Bhakti & Juya Sa

Bhakti & Juya Sa.

Brian and his son, Brian, and his other son, and his wife, lived next door to us, in unit 164. In 1993, Bhakti & Juya Sa moved in and they started climbing our tree. Their ancestors may have been from India or something. I would play with them all of the time. They lived with their sister and younger baby brother and mom and dad. They did follow Hindu or something. They started going to our Cornelius Community Baptist Church in Cornelius, Oregon, USA. Their dad was abusive. In 1994 or so, they suddenly moved to their grandparents house, or relatives, in Seattle, Washington USA, in order to get away from their dad. The father may have sexually abused his own daughter.

They were one of my favorite childhood friends of all time, alongside of Tiffany & Michael Cumbo, and Bill & Janet Bailey.

August 1993
8 years old
164, Rose Grove, Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches.

Before I was Oatmeal, I was the Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches (PB&J) Boy, because I would always make myself some like a few each day and our neighbors would say something like, "Every time I see you, you are eating one of those." I may have been caught picking my nose a few times. Is tarted to stop that around this time in 1992 when I was 7 years old. The father, at the trailer next to us, in unit 164, built a play structure, which had a fort, swings, slide, and a few things like that. I enjoyed going there to play with the kids, Brian and Erin. Tiffany Cumbo started like dating Brian, which kind of made me jealous.

I was eating lots of spaghetti in 1991 when I was 6 years old. In 1992, when I was 7 years old, I started eating PB&J. in 1993, when I was 8 years old, I started cooking and eating pots-full of oatmeal.

1992
7 years old
164, Rose Grove, Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal