mowotlarx OP t1_jddaqpk wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by PoopEmoji8618 in 'We’re stuck in the sewers': FDNY rescues group of boys who ventured into Staten Island storm drain by mowotlarx

>Article doesn’t even mention why they went into the sewer. Just curious for the reason.

Have you ever met a 12 year old boy? Why would you even ask why they did a reckless thing.

lupuscapabilis t1_jddej4g wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:25 PM

When I was that age, my days mostly consisted of getting friends together, looking for places that are hard to get to, and going there. We pretty much took over all the abandoned train tracks in Queens.

anonyuser415 t1_jddn8my wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:20 PM

My friends and I used to break into unused buildings and were chased by cops on multiple occasions, and all literally because we were bored.

Kids are dumb as hell.

Shrug-Meh t1_jdf4n50 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:04 PM

My friends and I would climb down to the train tracks and put coins on it for the train to press. Did it a few times in jr high & HS. Mentioned it to my mom in my mid-forties and she turned pale and yelled at me. I thought I would be safe, like a statute of limitations - was kind of glad to go home after that. Never going to tell her the other stupid stuff I did as a kid.

BroadBaker5101 t1_jdget5r wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:12 AM

Rookie mistake you gotta ease her in with the small stuff. I recently told my mother about how many times I actually skipped my chemistry class (I pretty much went once a week if that by the second semester) even though she only thought it was the few times I got detention. I was only getting the detention for showing up late to class so I just decided to not go at all. I stopped getting detention and my mom stopped getting calls home. She did not like the full story but 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️now she knows.