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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My parents were brilliantExamples:
1) 9-hour road trips: No seat belts, two pounds of red liquorice for the children, cigars for the gents and menthol cigs for the ladies, and stopping once an hour for pie.
2) Dad's indignation: "Jesus Christ (my name here), where the hell'd you learn to talk like that?"
3) Our family's idea of going out for fresh air was to drive around looking at rich people's houses and to watch drunks get arrested, then going for ice cream.
4) Veg = canned peas.
I suppose the above would be considered abuse by today's more enlightened parents...
(, Wed 22 Aug 2007, 7:58, Reply)
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