Jake

So when we were at church... How old was he? He was like six or seven. He was a year or two older than me. But... And I was a real gullible, naive kid. I think if this kid would have been my friend, I wouldn't have agreed to do what he wanted to do. But he hatched a plan while we were in church that we were going to walk to his house. And that was a long way away. And I was like, okay.

So when we were at church... How old was he? He was like six or seven. He was a year or two older than me. But... And I was a real gullible, naive kid. I think if this kid would have been my friend, I wouldn't have agreed to do what he wanted to do. But he hatched a plan while we were in church that we were going to walk to his house. And that was a long way away. And I was like, okay.

And we got on the big wheels. Remember the little big wheel things? Did you have one? Those were awesome. We rode our big wheels up to the end of the cul-de-sac. ditched him and we were gonna walk to his house, maybe an hour away. and there was a... our neighbors had a barbed wire fence that that was the shortcut.

And we got on the big wheels. Remember the little big wheel things? Did you have one? Those were awesome. We rode our big wheels up to the end of the cul-de-sac. ditched him and we were gonna walk to his house, maybe an hour away. and there was a... our neighbors had a barbed wire fence that that was the shortcut.

And we got on the big wheels. Remember the little big wheel things? Did you have one? Those were awesome. We rode our big wheels up to the end of the cul-de-sac. ditched him and we were gonna walk to his house, maybe an hour away. and there was a... our neighbors had a barbed wire fence that that was the shortcut.

There was these two big German Shepherds that kind of guarded the opening of this fence and I was scared of dogs, you know. We didn't have dogs in our family, so we get to these dogs, I'm scared and the kid walks through and he's like, come on, they're not going to hurt you, you don't get through. So, I walked through them, we walked to his house

There was these two big German Shepherds that kind of guarded the opening of this fence and I was scared of dogs, you know. We didn't have dogs in our family, so we get to these dogs, I'm scared and the kid walks through and he's like, come on, they're not going to hurt you, you don't get through. So, I walked through them, we walked to his house

There was these two big German Shepherds that kind of guarded the opening of this fence and I was scared of dogs, you know. We didn't have dogs in our family, so we get to these dogs, I'm scared and the kid walks through and he's like, come on, they're not going to hurt you, you don't get through. So, I walked through them, we walked to his house

And he looks in the window and then he said, okay, let's go. And I'm like, what the, you know, why did we do all this just so he could look in his window? So I was like, I'm not walking through back through the dogs and we're going to go the long way. So the long way was like two or three hours and we were going a long time. So when we were walking through this, this farmer's field,

And he looks in the window and then he said, okay, let's go. And I'm like, what the, you know, why did we do all this just so he could look in his window? So I was like, I'm not walking through back through the dogs and we're going to go the long way. So the long way was like two or three hours and we were going a long time. So when we were walking through this, this farmer's field,

And he looks in the window and then he said, okay, let's go. And I'm like, what the, you know, why did we do all this just so he could look in his window? So I was like, I'm not walking through back through the dogs and we're going to go the long way. So the long way was like two or three hours and we were going a long time. So when we were walking through this, this farmer's field,

there was a barn and he pushed me in the barn. And he told me that the old widow farmer lady likes to shoot trespassers with a shotgun loaded with salt. And he pushed me in his barn. And I remember all the things up to that point. But after that, I don't remember anything. But we've been gone for hours. My mom and dad were freaking out. My brother and all the neighborhood kids were looking for us.

there was a barn and he pushed me in the barn. And he told me that the old widow farmer lady likes to shoot trespassers with a shotgun loaded with salt. And he pushed me in his barn. And I remember all the things up to that point. But after that, I don't remember anything. But we've been gone for hours. My mom and dad were freaking out. My brother and all the neighborhood kids were looking for us.

there was a barn and he pushed me in the barn. And he told me that the old widow farmer lady likes to shoot trespassers with a shotgun loaded with salt. And he pushed me in his barn. And I remember all the things up to that point. But after that, I don't remember anything. But we've been gone for hours. My mom and dad were freaking out. My brother and all the neighborhood kids were looking for us.

And when I got home, my dad kind of snatched me by the arm and took me up to the room and he was spanking me you know and he wanted me to cry to submit and my mom said i wouldn't do it you know i felt like hey this ain't on me that wasn't my friend i was just being a guest i was looking out for him but my mom started to cry so she started so i started to cry or whatever but ever since then

And when I got home, my dad kind of snatched me by the arm and took me up to the room and he was spanking me you know and he wanted me to cry to submit and my mom said i wouldn't do it you know i felt like hey this ain't on me that wasn't my friend i was just being a guest i was looking out for him but my mom started to cry so she started so i started to cry or whatever but ever since then

And when I got home, my dad kind of snatched me by the arm and took me up to the room and he was spanking me you know and he wanted me to cry to submit and my mom said i wouldn't do it you know i felt like hey this ain't on me that wasn't my friend i was just being a guest i was looking out for him but my mom started to cry so she started so i started to cry or whatever but ever since then

I felt like I couldn't come to my dad, like I had to hide stuff from him, you know? Right. And after that kind of a pattern established of taking risk. So like when our neighbors had to shed and I climbed up on the top of it and I was throwing tools off of it, I got too far from the edge and I took a header, landed on my wrist. My wrist was hurt real bad.

I felt like I couldn't come to my dad, like I had to hide stuff from him, you know? Right. And after that kind of a pattern established of taking risk. So like when our neighbors had to shed and I climbed up on the top of it and I was throwing tools off of it, I got too far from the edge and I took a header, landed on my wrist. My wrist was hurt real bad.

I felt like I couldn't come to my dad, like I had to hide stuff from him, you know? Right. And after that kind of a pattern established of taking risk. So like when our neighbors had to shed and I climbed up on the top of it and I was throwing tools off of it, I got too far from the edge and I took a header, landed on my wrist. My wrist was hurt real bad.