I sent in the don’t burn a candle. You’ll burn the house down! My mom’s voice echoes in my head. She started saying this to me when I was about 12. I don’t care how nice it smells. It’s a fire hazard.
A couple of years ago my next door neighbor had that happen. The teenager daughter was burning a candle. She fell asleep and kicked the candle over. The second floor of the house was burned and had to be completely rebuilt. 5 bedrooms gone.
I guess my mom did have a valid point. I didn’t tell her that, but I did think it inside my head.
After the neighbors’ fire happened, the postcard showed up on PostSecret. I was laughing. Yep! Mom was right.
My new policy is no candles in the house.
