Kids do the Darndest Things. . .

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I raised 4 boys on a Cattle Farm where I kept beef cows and calves. It was in the lush green countryside near a small village with a clear stream trickling over stones along the side. Cows are always hungry and usually looking for fresh grass.They have no compunction to knocking over a fence to feed their hunger. The phone rang early on this particular Sunday Morning and someone said," I think your cows are out on the road!" I gave a yell and my oldest son came running. He was just learning to drive and was anxious for some more practise. He drove, we found the errant cows, fixed the broken fence and were on the way home when my son turned a corner and saw a neighbor's dog sleeping in the center of the narrow dirt road. This was a common fault of this dog and everyone in the neighborhood was tired of his indolence. "Hey Dad what should I do? my son asked (in spite of the very obvious need to alert the dog to his emminent danger!) I was relaxed and feeling good and without thinking I responded, "Run over the darned Thing!" Without turning the wheel, or slowing down, my son Proceeded to run right over the sleeping animal killing it instantly." MY God Boy!" I yelled," What did you do that for?" "Well, You told me to!" he replied, stopping the car. I just shook my head in disbelief as we examined the dog and realised it was dead. I went into the neighbor's house and explained that my son had killed their sleeping dog. I offered to take it home and bury it in the field behind the barn. They were nice and agreed, and I apologized profusely. And so we took the dog home for burial. Have your kids embarrassed you? Whats the darnest thing that your kids have done?