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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Haha, I've just thought of another one.A friend of mine was telling me a few weeks ago how his Dad was really good with animals, but in an old-school no-nonsense way, none of this soppy business with the ickle bunnie-wabbits.
One day when my friend was about 10 he found a bird in the street with a broken wing. He carefully picked it up and cradled it in his hands, telling the friends with him how his Dad would know what to do.
Getting home, he said he showed his Dad the bird and said "I thought you'd know what to do with it Dad"
"Yep, I know what to do with it" his Dad said, taking the injured bird out of his hand and throwing it full pelt against the nearest wall, killing it instantly.
Of course, like the post at the bottom of the page, this was the most humane thing to do, but my friend said there was a row of utterly shocked 10-year-old faces looking at the feathery mark on the wall, all on the verge of tears.
How I laughed when he told me =)
(, Sun 19 Aug 2007, 0:24, Reply)
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