I can’t imagine such a thing happening today: In the early ‘70s, when I was 10, my family left my baby sister Mary behind at the drive-in theater. Typical ‘70s Drive-in ExperienceAdvertisementAs I explain in my humorous memoir, “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood,” the outing started off well enough. My sisters complained that my big noggin was blocking their view, and so I was banished to the back of the car. Why It Would Never Happen TodayMy sisters and I laugh every time someone brings up the — incident in part because such a thing could never happen today. And the only reason I’m telling this story now is that the statute of limitations has finally run out on the night we left her behind at the drive-in theater.