Listen to Your Parents (T.G.E – Part 11 of 40)
January 17th, 2006 · Posted in Adultitis Escape Plan · 6 Comments
I have been asked by Kim and Jason to take part in their Adultitis Escape Plan, a 40-day plan to become more childlike (not childish)
and to reduce stress and prevent dullness, depression and [insert another word beginning with 'd' here]. Of course I’m gonna do it.
Dreary-ness, that begins with ‘D’.
The eleventh task: Do something your parents would never let you do as a child.
I’ve been trying for ages to think of something that my parents would not let me do as a child. I thought of a few, but the thing is they are things I wouldn’t want to do now anyway. I don’t want to smoke (ugh), I don’t drink (I try Simmo’s brews everytime he makes one, but… ugh), I don’t swear (generally).
My parents are/were pretty cool thinking back on it now.
Eating dessert for breakfast? I got a few discouraging looks from mum when I’d eat leftover chocolate self-saucing pudding and custard (Best. Breakfast. Ever), but I never got in trouble for it.
Curfews? I never really had one, I normally went to bed at 8:30 or so because that’s when I got tired.
I watched an MA rated movie today (Shaun of the Dead - very funny, lots of swearing/violence). I don’t think I was ever forbidden to watch them though… maybe I can count it anyway…
I think I’m going to have to call a pass on this one. Sorry guys.
Update: Callum thinks that me driving the car counts as something my parents wouldn’t let me do as a child. That’s cool. Except I didn’t drive the car.
RodeoClown: doesn’t think that having Jen sleep in his bed counts.
January 17th, 2006 at 7:40 am
This one is simple Ian,
Did your folks ever let you DRIVE?!
I mean I know that they are fairly open minded, but a 3 or 4 year old in control of the Ox?
D!
Dez! Doesn’t usually eat breakfast but could be convinced to if it was chocolate self saucing pudding!!
January 17th, 2006 at 8:18 am
You really should eat breakfast. It helps wake you up.
Dude, I drive/own that car now, I don’t think that counts either (and they let me drive it when I was 16).
January 17th, 2006 at 10:22 am
The eleventh task: Do something your parents would never let you do as a child.
Child = < 12
January 17th, 2006 at 10:24 am
As far as breakfast is concerned I belive that I will benefit more from the 15 minutes extra sleep than I would from a bowl of cereal!
D!
January 17th, 2006 at 10:31 am
I believe you are wrong on the sleep thing.
Plus if it takes you 15 mins to eat a bowl of cereal you have issues. Takes me about 1 minute to eat two weetbix.
Fine, I drove the car. Are you happy now?
January 17th, 2006 at 11:00 am
Yes.
D!