Zastrow family

 I was close the Zastrow family.  There was something about the way that Vicky took the time to talk with us as we got a little older.  

I remember the time when Rick went to console of the Jeremy's friends when I was in high school.  Rick and Vicky heard about a teenagers, maybe on of the Shuck boys that was really upset.  Rick left to go talk to him.  Vicky wanted to help him or Rick realized he needed help.  To calm his down and talk him out of doing something stupid.  I remember thinking that that seemed like the kind of situation that I didn't want to be a part of and should keep my distance.  That I couldn't imagine my dad going to do such a thing.  I mean what words would you use.  How would you do that?  Calm down a mad teenager.  But Rick came home and said that the situation was better and things would be ok.  It was really something.  

I also remember the time I stayed at Jeremy's birthday party but I wasn't the one that was invited to stay.  It was actually Chris Shuck.  That was awkward.  They said it was OK that I stayed, but it was really strange.

And then there was the time that several of us kids stayed over at their house without, seemingly, adult supervision.  I remember laying in the dark with some other kids including girls.  I remember there being a sexual tension in me, even though nothing happened.  

I also remember the time that Nicki Haeffner and I were on a church group over nighter at, of all places, the Emmaus Homes.  There was definitely sexual tension that night, as we laid next to each other.  I almost remember we shared a sleeping bag for a while if not the whole night.  Nothing happened, but that was an interesting and sexually charged experience for damn sure.  

What strange memories.  But very real memories, none the less.   

Adult supervision is very important.  

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