminded them he was a dentist and this was not exactly his area of expertise, but he did manage to free the little guy.

 

[Cumpston1862]

That sounds like something which comes up during dessert, at Thanksgiving dinner. OH dear- are we allowed to giggle? We just don't talk about the time my son's most prized er, possesion became permantly affixed in the moving portion of a pants zipper, during potty training. So affixed, required out-patient surgery. Ok, so he doesn't talk about it. His brother brings it up.

And if I may say madam that is one of the reasons I became a Civil War reenactor...buttons are far more friendlier.

 

[Nathanb1]

Mine got stuck in the canceling machine. He has two boys of his own now and I just laugh.

Grandparenting is the best revenge EVER.

 

[John Winn]

That sounds like something which comes up during dessert, at Thanksgiving dinner. OH dear- are we allowed to giggle? We just don't talk about the time my son's most prized er, possesion became permantly affixed in the moving portion of a pants zipper, during potty training. So affixed, required out-patient surgery. Ok, so he doesn't talk about it. His brother brings it up.

I think that experience, or at least a somewhat less traumatic version, is a male right of passage.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Grandparenting is the best revenge EVER.

I saw a T-shirt once that said,"Grandchildren. Fill "um full of sugar and send 'um home."

 

[Nathanb1]

I saw a T-shirt once that said,"Grandchildren. Fill "um full of sugar and send 'um home."

Even better. One of my friends, whose son was a colonel teaching at West Point, once hauled a toy drum for her five year old granddaughter all the way from Texas to NY just because her daughter in law dared to crash her annual Christmas Eve cookie bake with the son. Seriously. At the time, I was thinking from a mom's perspective. She just looked at me and laughed an evil laugh....

 

[straightpostal]

I'm a city carrier for the post office. Believe me in some of the neighborhoods I've been thru I'm sure I would have shipped plenty of kids lol! And if it was allowed they would have to walk.

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

I'm a city carrier for the post office. Believe me in some of the neighborhoods I've been thru I'm sure I would have shipped plenty of kids lol! And if it was allowed they would have to walk.

And you don't get combat pay? I'm only half kidding- you drive through some places, you make sure your doors are locked, keep your eyes straight ahead, you know? Then you feel better because there's the mail carrier apparently unconcerned, whistling maybe, jaunting down the sidewalk. You think well heck, if they're ok must be just FINE.

I have had some conversation with ours on the topic of dogs she'd rather not have met- her favorites bites have been the ones she says where the owners have told her " Oh he only looks mean, he doesn't mean it, just open that gate! "

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

Even better. One of my friends, whose son was a colonel teaching at West Point, once hauled a toy drum for her five year old granddaughter all the way from Texas to NY just because her daughter in law dared to crash her annual Christmas Eve cookie bake with the son. Seriously. At the time, I was thinking from a mom's perspective. She just looked at me and laughed an evil laugh....

I AM lucky in daughters in law- was SO mad at my son because he brought her home in 10th grade. Well heck, no one married the girl from 10th grade and I WANTED her as my future daughter in law. Men. It did turn out they both recognized sweet, good people, stayed the course all though high school, college AND grad school overseas- she's mine now!
There are folks I'd think about a long drive for, although USPS would serve for a drum set, and has. The perfect gift, " OH does he like? I am SO glad, oh noisy is it? Gosh, didn'tt hink about that, how thoughtless of me, is it driving you a little batty? OOPS, so sorry! Yes, tough to take it away from the little guy isn't it? You tell him Aunt Annie says you're welcome. "

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

Oh, the whimmydiddle stuck in the zipper moment. My brother did that and they ran next door because the guy was a doctor. He reminded them he was a dentist and this was not exactly his area of expertise, but he did manage to free the little guy.

Whimmydiddle! I LOVE that! I'm the holdout of the family because it's just WRONG, I'm sorry, this new thing where you walk around using anatomically correct language in every day conversation. They taught their children, too, from Day 1 and we all had to put up with it- not sure that's quite fair. I don't WANT to hear it or have things discussed at dinner tables.
I understand folks would like more freedom to understand their own biology, have at it- but in public, stick to whimmydoodle, please? It's why I really can't watch Dr. Oz- especially now with the internet, look it UP. That's intended as ' bleah', new favorite emoticon.

 

[Nathanb1]

Whimmydiddle! I LOVE that! I'm the holdout of the family because it's just WRONG, I'm sorry, this new thing where you walk around using anatomically correct language in every day conversation. They taught their children, too, from Day 1 and we all had to put up with it- not sure that's quite fair. I don't WANT to hear it or have things discussed at dinner tables.
I understand folks would like more freedom to understand their own biology, have at it- but in public, stick to whimmydoodle, please? It's why I really can't watch Dr. Oz- especially now with the internet, look it UP. That's intended as ' bleah', new favorite emoticon.

Interesting....I asked the kids (who were clueless about dictionaries the other day) "Don't you people look up dirty words anymore?" I explained that without dictionaries and National Geographic, we'd have been some ignorant kids. My daughter laughed at me....'Oh, Mom, they look on their phones!" Well. Duh. I guess teaching in a big school is more educational.

 

[Nathanb1]

Oops. We've gone down the yellow brick road. Remember, we have younger members and browsers!

I'm as guilty as anyone of forgetting that.

 

[John Winn]

Heh heh snicker

BJ says JPK said whimmydiddle.