that's not a Holly Hobby dream house!
can't remember which of these happened first, so have both.

about 6 years of age, decided to look under my parent's mattress for mum's christmas list. she'd write down what she was getting for each of us, then cross it out when she'd bought it. cheating, i know, but i really wanted that damn Holly Hobby house.
underneath the mattress, i found a little book. a little book with a beardy man on the cover. i decided to have a peek inside.
it was The Joy Of Sex. i've been put off by beardy men ever since.

also about 6 years of age, my dad(he wasn't 6, obviously) came out of the bathroom after a shower. he had a towel around his waist. my sister thought it would be funny to pull the towel off him. it wasn't funny AT ALL. that's a view of my dad i NEVER wanted to see. since then, he's taking to tying his belt around the towel when he's had a shower. you'd think he'd just get dressed in the bathroom, but no.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 18:01, 6 replies)

I remember Holly Hobby!
I had the doll and a HH shoulder bag. Happy times!

I also saw my mum's copy of The Joy of Sex. Disturbing.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 18:34, closed)

the house wasn't as good as i thought it would be
it was round and had a chimney she'd sit in, so her dress covered the whole house, like one of those bog roll dolls
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 18:43, closed)

You were bothered by the sight of your own father?
I find that very weird.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 19:40, closed)

i think i would have been bothered
by any man's bits at that age. not in a sexual way, more in an "eeeeww, that looks horrible!" way.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 19:46, closed)

Just as well a beardy man
didn't invite you to see some puppies.
(f_rev, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 23:30, closed)

no, but
a man in the park did ask me to help him "find his dog".
he hadn't come into the park with a dog and didn't have a lead with him. i ran off to the phone box and called the police. mum got a call a few hours later, seems the police had had their beady eyes on him for quite some time....
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 12 Aug 2011, 16:06, closed)