My Awful Past

[dreamisle]

This is something I should have posted a long time ago. It's something I really need to get off my chest because I feel so so dirty about it.

My dad is one of those people who asks for as many napkins and salt and pepper packets and condiment packets as possible at a restaurant.

Once, when I was a little kid, I was at a certain fast food chain (upsidedown yellow W) and he told me to go up and ask for a bunch of sauce packets for chicken nuggets "because I was a little kid and they'd let me get away with it". So I was kinda scared and didn't know what to do, and I ended up asking the guy at the counter for ten of each sauces. He obviously said no, and I settled for one of each.

Looking back now I am REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY embarrassed at how stupid that was. I'm honestly seriously ashamed of myself and now that I know better I want to apologize. Sorry CS! Sorry restaurant employee! Please forgive me!

[BrightEyedKitty]

Say ten Hail Marys and four Our Fathers.

Seriously, you were a little kid. Not your fault.

[Jester]

Say ten Hail Marys and four Our Fathers.

Better yet, drink ten Bloody Mary's and four big Fosters, and you'll feel much better.

[Broomjockey]

Better yet, drink ten Bloody Mary's and four big Fosters, and you'll feel much better.

Yeah, once the hangover passes, and the nausea, and the spinning. Yeah, you'll feel great!

[One-Fang]

Better yet, drink ten Bloody Mary's and four big Fosters, and you'll feel much better.

Bwah ha ha!!! Well done.

[Misty]

When I was 12 McDonalds was offering free ice cream cones to children under 12. My grandmother, looking to save a whopping 80 cents, had me pretend I was 11. She even drilled me on my "new" year of birth, just in case (as it turned out, the cashier did ask me what year I was born).

As I was enjoying my cone a policeman asked if I got the cone for free. I panicked and said no. So, I commited two criminal acts in one day, all at the direction of grandma, the mastermind.

You are not alone.

[FloridaLizardQueen]

This is something I should have posted a long time ago. It's something I really need to get off my chest because I feel so so dirty about it.

My dad is one of those people who asks for as many napkins and salt and pepper packets and condiment packets as possible at a restaurant.

Once, when I was a little kid, I was at a certain fast food chain (upsidedown yellow W) and he told me to go up and ask for a bunch of sauce packets for chicken nuggets "because I was a little kid and they'd let me get away with it". So I was kinda scared and didn't know what to do, and I ended up asking the guy at the counter for ten of each sauces. He obviously said no, and I settled for one of each.

Looking back now I am REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY embarrassed at how stupid that was. I'm honestly seriously ashamed of myself and now that I know better I want to apologize. Sorry CS! Sorry restaurant employee! Please forgive me!

Hey all is forgiven . . . you were just a kid, and it wasn't your fault. Who knows, you might have been able to get like 3 or 4 packets, but still I'm sure that employee is over it by now . . . .

What matters is that you and your dad both knew you were trying to get away with something, but that doesn't make you bad

[Tria]

Better yet, drink ten Bloody Mary's and four big Fosters, and you'll feel much better.

A couple days later.... But if you NEED to punish yourself....

[DGoddessChardonnay]

The first step in dealing with a problem is admitting you have one.

However, in this case, you were only doing what you were told to by your parents. We've all done things we're not entirely proud of, that's what makes us human.

I don't think something like that will cause the end of the world, so don't sweat it.

[Jester]

When I was 12 McDonalds was offering free ice cream cones to children under 12. My grandmother, looking to save a whopping 80 cents, had me pretend I was 11. She even drilled me on my "new" year of birth, just in case (as it turned out, the cashier did ask me what year I was born).

For a long time after we were 12, whenever we went to the movies with our parents, our parents would say we were 11. Since we are not the tallest nor oldest looking of families, we were never questioned, and as long as none of our friends' were around to see us claiming to be 11 year-olds, us kids didn't really care.

I took my 13 year old niece to the movies the other day.

ME: "Remember, you're 11."
HER: "Duh, I'm 13."
ME: "Are you paying for this?"
HER: "Oh yeah, right. 11."

Smart kid.

[friendofjimmyk]

When my brother was about 7 years old, he went into a drugstore down the plaza from a dollar theatre. He had a dollar for the movie, but did not have any money for candy from concessions. So, he decided to go to the drugstore and steal some candy bars before the movie. He got caught. THe security called mom and she took him home - no record, no punishment except for the spanking dad gave him. Scared the crap out of him and he has never done anything like that since.

Fast forward ten years later when he is enlisting in the Army and the question of breaking the law came up. Mind you, he had no record...he was just a kid experimenting. He had wanted to be in the Army ever since I could remember. He was so upset that he may not get in because of this minor infraction when he was younger! When he told the recruiter, he laughed about it!

[Plaidman]

YOU! YOUR THE LITTLE SNOT THAT ASKED FOR IT!! THANKS TO YOU, I LOST MY JOB!!!

Then my wife left me, I wanted to get a lottery, but was so upset that I forgot to get one, and my freaking numbers came up for the trillion dollar lotto.

You. I remember. All happy and such, then crushed when I dutifully said no. BUT THEN YOU WERE SO SAD, I LOST MY JOB!!

Oh... wait. I never worked at the upside down W. Nor was a cashier at any fast food.


Ignore me. Just wanted to raise my ... post.... count.