Tattletale By Author and Contributor Cheri Cameron Newell
I was playing with my older brother, Doug, when he hit me. I ran to Daddy, crying.
“Dougie slugged me!”
“Did you do that?” Dad stared at Doug.
“Yeah.”
“You’re in time out!” Dad pointed to Doug and then to the corner of the room.
“You get what you deserve,” I sniffed.
I felt so much better… until I realized my play partner had just gotten locked up in the
‘Richmond Jail.’ I was bored. I crawled over to my brother.
“Do you like Daddy right now?”
“No!” Dougie huffed.
“Me neither,” I sighed.
It was too late… being a tattletale got me in the end.
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This story and photo of Pat Mehlberg and Doug Richmond are courtesy of Pat
Mehlberg.
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Kids are the same from generation to generation… even though the toys are ever
evolving. Brothers and sisters hug one minute and then slug it out the next. It’s
timeless… and hysterical! I love watching…
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Cheri Cameron-Newell resides in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, with her husband and dog, Sam. She was born and bred in Winston-Salem, NC. After attending college at East Carolina University, Cheri worked in public relations for RJ Reynolds Co., moved to New York City as a Wilhelmina model and then to Los Angeles. Cheri met her husband, Byron Newell, and worked at Cameron-Newell Advertising as a copywriter until the birth of her girl/boy twins, Charli and Jordan. A love affair began with all children and Cheri created her own line of greeting cards with Recycled Paper Greetings.
The author wrote and illustrated the picture book, AN ANGEL JUST LIKE YOU, which won the Mom’s Choice Award. This book was created to honor her dear friend, Kimberly Ross, who valiantly fought breast cancer for over ten years. All profits go to Breast Cancer Charities.
Cheri created the blog; THE KID DID WHAT?… filled with funny and heart-warming photos and short stories, celebrating the innocence and wonder of childhood.
Palos Verdes Pulse Magazine has turned Cheri’s blog into a column where Cheri will be contributing six times yearly and reaching out to the community by asking for stories and photos to join the fun!
There will be opportunities for more community by joining Cheri for in-person coffees and fun kid talks whether a young mom… old mom… grandma… aunt… or just find kids hilarious. Details will come after each column entry to join Cheri for coffee.
The. Author’s current work in progress is a trilogy, THE ADVENTURES OF SWAMP DOG SAM. Always fascinated with the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, Cheri decided to write a fiction chapter book series about a dog, Sam, lost in the swamp, with a Fun Facts section to go in each book about the real animals in the swamp. The facts have been vetted by the Refuge Ranger for the Okefenokee Swamp and Cheri has been asked to place her books at the Nature Store when completed.
Visit Cheri’s website www.CheriCameronNewell.com to check out her other current projects and past blog posts.
