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What would you ask your parents if they HAD to tell the truth?
Posted by DaniG • 11/02/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: confessions, fidelity, Parents
So, if your parents HAD to answer honestly, what would you ask them. For those with kids, what questions would you most dread if YOU had to answer them honestly?
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This is kinda pathetic, but, "Why do you treat my brother like a god and me like an idiot?" Or, "Why do you presume you know my children when you barely make an effort to see them?"
From my own kids, "Did you ever____________?" Most likely, yes.-
Good answer, Brian. Is your brother older than you?
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Yes, and he's a great guy. It's just bizarre that I'm 42 years old and my parents still won't let me use their car, but pass the keys to my brother. And I can't stay at their apartment with my sons, who are wonderful, polite kids, because they "just don't have the space" in their huge penthouse apartment. It sounds like stupid whining...but it does play at the psyche sometimes.
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Understandably. That's really odd. I have to treat my kids differently. I know all parents do - because kids are different - but the age you are at, it doesn't make sense to me. My bets are that they are not even aware that they are doing it - or that it is hurtful behavior. I think you got pigeon-holed and need to "update your status." Good luck. I'll look for that post, as it will be fascinating reading.
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I doubt I'll ever write it as a post. I actually feel stupid even mentioning it, because I have a good life and really don't like whining. Augusten Burroughs' "Wolf at the Table" was my least favorite of his books for this very reason...it seemed like it was written for him instead of for readers. I'd rather focus on the fun and funny aspects of my life in my writing.
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Where do babies come from?-
lol! That catalog in your dad's dresser drawer. The one with all the naked people in it...Gosh, do I have to explain EVERYTHING? And, I might add, when you showed up, he was mighty disappointed! You don't look ANYTHING like what he THOUGHT he was ordering. lol
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Damn, you are stone cold. Would you really tell your kids that?
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Nah. I'd tell them their dad is thrilled and thinks they'll eventually look just like the ones on page 34. Then, I'd watch as they'd scream and shriek out of the room. (You weren't taking me SERIOUSLY were you?)
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Yes, I was.
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ROFL. Sorry I scared you. You probably don't look much like whoever is on page 34. (DaniG realizes her humor is sometimes misunderstood...Agh!)
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I really don't have anything to ask my parents - they believe in being completely honest with each other and with us, and for the most part, we are the same with them, perhaps I am the most honest, almost brutally, but I don't believe in lying to anyone I care about.-
That might change when you have kids, sjtavo. I just had the funnies conversation with my daughter. She's about to go off to college and I told her that she would suddenly be able to drink too much, stay up all night, go camping with strangers, and even get pregnant out of wedlock. She replied that she would NEVER do that. I said, "Hmmm. That's strange. I did." You should have seen her expression! Priceless. And yes, it was HER that I was pregnant with!
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I'd have liked to be a fly on the wall for that one.
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My daughter's the nun. I am the naughty child. It's an odd relationship we have. On the upside, she knows that whatever she does, it will likely not be as difficult to tell me as the stuff I've done and had to tell MY parents. For her, a major confession is, "I stopped at Sonic without asking permission and bought a milkshake." To which I groan and carry on - like this is the end of the earth. What ever will I do??? She has immense pride in living an impeccably clean life. I'm just lucky she does! It makes the parenting SO much easier!
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My son, on the other hand, unfortunately favors me....
Paying for your raising is so painful.... -
Well my parents, especially my mother, don't appreciate my all-honesty policy - so when I tell tales of what I used to do, especially as a teenager, my mother cringes and asks to keep her rose-colored glasses on, please.
I made the comment not too long ago that, as my dad was teasing my little sister of wanting to get it on with her trainer, that I definitely do NOT want to do any of my trainers because they're all too short. He said "I'd rather you not talk about 'DOING' anyone." To which I replied "puh-lease - I'm 35 and single, Dad, "doing" is what I do." LOL
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