I am cleaning out drawers today and came across a handwritten list of “car rules” from 1992. Jennie you would have been 5 and Dana would of been 3. I thought you’d get a kick out of them based on your camp and babysitting experiences. What fun we must have had!!
Car Rules developed 12/1992
Effective Immediately
NO singing unless everyone agrees.
When someone is bugging another person they should stop.
NO screams.
NO spitting.
NO hitting.
NO touching other people.
NO touching the middle space.
NO grabbing another person’s toys.
NO yelling.
Love from your Mom who still loves you despite some obviously challenging car trips. xoxoxo
We had those rules too! Plus one more
NO breathing another person’s air.
September 28, 2008 at 1:15 pm
We had “no looking out of the other person’s window”
September 28, 2008 at 10:35 pm
We also had trouble with ‘no touching the middle space.
We also had ‘No talking about water when someone has to pee’ haha
September 29, 2008 at 9:48 am
We had “no burping” (especially in the other person’s ear) and “no are-we-there-yets.” And for anyone who drives I-95 in North or South Carolina…counting Pedro’s South of the Border billboards was a HUGE deal for me and my sister.
September 29, 2008 at 7:08 pm
The only car rule we had was prepare to get clapped in the head if we annoyed someone in the front seat. However, my sister and I formed the “We Hate T*** Club”, in honor of our older brother. I can’t remember all of the rules, but some were:
1. Smack your lips at the table
2. If T*** talks to you, ignore him
3. If T*** tells you to do something, don’t do it
October 1, 2008 at 11:07 am
Yay, someone else counted South of the Border billboards! We had a no commenting about the youngest counting wrong rule!
October 1, 2008 at 11:49 am