Terrible ParentingMy parents used to lock my brother, sister and I in the car while they went to the pub for a "quick one" after work. This quick one might last several hours, during which they would send bottles of Indian Tonic Water to us by way of refreshment.
On one particularly cold evening, bored stupid, we lit a small bonfire on the back seat of the car using the cigarette lighter and the contents of the glove box. We owe our lives to passing winos. (BTW: Please no more Maddie or Jesus gags, they've been done.)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 16 Aug 2007, 9:47)
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Helloooooo!As a child in the early 80's, every Saturday my mum would always drag me with her to shopping centres to visit BHS, M&S and other such providers of clothing for the middle aged.
Now my mum (and all of her family) has a very strange sense of humour, and particularly liked the fact I was shy and thought she could 'work it out of me'
When were where in a suitably well populated part of the shopping centre she would reach behind me, grab my arm then wave it in the air whilst shouting 'Helloooooo!'
Obvious everyone would look round at me frantically waving my arm in the air. I would usually start to cry. When the people looked away, she'd do it again.
I think her ploy may have worked though, I never hear people say 'He's a little shy' these days, it's usually 'I wish he'd put his clothes back on and get off the mechanical bull'
Thanks mum xxxx
(, Thu 16 Aug 2007, 14:28, Reply)
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