This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01BE6369.B3E07460 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, children it=92s duck and cover time. Meach has written something = and is daring to post it. Archivist, if you are interested in posting it to your web site I would = be deeply honored. Category: Past, Vignette and one bad word. Disclaimer: Roger "Race" Bannon, John Bannon, and Sarah Bannon are = trademarks of and copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera. This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are = products of the author=92s imagination and are not to be construed as = real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is = entirely coincidental. This piece was not written with the intent of = publication or distribution. Any compensation that the author receives = will be strictly in the form of comments received by it=92s readers. Since little is known of Roger "Race" Bannon=92s past the author has = made an attempt to give him a childhood. What little is know about Race = is his parents=92 names John and Sarah. The following letter is totally = and absolutely the work of an overactive imagination on the part of the = author, and was created out of a conversation with another Mlers = regarding Race=92s childhood. August 13, 19?? Dear John, I cannot believe I actually did it! Roger is safely hidden away at your = parents farm. I thought letting you go off to this damnable war was = hard; but, I was wrong. Darling, this was the hardest thing I have ever = done. I did not tell Roger that he would be staying there before we left for = our little "visit." If I had told him, he never would have gotten in the = car. My Love, I do not know who cried the hardest over this temporary = separation Roger, the younger children, or me. John, I will never forget = the hurt look of betrayal that Roger had on his face when I told him of = my decision. I told him that I thought it would be nice for him to stay and help your = parents on the farm. He told me that he could not stay; you had given = him orders that he was to be the man of the house until your return. He = wanted to know what he had done and why was I punishing him. Oh, Dearest, how does one explain something beyond the reach of such an = innocent? Like every parent my only wish is to protect my child. I hope = one day he will be able to forgive me. I know that I can never forgive = myself, even though it was the right thing to do. Perhaps, one day Roger = will understand that a parent will do anything and everything they can = to protect their child; regardless of whether it is right or wrong. It broke my heart to look up at my little boy with his huge hazel eyes = and his rapidly developing man=92s body; knowing that no matter what I = said or did. I could never make him understand that I was doing this = because I loved him. I am still furious that I was forced to do this; = but, I was tired of watching women ogle my son like a piece of meat in a = butcher shop window. John, I am trying hard to convince myself that this really was the best = thing. Dear, I am not saying that Roger staying at your parent=92s farm = is bad. I am just saying I would rather he be here with the other = children and me. Please John; tell me again that this was the right thing to do. Stay safe my Love and come home soon, Sarah See Mav you=92ve called me "mom" so much I=92ve taken on the persona of = Race=92s mom as well. ~_^ Sincerely, Meach ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01BE6369.B3E07460 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, children it’s duck and cover time. Meach has written = something and=20 is daring to post it.

Archivist, if you are interested in posting it to your web site I = would be=20 deeply honored.

Category: Past, Vignette and one bad word.

Disclaimer: Roger "Race" Bannon, John Bannon, and Sarah = Bannon are=20 trademarks of and copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera.

This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues = are=20 products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed = as real.=20 Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely = coincidental. This piece was not written with the intent of publication = or=20 distribution. Any compensation that the author receives will be strictly = in the=20 form of comments received by it’s readers.

Since little is known of Roger "Race" Bannon’s past = the=20 author has made an attempt to give him a childhood. What little is know = about=20 Race is his parents’ names John and Sarah. The following letter is = totally=20 and absolutely the work of an overactive imagination on the part of the = author,=20 and was created out of a conversation with another Mlers regarding = Race’s=20 childhood.

 

August 13, 19??

Dear John,

I cannot believe I actually did it! Roger is safely hidden away at = your=20 parents farm. I thought letting you go off to this damnable war was = hard; but, I=20 was wrong. Darling, this was the hardest thing I have ever done.

I did not tell Roger that he would be staying there before we left = for our=20 little "visit." If I had told him, he never would have gotten = in the=20 car.

My Love, I do not know who cried the hardest over this temporary = separation=20 Roger, the younger children, or me. John, I will never forget the hurt = look of=20 betrayal that Roger had on his face when I told him of my decision.

I told him that I thought it would be nice for him to stay and help = your=20 parents on the farm. He told me that he could not stay; you had given = him orders=20 that he was to be the man of the house until your return. He wanted to = know what=20 he had done and why was I punishing him.

Oh, Dearest, how does one explain something beyond the reach of such = an=20 innocent? Like every parent my only wish is to protect my child. I hope = one day=20 he will be able to forgive me. I know that I can never forgive myself, = even=20 though it was the right thing to do. Perhaps, one day Roger will = understand that=20 a parent will do anything and everything they can to protect their = child;=20 regardless of whether it is right or wrong.

It broke my heart to look up at my little boy with his huge hazel = eyes and=20 his rapidly developing man’s body; knowing that no matter what I = said or=20 did. I could never make him understand that I was doing this because I = loved=20 him. I am still furious that I was forced to do this; but, I was tired = of=20 watching women ogle my son like a piece of meat in a butcher shop = window.

John, I am trying hard to convince myself that this really was the = best=20 thing. Dear, I am not saying that Roger staying at your parent’s = farm is=20 bad. I am just saying I would rather he be here with the other children = and=20 me.

Please John; tell me again that this was the right thing to do.

Stay safe my Love and come home soon,

Sarah

See Mav you’ve called me "mom" so much I’ve = taken on=20 the persona of Race’s mom as well. ~_^

Sincerely,

Meach

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