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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McDonaldsMany moons ago I took Kite Jr., then aged about 4, to Worcester McDonalds for a meal and play in the ball park. In the BP are myself and 2 mums and our 3 kids, all about 4-5 YO, all playing together nicely. Then Kite Jr. screams and comes to me in tears and says one of the boys grabbed her round the throat. The 2 mums look concerned but none of us saw anything so I gave her a cuddle and she was OK. A few minutes later I looked up and saw the lad GRAB Kite Jr. round the neck and try and throttle her. I leap up, alert the mother and we see to our respective kids. Kite Jr. wants to leave so I am putting her shoes on and am waiting for the mother to say something - ANYTHING - to discipline her child.
Nothing.
She puts him on her lap and cuddles him !
WTF. I'm normally pretty calm and keep a lid on things but I blew at that.
"Aren't you going to tell him off ?"
"Don't tell me how to raise MY child !"
"But your kid just tried to throttle my child and you are CUDDLING him !?!?"
She cuddled him again.
We left.
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