The First Time in Your Life

The first time:

I felt hate---when my brother cut off the head of a rabbit and placed in my bedroom room window sill. I was 11. He was 18.

Kiss---age 15, across from a KFC around 1AM

Got a pet---Smokey the cat, my age about 6

Held a gun---bb age 6ish

Movie---The Miracle Worker, age 5

Saw a dead body---in coffin, 4ish, can't remember who it was

My car---an old Ford station wagon

Guilty pleasure---sitting on the plastic horse at grocery (I didn't care that we didn't pay the dime for it to move.)

Road trip---Mom and I went to Santa Claus, Indiana (Mom LOVED it)

Cool clothing---a green plastic tie

Whether we remember them or not, our "firsts" had a big influence on the rest of our lives.