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Embarrassing/Funny Parent Stories what you got? Here's mine
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:31 pm
Maybe not embrassing but a WTF moment for sure.
My dad, bless his heart, will be 76 this month and a true blessing is he is still in good health, able to get out and do things that he wants, just at a slower pace. Being 76, he is a product of the "Great Depression", born in 1938. he is from a large family, they moved alot as share croppers when he was young, picked and chopped cotton etc....
He has always been "thrifty" and did things where you would think or ask him, why would he not just go buy that? It was always pretty much the same answer - "you make do with what you have".
Yesterday, my dads mailbox got knocked down, again. Instead of going to town and buying a new one he improvised. I wonder how many WTF's was said yesterday as people passed by?
This is my Dad, and I love him.
My dad, bless his heart, will be 76 this month and a true blessing is he is still in good health, able to get out and do things that he wants, just at a slower pace. Being 76, he is a product of the "Great Depression", born in 1938. he is from a large family, they moved alot as share croppers when he was young, picked and chopped cotton etc....
He has always been "thrifty" and did things where you would think or ask him, why would he not just go buy that? It was always pretty much the same answer - "you make do with what you have".
Yesterday, my dads mailbox got knocked down, again. Instead of going to town and buying a new one he improvised. I wonder how many WTF's was said yesterday as people passed by?
This is my Dad, and I love him.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 12:55 pm
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Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:33 pm to Interweb Cowboy
brilliant idea 
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:34 pm to Interweb Cowboy
That's badass not embarrassing
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:34 pm to Interweb Cowboy
Did the Postmaster General approve of this mailbox?
I do not believe it meets USPS guidelines.
Your dad is a thug.
I do not believe it meets USPS guidelines.
Your dad is a thug.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:35 pm to Interweb Cowboy
Don't think that's postmaster certified. I'd be surprised if they deliver his mail. Unless he's on a rural route or something where they dgaf. Pretty funny though.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:35 pm to Interweb Cowboy
My dad could beat your dad up.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:38 pm to Interweb Cowboy
My 70 year old dad was going to walk from his house to the produce stand not long ago. About halfway there he mis-judged a fart and shite himself. Luckily he had his cell phone and he was able to call my mom to come get him.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:40 pm to Interweb Cowboy
Your dad is awesome!
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:41 pm to J311slx
He could leave a beer in there every day and the postmaster won't give a shite about the bullshite rules.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:42 pm to J311slx
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Don't think that's postmaster certified. I'd be surprised if they deliver his mail. Unless he's on a rural route or something where they dgaf. Pretty funny though.
Update: the people that knocked it over came buy to make it right. All is good, there are still honest people in this world.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:52 pm to Interweb Cowboy
That's cool! (SWIDT?)
Glad the folks came by to fix it. My husband did that once--he backed into somebody's mailbox and went to knock on the door to give the owner some cash. When he realized it was an elderly woman who probably wouldn't know even how to fix it, he told her he would get the stuff and come back and do it. She seemed surprised that he would do that, but was very thankful.
Back to the original question--my dad always seemed to have a problem remembering to zip back up after going to the bathroom. Can't tell you how many times I whispered to him, "Dad, zip your fly."
ETA: that sounds really bad!
Glad the folks came by to fix it. My husband did that once--he backed into somebody's mailbox and went to knock on the door to give the owner some cash. When he realized it was an elderly woman who probably wouldn't know even how to fix it, he told her he would get the stuff and come back and do it. She seemed surprised that he would do that, but was very thankful.
Back to the original question--my dad always seemed to have a problem remembering to zip back up after going to the bathroom. Can't tell you how many times I whispered to him, "Dad, zip your fly."
ETA: that sounds really bad!
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 3/6/14 at 12:54 pm to Interweb Cowboy
That is awesome.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:18 pm to dante
One of the best, funniest stories about my Dad involves Tigerdroppings; when I read on TD about Stormy the Stripper that showed up on LSU campus in 1949, or whenever and some religious zealots shut down her show, I sent my Dad the link from TD and I told him too bad you were not there. He says, what do you mean I wasn't there? I was sitting on the Indian mound having lunch when it all happened and I am in that picture from Life magazine 4th row up. Sure enough there he was as always "bigger than Life"
Just one of the many great stories from him, a member of the greatest generation.
Just one of the many great stories from him, a member of the greatest generation.
This post was edited on 3/6/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:25 pm to Hooligan's Ghost
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Just one of the many great stories from him, a member of the greatest generation.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:32 pm to Interweb Cowboy
When my family moved into our new house (I was like 12), my parents gave me their old bed which was cool because it was Queen sized. The bed was pretty old though. 1980's shite. Well fast forward through puberty to my senior year in Highschool and the bed is falling apart now ( 
) and I'm basically begging my Dad to get me a new bed for my Room to which my argument was
"Dude I need a new bed. I mean come on I'm sleeping in the same place I was made in."
He quickly replied..."You're not sleeping in the truck!?"
All I could do was
) and I'm basically begging my Dad to get me a new bed for my Room to which my argument was "Dude I need a new bed. I mean come on I'm sleeping in the same place I was made in."
He quickly replied..."You're not sleeping in the truck!?"
All I could do was
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:37 pm to LSUengineer12
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"Dude I need a new bed. I mean come on I'm sleeping in the same place I was made in." He quickly replied..."You're not sleeping in the truck!?" All I could do was
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:39 pm to LSUengineer12
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"Dude I need a new bed. I mean come on I'm sleeping in the same place I was made in." He quickly replied..."You're not sleeping in the truck!?"
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:39 pm to LSUengineer12
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Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:41 pm to LSUengineer12
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He quickly replied..."You're not sleeping in the truck!?"
Posted on 3/6/14 at 1:42 pm to Interweb Cowboy
My dad ran into one of my old elementary school teachers a few years back. She had got bigger from when they last saw her 20 years ago. He asked if she was pregnant. You could imagine her response.
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