Family Holidays
Back in the 80s when my Dad got made redundant (hello Dad!), he spent all the redundancy money on one of those big motor caravans.
Us kids loved it, apart from when my sister threw up on my sleeping bag, but looking back I'm not so sure my mum did. There was a certain tension every time the big van was even mentioned, let alone driven around France for weeks on end with her still having to cook and do all the washing.
What went wrong, what went right, and how did you survive the shame of having your family with you as a teenager?
( , Thu 2 Aug 2007, 14:33)
Back in the 80s when my Dad got made redundant (hello Dad!), he spent all the redundancy money on one of those big motor caravans.
Us kids loved it, apart from when my sister threw up on my sleeping bag, but looking back I'm not so sure my mum did. There was a certain tension every time the big van was even mentioned, let alone driven around France for weeks on end with her still having to cook and do all the washing.
What went wrong, what went right, and how did you survive the shame of having your family with you as a teenager?
( , Thu 2 Aug 2007, 14:33)
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Throwing up
Haven't had any real bad holidays. Worst being staying in a static caravan with my dad, stepmum, thier 2 daughters and my sister. And being 20. I just got drunk and stoned with the oldest of the daughters and sister. To the point of chucking up outside some random caravan after drinking lots of spirits.
Two bad events spring to mind through...
First being a nice camping holiday down in cornwall. Sisters birthday, family friends (my godparents) decide to treat us to a massive meal at a pub. Me thinks great being the lover of food that I am. Massive seafood platter for starters I eat 3 prawns before running outside and being violently sick. Spent the rest of the meal sat outside whilst everyone else was inside gorging themselves on delights not seen since. (I had had a dodgy burger at a steamfair the day before)
Second, On holiday in the states, Driving up from LA to San francisco beautiful sunset and all. Sister informs everyone that she's going to be sick. Dad ignores this vitial piece of information. Que sickness, down the back of a seat in a hirecar. Me jumping out due to smell, dad jumping out very pissed off (him being a not chilled out yorkshireman) Orders sister out of the car, opens boot to get stuff to clean up the mess, dropping bags in his anger, including the one contianing two bottles of authentic tequilla. Next day wondering what the strange smell of booze is :X.
Best bit about that holiday through, going to an english bar at 5 in the morning to watch Manchester United beat Chelsea to take the treble, and seeing a grown man crying over football :D
Length? bigger then 85% of the population thank you very much.
( , Fri 3 Aug 2007, 22:56, Reply)
Haven't had any real bad holidays. Worst being staying in a static caravan with my dad, stepmum, thier 2 daughters and my sister. And being 20. I just got drunk and stoned with the oldest of the daughters and sister. To the point of chucking up outside some random caravan after drinking lots of spirits.
Two bad events spring to mind through...
First being a nice camping holiday down in cornwall. Sisters birthday, family friends (my godparents) decide to treat us to a massive meal at a pub. Me thinks great being the lover of food that I am. Massive seafood platter for starters I eat 3 prawns before running outside and being violently sick. Spent the rest of the meal sat outside whilst everyone else was inside gorging themselves on delights not seen since. (I had had a dodgy burger at a steamfair the day before)
Second, On holiday in the states, Driving up from LA to San francisco beautiful sunset and all. Sister informs everyone that she's going to be sick. Dad ignores this vitial piece of information. Que sickness, down the back of a seat in a hirecar. Me jumping out due to smell, dad jumping out very pissed off (him being a not chilled out yorkshireman) Orders sister out of the car, opens boot to get stuff to clean up the mess, dropping bags in his anger, including the one contianing two bottles of authentic tequilla. Next day wondering what the strange smell of booze is :X.
Best bit about that holiday through, going to an english bar at 5 in the morning to watch Manchester United beat Chelsea to take the treble, and seeing a grown man crying over football :D
Length? bigger then 85% of the population thank you very much.
( , Fri 3 Aug 2007, 22:56, Reply)
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