Bloody Hell
I have to say that compared to both mine and my wifes childhood my kids are a bunch of spoilt buggers that don't even know that they were born. I have worked my ass off to get to where I am today (A head of department in the governmet) and the kids can have anything they want. The wife was part of a big family that never had any decent money and I lived in near poverty as a kid that lived on nothing but hand me downs until I was about the age of 11.

Nowadays, every time I come home from work I'm never two feet from the front door before I'm hit with a a barrage of whining about the latest toys the kids want or how some other little sod down the road has something better than what they have. I can't wait to send them to boarding school (Coincidentally the same one I went to so I know they are going to have a hard time).

My missuis says that I will probably miss them when they're gone but to be honest I'm probably going to be glad to have a moments peace without the mention of how much the latest quidditch kit is going to set me back or how little james needs a better wand (A bad workman blames their tools you lazy little shit). When I was young I was just happy with a bit of space to fly my owl- then again living under the stairs for over 10 years does that to you.

Sorry for the rant

Love

Harry
(mon bison powered by magnets, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:02, 8 replies)

Part of the problem...
... may lie in the words "the kids can have anything they want"
(ubergeekian, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:23, closed)

the other part
may lie in the fact that he's writing as if he if the fictional character "Harry Potter" from the popular books and films of the same name.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:27, closed)

Cheers Al
I thought that mentioning the quidditch robes, owl and living under the stairs gave it away.

Too subtle?
(mon bison powered by magnets, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:44, closed)

not that subtle
I bet there is someone feeling like they are a little bit stupid now
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 12:08, closed)

Yeah
but I always feel a little bit stupid, especially if i've been drinking.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 12:19, closed)

Arf!
You had me up until the bit about James wanting a new wand. Even the Quidditch kit didn't tip me off; I just assumed it was some real-life HP-themed toy.
( Bob Todd whee, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 12:38, closed)

^
This. Expertly done sir! :D
( MetaFarad loves to TANZEN!, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:03, closed)

Same
Though the Quidditch kit should have been the hint...
( MatJ LOOK, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 20:25, closed)