[Artemisia] Identifying/protecting our kids one way or another

[Georgia Foster]

As most of the old-timers may recall, I have four children.  Three of them 
are grown and the fourth nearly so.

When they were young, I went to the Army/Navy surplus store near the base 
and had Military Identification tags (in a less political world 'dog tags') 
made that indicated who the child was.  The tag was structured like a real 
ID tag, with the child's name, Last, First, Middle.On the line usually 
reserved for branch of service, were the parents' names.  Where religion was 
usually found was contact information.  On the blank reserved for blood type 
was the child's blood type.  For the child allergic to bee stings, we had 
the tags printed on red tags, just like active duty personnel at the time.  
There were three of each tag made.   They were required to wear them at all 
times.  One stayed with me, attached to a wristband.  One attached to the 
child’s shoe.  The third was attached to the child. When the child was 
small, the tag was attached to the D-ring sewn into the back of the child's 
clothing ( a period practice by the way).  I suppose now it might be viewed 
as cruel and inhuman to put a tether on a child’s clothing, but honestly I 
never misplaced a child.  As the child got older, the tag moved from the 
D-ring to a necklace just like mom's and dad's.

My younger daughter still wears her tag as an item of personal jewelry.  I 
don't get it, but there it is.  The older daughter has hers in her jewelry 
box and the older son has a set of military identification tags all his own 
now.

That reminds me ... I must find the youngest's ID tags ... Uprising is 
coming up.

Cheers

Malkin
Otherhill
Artemisia



Jo (Georgia L.) Foster
jo_foster81 at hotmail.com

Never knock on death's door........ Ring the doorbell and run. He hates 
that.

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