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| The Outhouse Scholar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| My Info: | Name: | Victor Scardella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Outhouse Scholar
! By: Victor Scardella |
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I remember when I was a kid in Junior High and Senior High school, I went to school during the day and took my classes all day long. When I got home from school, I was supposed to do my homework before I could go out to play. So, I would spend some time up in my bedroom (which I shared with my younger brother Jamie) working on some of my homework. Then, I would take a break and go outside to play until supper time. I would tell my mother that I was almost done with my homework and that I only had a little bit left to do and that I could easily finish it after supper. Then, after I played outside for a while, it would soon be supper time and I would come in to our house to eat supper with my family (my mother, step father, and my two younger brothers Jamie and Danny). Then, I would go back up to my bedroom to supposedly finish my homework. I would only work on it for a little while until it was time for the good shows to come on TV. Then, I would go down to the living room and tell my parents that I was finished with my homework and that I was ready to watch TV. I would then watch TV until it was time for bed. I would then go back up to my bedroom (which I shared with my younger brother Jamie) and go to bed (to sleep). I would then sleep for a few hours or so and wake up in the middle of the night. I would then quietly gather up my schoolbooks and my unfinished homework and go into the bathroom (that my brothers and I shared on the second floor of our house where my brothers and I had our bedrooms) and close the door and turn on the light. Since I shared my bedroom with my younger brother Jamie, I did not want to disturb his sleep so, I made sure I was extra quiet when I was getting my things together and went into the bathroom and closed the door. I would then sit in the bathroom and finish my homework. I continued this pattern for several months and it helped me to successfully complete my high school classes. One day my step father found out what I had been doing and thought it was funny that I would finish my homework in the bathroom in the middle of the night. So, he decided to give me a new nickname. He started calling me "The Outhouse Scholar" ! I was a little embarrassed at that nickname at that time, but, now I can laugh about it along with everyone else. I know that it may not seem like much to you as you read about it here, but it is one of those funny things that I remember from my childhood that I will never forget and enjoy sharing with people from time to time. I hope it brings a smile to your face as I have enjoyed sharing this story with you here. |
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