Not my parent, but my uncle.
It was right after my grandmother's funeral. She had a long, protracted illness and her death was probably a blessing for her. Her oldest son, my uncle, had taken care of her the whole time because my grandfather couldn't so much as tie his own shoes without my grandmother's help. She was his entire world, and he was helpless as she slipped away from him.

At the reception at her funeral, my grandfather just sat in a corner and didn't speak. My uncle, on the other hand, whipped out a bottle of booze and drank the whole thing.

He stumbled from one group of mourners to the next laughing, trying to get them to dance, then cursing a blue streak when they didn't. Eventually, he came up to me and grabbed my hands (I was maybe 7 at the time) and he said, "Come on, Audienda, you've got to learn your doo-doo-doot-doo's!!" He then sang some bizarre song from the 1950's and swung me around. I struggled away from his touch and gave him a look of complete and utter disgust. I was young, but I knew that this was neither the time nor place.

My death glare stopped him in his tracks, and he got up and left the house. It was my first exposure to drunkenness.
(Audienda, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 20:45, 8 replies)

got an uncle like that myself
last time i saw him was 20-odd years ago. he turned up late and pissed to my uncle and aunt's engagement party, shouted "let's have a show us your arse contest!" and dropped his pants in front of all the guests.
he was asked to leave shortly afterwards.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 20:54, closed)

He sounds a laugh!

(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 21:15, closed)

he bought me my first pink ice cream
a very exotic thing to get from an ice cream van in 1979
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 21:33, closed)

If its not your parent
Then dont tell the story, wait for 'Drunken Uncles'

Which is the title of my favourite homosexual incest pornographic DVD
(sonofstuj is exactly who you think he is, Thu 24 Feb 2011, 23:01, closed)

Give him a break !
He has nursed his mother through her dying days ! He deserves to let his hair down. He was grieving etc etc
(Bitter and Twisted, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 0:05, closed)

oh boo fucking hoo, still wasn't his parent
(sonofstuj is exactly who you think he is, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 0:21, closed)

I know that *now*
But I was 7 years old. I didn't get it back then. Not many little kids do.
(Audienda, Fri 25 Feb 2011, 3:23, closed)