Shiver Me Toddlers

It’s hard to say what attracts little boys to pirates, but most find them fascinating. Already, Trey Davey and Benji respond to them. I too was one of those buccaneer loving tikes. After visiting a pirate themed Florida restaurant when I was about six years old, pirates were all I could talk about for a while. Taking my lead, Grandmother Ondra began decorating my room in a pirate theme. It took her awhile, but she found children’s pirate wallpaper, curtains, bedspread and accessories. Even when I outgrew the pirate phase, we had too much invested in the room to change it. I lived with those happy pirates until I left for college. I suppose other boys my age may have never outgrown their pirate fascination. I know one Owensboro boy my age who still loves them. I wonder if Johnny Depp started with a pirate ship this size.