Embarrassing your children - from historical Jesus thread

[bluehillside Retd.]

Walter,

Blue;

get-go?  did you mean ,'start'?

No, get-go: I was being down wiv da kidz. Probs listen to some shed music and take some "Fs" laterz too. Whatevs.

[Rhiannon]

I have started to say 'whatevs' and then want to die with shame.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Rhi,

I have started to say 'whatevs' and then want to die with shame.

Quite right too.

[Walter]

Walter,

No, get-go: I was being down wiv da kidz. Probs listen to some shed music and take some "Fs" laterz too. Whatevs.

you crack me up bruv hahahaha

[Rhiannon]

Rhi,

Quite right too.

The awful thing is that even my own kids don't say it. I've no idea where I even get it from.

'It's whatever, mother.' 

[bluehillside Retd.]

Rhi,

The awful thing is that even my own kids don't say it. I've no idea where I even get it from.

'It's whatever, mother.' 

My "mot du jour" seems to be "really". No idea why, but it has a multitude of uses: the upturned inflection that makes it a question suggests sarcastic doubt, the heavy downplay indicates weary resignation etc. All these and more come in to play when for example one of my teenage daughters says, "Dad, can you pick me up from the party later. It finishes at 2.30." 

Needless to say, they hate it.

[Rhiannon]

Saying things that they find hateful and embarrassing is payback for all the sleepless nights and supermarket tantrums.

Of course the most horrifying thing in my kids' world is having a mother who is dating.

[floo]

The only time I set out to embarrass one of my kids was when she was about 17 and permitted to live on her own in one of the three houses we then owned. It was nearer her school than the home were we then living in. We had a rule that she was not permitted to have any parties without our say so. I heard on the grapevine that she was having a party even though we hadn't sanctioned it. I waited until it was underway then turned up. I sat down among her guests and asked them questions about their schoolwork etc, whilst she was dying of embarrassment. I also shared with them some anecdotes from her young childhood too.  She knew better than to have another party without permission.

[Walter]

The only time I set out to embarrass one of my kids was when she was about 17 and permitted to live on her own in one of the three houses we then owned. It was nearer her school than the home were we then living in. We had a rule that she was not permitted to have any parties without our say so. I heard on the grapevine that she was having a party even though we hadn't sanctioned it. I waited until it was underway then turned up. I sat down among her guests and asked them questions about their schoolwork etc, whilst she was dying of embarrassment. I also shared with them some anecdotes from her young childhood too.  She knew better than to have another party without permission.

what the ..........?

[bluehillside Retd.]

My youngest was shopping in town recently and asked me to collect her and three 15/16 year-old friends from the Waitrose car park. As I was leaving, the barrier chap stopped me to ask to see my receipt, so I pointed to the back seat full of teenagers and heard a voice (that turned out to be mine) say, "I don't have one - I'm just here to pick up some girls."

For some reason, it didn't sound right   

[Rhiannon]

what the ..........?

Yeah.   

[Rhiannon]

I've never intentionally set out to embarrass my kids. It's just that we are mutually at those ages when it happens. And I never know what is ok and what isn't.

Getting my nose pierced - cool.

Driving into the school car park with Psycho blaring from the stereo - uncool

Going into school to talk about paganism - cool

Having a boyfriend - cool

Going within three feet of boyfriend - the most deathly embarrassing thing on the planet ever.

[Rhiannon]

When I was in my early twenties my mother used to embarrass me in front of her friends by saying what a horrible teenager I was. It was a kind of party piece. Eventually at some function or other I told her that as I didn't get pregnant, didn't do drugs and didn't get arrested I didn't see what the fucking problem was. She never did it again.

Always good to teach them a lesson, I find. No excuse for deliberately showing you up.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Rhi,

I've never intentionally set out to embarrass my kids. It's just that we are mutually at those ages when it happens. And I never know what is ok and what isn't.

Getting my nose pierced - cool.

Driving into the school car park with Psycho blaring from the stereo - uncool

Going into school to talk about paganism - cool

Having a boyfriend – cool

Unpaid 24-hour chauffeur service: cool.

Daring to say so much as, “Hello X, how are you?” to one of my passengers who isn't my daughter: super, super uncool.

Leaving £100 under the reading lamp when I drop my daughter back at Uni without telling her: cool. 

Asking same daughter whether she has any loose change to boost a tip for a waiter when I’ve taken her out for lunch: not cool.

Managing to sit through a whole five minutes of “Dance Moms” to keep my youngest company: not cool exactly, but at least a “well done for trying”.

Bursting into tears at the reveal at the end of “DIY SOS”, even though I explained several times that it had just been raining. On my face: really not cool.

Going within three feet of boyfriend - the most deathly embarrassing thing on the planet ever.

Must make (ahem) “cosy” time a little tricky? (Unless he’s particularly generously endowed I guess…)

[floo]

We had rules which our kids were expected to follow otherwise their were  consequences if they didn't, which I think is fair enough. Too many kids these days seem to get away with far too much. However, it would appear our kids enjoyed their childhood, so we must have been doing something right.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Floo,

...it would appear our kids enjoyed their childhood...

Or so their therapists tell you 

[Rhiannon]

Rhi,



Must make (ahem) “cosy” time a little tricky? (Unless he’s particularly generously endowed I guess…)

3 feet wouldn't be so much well endowed as completely and utterly terrifying.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Rhi,

3 feet wouldn't be so much well endowed as completely and utterly terrifying.

Handy for stirring the soup though...

[floo]

Floo,

Or so their therapists tell you 

HA! HA!

[Bubbles]

Oh! My two boys were totally embarrassed by being picked up by me in my small cheerful bright yellow VW fox. For some reason they thought it was uncool.

Not all the youngsters shared their attitude, once waiting to pick them up from a local music venue a load of drunken youths decided it was cute and decided to give it a cuddle. ( they were very drunk).

It was also weird because at the time all the teenagers seemed to have a superstition about yellow cars, so would hit themselves or their mates on seeing a yellow car, a bit like running on hearing a cookoo.  So for a bit I was puzzled by their reaction.

Anyway, my lovely little yellow peril was considered very uncool.

I told them, I'd have understood it if it had been bright pink with flowers.

😀

[floo]

I have a bright orange car, which has made my youngest girl (41) cringe. She doesn't want it when I decide to buy a new car. I usually offer my used cars for free  to whichever of my daughters would like it!

[Walter]

I have a bright orange car, which has made my youngest girl (41) cringe. She doesn't want it when I decide to buy a new car. I usually offer my used cars for free  to whichever of my daughters would like it!

I think you have a very highly elevated opinion of yourself don't you Floo, ever thought your 'kids' might feel the same ?
Course not  otherwise you wouldn't be offering your cast offs.

[Bubbles]

My boys often used to tell me off and question my behaviours  . I got told I was racist because I was shuffling to the sounds of Amish paradise  (well it was catchy) 

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/weirdalyankovic/amishparadise.html

And am often criticised about the music I listen to.

It's a standard joke in our house, that when our car got broken into, and the thieves stole anything not fixed down,  even a child seat and an old coat , my CD's were passed over and left behind.


They obviously didn't have much taste in music.

Obviously my music is the height of embarrassment to my kids.

 

[Walter]

My boys often used to tell me off and question my behaviours  . I got told I was racist because I was shuffling to the sounds of Amish paradise  (well it was catchy) 

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/weirdalyankovic/amishparadise.html

And am often criticised about the music I listen to.

It's a standard joke in our house, that when our car got broken into, and the thieves stole anything not fixed down,  even a child seat and an old coat , my CD's were passed over and left behind.


They obviously didn't have much taste in music.

Obviously my music is the height of embarrassment to my kids.

 

whatever you say Rose , have you asked them?

[Bubbles]

whatever you say Rose , have you asked them?

 I don't need to, they usually insist I turn it off 😯