Being told off as an adultWhen was the last time you were properly told off? You know: treated as an errant child rather than the sophisticated adult you are.
The sort of thing that dredges up an involuntary teenage mumble of "Sorry, Miss" whilst you stare at the ground.
Go on, tell us what childish thing you were up to when you got caught.
Oh, and can we have more than one-line answers this time? Cheers!
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chthonic, Thu 20 Sep 2007, 17:18)
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I got told off by my kids.I have an Isuzu Amigo that I've driven for about the past eight years. (Go google for it to see what they look like.) It has the optional hard or soft top, so in the summers I usually put on the canvas top and roll up the sides.
One day I was driving the kids through Carytown (the shopping district that has the cool stores in it and all the upscale boutique stuff that I'll never be able to afford) and I had the CD player going, and had the Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" playing. As we approached a light it started playing "Once In A Lifetime".
Ever seen that performance from the movie? Remember David Byrne doing rather robotic motions while he was chanting the lyrics? I started singing along and doing the same odd motions as I drove, including the smack on the forehead and repeating "Same as it ever was, same as it ever was..."
The kids were all trying to huddle on the floor of the car so they wouldn't be seen, while telling me through gritted teeth that there were people around us that they knew and CUT IT OUT, DAD!
Well, at least it wasn't PJ Harvey on the stereo. Imagine how they would have reacted to me singing along with that...
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 20 Sep 2007, 19:26,
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