Family codes and ritualsFreddy Woo writes, "as a child we used to have a 'whoever cuts doesn't choose the slice' rule with cake. It worked brilliantly, but it's left me completely anal about dividing up food - my wife just takes the piss as I ritually compare all the slice sizes."
What codes and rituals does your family have?
(
chthonic, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
« Go Back
What's his is ours until he sobers up.Years ago when we all lived together in the same house, my step-father would come home at the weekend pissed as a fart, lie on the floor and empty all the money from his pockets. He usually had quite a lot left. He would then force upon myself and my sisters all his wordly goods, reminding us that it was all earned for our benefit. In the morning this charade would follow with us quietly and discreetly returning the money to his trouser pockets so he didn't have to ask for it back.
This carried on for quite a few years till we left home and he stopped getting rat-arsed so often.
Sometimes we would wait till lunchtime the next day before returning the money just to watch him squirm for a while.
(
girlinthehole, Tue 25 Nov 2008, 15:20,
2 replies)
I have to sayI like the fact that when he got drunk he wanted you to know the money was for you...rather than being a nasty resentful stepdad.
I'm sure he wasn't perfect...but in vino veritas...better he felt this way when he was lashed than anything else. And you work for him now - so he can't be all that bad.
Yeah for stepdads everywhere - it's the most difficult job there is (and no, I'm not a stepdad, but was a c*nt to my stepfather and he didn't deserve it)
(
I_Was_Mordred, Tue 25 Nov 2008, 23:45,
closed)
That is so sweetHe wanted you to have the money? And pressed it into your hands? What a great guy!
(, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 0:15, closed)
« Go Back