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I did a bunch of crazy stuff as a child. I was really crazy(I have ADHD and wasn't medicated until I was about 6) and really independent and bold. I remember the worst thing that i did as a kid, and one of the only things I remember, is when I was 4 and I decided to walk to blockbuster by myself. The story goes a little like this...

Once upon a time, I was living in Wellington, Florida, a city just outside West Palm Beach, and I was bored and had nothing to do. My sister asked my mom if her and her friend could go to blockbuster, because they were bored. She said yes and immediately I asked if I could go with them. She said no... So, naturally I was a little upset and we had a fight about it and while we were fighting my sister and her friend left without me. When I saw this I was upset and went into my room. I don't remember if I cried or not but I most likely did. Then I started to convince myself that my mom didn't know what she was talking about and that I was not too young to walk all the way to blockbuster. So, I walked out of my room and saw my mom, dad, and grandpa talking at the dining room table; none of them had seen me so I walked right out the front door with none the wiser. My journey had begone, I went right across the street and into my neighbors yard. They had a fence in their yard which separated them from the main road behind their house, but one of the planks was loose and you could move it out of the way and walk through the fence. I did just this and there I was on the sidewalk beside the main road. I knew that if I walked for a while to my right, Blockbuster would soon be in view. So I set off and soon I was at the light beside blockbuster. I hit the button on the pole, waited for the sign to change to the walk sign, and, when it did, crossed the street. I wasn't aware at the time but a lady in one of the cars that I walked in front of when I crossed the street had seen a four-year-old crossing the street by himself and followed me into Blockbuster. I walked into the front doors and called, "¡Ashley? ¡Ashley?" but there was no answer. I started walking around looking for her but she wasn't there. I later found out her and her friend had gone to the drug store to buy makeup. Next thing I knew, there was a lady asking me, "How old are you? Where's your mother? Does she know where you are?" I told her I was 4, my mother was at home, and that no she didn't know where I was(I was really social then so I would talk to anyone, stranger or not). She asked me for my phone number and I told her what it was(I don't remember it now). She called my mom from Blockbuster's phone and when my mom picked up she told my mom that her son was at Blockbuster alone. My mom immediately answer that I most certainly was not; I was right there in my room. Then, she went and checked on me and quickly realized that this wasn't true. The lady ended up bringing me home and my mother was very angry with me.

The end!