Embarrassing parents

CrazyRabbit

Anyone have any stories about how their parents have embarrassed them?

For me...my mum keeps trying to pick out clothes for me whenever we are in a clothes shop...even when I had no intention of buying clothes.

This parent might take some beating:

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/The_worlds_most_embarrassing_dad

For people using 2nd rate mobiles:

http://web.orange.co.uk/images/ice/quirkies/dale_price_as_poseidon_rex_e58d77594bbddfb96cb5f9bb54767002.jpg

A US teenager suffered the embarrassment of his dad waving him off to school - in a different fancy dress costume every day for a year.
Dale Price, from American Fork, near Salt Lake City, waved his son off in costume every morning of the 180-day Utah school year, reports the local Daily Herald.
It started when Mr Price and wife Rochelle thought it would be fun embarrass their 15-year-old son by waving to him as he boarded the bus on the first day of the year.
Mr Price said: "Later I overheard him talking to her, saying, "Mom, don't let Dad go out there again". What a challenge."
For the next 179 school days, Price waved goodbye to his son dressed as characters including Elvis Presley, Batgirl, the Little Mermaid, Princess Leia and Little Red Riding Hood.
Sometimes, he used props - most notably a porcelain toilet he once hauled onto his porch to use as a throne while reading his local paper.
Rain Price said that while he initially found the daily routine "really embarrassing," he eventually got used to his dad's antics.
"The last couple of months it has turned into more entertainment," he told the Herald.
"Sometimes the driver says 'enjoy the show," Rain added. "We all laugh. Everybody else on the bus learned to like it a lot sooner than I did. It wasn't their dad dressing up like a fool."

Fratton Fred

That's a great story. I am always looking for new ways to embarrass my daughter.

That man is a hero :pac:


Edit: (Just realised I'm setting myself up for a superhero type pun!!)

thebigbiffo

he wont be laughing when his son's bullied to death

Cocaine

I reckon there was some all night sex involving dressing up,
they got caught, lame excuse followed.

Daroxtar

Once, many moons ago, when I was 17 to be precise, there was a bit of a family get together in my parents house. Aunts and uncles and cousins galore. In the middle of it all the phone rang, it was my girlfriend at the time. I took the call and spent a few minutes chatting and whispering sweet nothings down the line and promised to see her later and she promised she'd "see" me too;).

Anyway, I came back into the room where all the guests were and walked over to get a drink of tea for myself when my mother says innoccently but at a fairly audible level "What the hell have you in your pocket" AND THEN PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION TO POKE WHAT SHE SAW WITH THE SPOON SHE WAS HOLDING.

She's not usually an embarassing mother but that is the single most embarassed I have ever been.

kfallon

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

For me...my mum keeps trying to pick out clothes for me whenever we are in a clothes shop...even when I had no intention of buying clothes.

You go shopping with your Ma :eek:
I thought everyone stopped that once you hit 14???

AnonoBoy

Daroxtar wrote: »

Once, many moons ago, when I was 17 to be precise, there was a bit of a family get together in my parents house. Aunts and uncles and cousins galore. In the middle of it all the phone rang, it was my girlfriend at the time. I took the call and spent a few minutes chatting and whispering sweet nothings down the line and promised to see her later and she promised she'd "see" me too;).

Anyway, I came back into the room where all the guests were and walked over to get a drink of tea for myself when my mother says innoccently but at a fairly audible level "What the hell have you in your pocket" AND THEN PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION TO POKE WHAT SHE SAW WITH THE SPOON SHE WAS HOLDING.

She's not usually an embarassing mother but that is the single most embarassed I have ever been.

You own mother poked your erection with a spoon? :eek:

That's the sort of filth that fool Helen Lucy Burke believes David Norris condones.

cosmicfart

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Anyone have any stories about how their parents have embarrassed them?

For me...my mum keeps trying to pick out clothes for me whenever we are in a clothes shop...even when I had no intention of buying clothes.

This parent might take some beating:

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/The_worlds_most_embarrassing_dad

For people using 2nd rate mobiles:

parents who buy their kids second rate mobiles, how embarrassing.

Superbus

Rain?

Daroxtar

AnonoBoy wrote: »

You own mother poked your erection with a spoon? :eek:

That's the sort of filth that fool Helen Lucy Burke believes David Norris condones.

SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Never put "Your own mother" and "Your erection" in the same sentence. Its a fúcking awkward enough story to tell without having it put like that

stovelid

She wouldn't buy me a car when I first went to Uni.

MORTO

Seriously though: my Ma once wore a duffel coat and those wooden soled Scholl shoes to a school do when I was at the apex of teenage Indie preciousness.

CrazyRabbit

kfallon wrote: »

You go shopping with your Ma :eek:
I thought everyone stopped that once you hit 14???

That's the point...I don't go shopping with her. But, on any occasion where we are together in a clothes shop, she picks out clothes and tries to convince me to buy them because she thinks they would look nice on me.

I brought her out for Mothers day, with €250 of vouchers for Debenhams (we get staff/family discount there). I swear she spent more time trying to convince me to buy 2 tops than she did looking for clothes for herself.

the_syco

thebigbiffo wrote: »

he wont be laughing when his son's bullied to death

Or if his son goes to school dressed as Scarface, guns and all, and mows the bullies down with his "little friend"...

Kevin Duffy

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

That's the point...I don't go shopping with her. But, on any occasion where we are together in a clothes shop, she picks out clothes and tries to convince me to buy them because she thinks they would look nice on me.

I brought her out for Mothers day, with €250 of vouchers for Debenhams (we get staff/family discount there). I swear she spent more time trying to convince me to buy 2 tops than she did looking for clothes for herself.

That's nice of her, to care about your appearance and want to spend some time with her child. Your mother sounds lovely, you're lucky to have her.

Dude in the story, however, is a fcuking díck who should think a little more about his son's relationships with his peers, instead of accepting a "challenge" to embarass him as much as possible at an important, formative time of his life.

skyhighflyer

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

That's nice of her, to care about your appearance and want to spend some time with her child. Your mother sounds lovely, you're lucky to have her.

Dude in the story, however, is a fcuking díck who should think a little more about his son's relationships with his peers, instead of accepting a "challenge" to embarass him as much as possible at an important, formative time of his life.

The dude in the story is a legend. I wouldn't want to have/be the kind of parent who 'thinks about his son's relationship with his peers'.

Kevin Duffy

skyhighflyer wrote: »

The dude in the story is a legend. I wouldn't want to have/be the kind of parent who 'thinks about his son's relationship with his peers'.

Really, you'd leave your child vulnerable to bullies and having difficulty making friends? Let's hope you never have children to expose them to such a careless attitude to their happiness and security.

phasers

The guy in that story is a total prick. Doing it once, okay that's mildly amusing, but doing it for a whole year? Loser.

My parents never embarrassed me, my family are awesome

January

Daroxtar wrote: »

Once, many moons ago, when I was 17 to be precise, there was a bit of a family get together in my parents house. Aunts and uncles and cousins galore. In the middle of it all the phone rang, it was my girlfriend at the time. I took the call and spent a few minutes chatting and whispering sweet nothings down the line and promised to see her later and she promised she'd "see" me too;).

Anyway, I came back into the room where all the guests were and walked over to get a drink of tea for myself when my mother says innoccently but at a fairly audible level "What the hell have you in your pocket" AND THEN PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION TO POKE WHAT SHE SAW WITH THE SPOON SHE WAS HOLDING.

She's not usually an embarassing mother but that is the single most embarassed I have ever been.

We have a WEINER!!! oh wait... that's supposed to be WINNAR!

pragmatic1

Nah hes teaching his kids a good life lesson i.e. dont give a **** what other people think about you.

pragmatic1

My mum went on my school bus a few times when I forgot my lunch. My dad walks around the house in pants and a vest sometimes. Small things that used to bother me when I was younger. Now they can do whatever they like and if anyone has a problem with it they can go and **** themselves.

Kevin Duffy

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Nah hes teaching his kids a good life lesson i.e. dont give a **** what other people think about you.

As soon as it doesn't matter what employers or friends, among others, think of you, that will be a valuable lesson to kids.

pragmatic1 wrote: »

My mum went on my school bus a few times when I forgot my lunch. My dad walks around the house in pants and a vest sometimes. Small things that used to bother me when I was younger. Now they can do whatever they like and if anyone has a problem with it they can go and **** themselves.

Your mother was helpful and your dad expresses his fashion sense behind closed doors. Not really in the same vein as the idiot waving his son off in front of his friends dressed like something from a hen party, is it?

Ficheall

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

For people using 2nd rate mobiles:

People can browse the internet on their phone?

orourkeda

The real embarrassment here is that he called two of his children rain and riot

pragmatic1

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

As soon as it doesn't matter what employers or friends, among others, think of you, that will be a valuable lesson to kids.

Well if your friends dont accept you for who you are, they're not really your friends are they. Your employer, fair enough. But after that and family, it doesnt really matter.

Kevin Duffy

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Well if your friends dont accept you for who you are, they're not really your friends are they. Your employer, fair enough. But after that and family, it doesnt really matter.

Maybe when you're beyond a certain age, but the fool in the story is almost certainly affecting his kids ability to make friends in the first place. If you fall out with friends because of something you or they have done, that's one thing, but it shouldn't be happening 'cos your dad is a díck.

easyeason3

My parents embarrass me by being blatantly racist. It's near impossible to bring them into a restaurant without them asking in a loud voice ' Can that wan understand English?/ Those foreigners don't wash their hands/ Sure is it any wonder the country is the way it is with all the foreigners taking our jobs'.

After my father nearly died he told one of the doctors that he was 'alright for a black man'. It's the nearest the poor doctor was going to get to a thanks.

Karona

My Mam will fart really loudly in a shop then look at me in disgust and say in a really loud voice, Can you not control yourself??

Or my sister will hold up a huge pair of granny knickers and say Karona, found your favorite knickers.

I'm used to it now so it doesnt bother me. And anyhow, I get them back just as bad... :cool:

saa

Well mine was never arsed to bring me shopping so fair play to the girl for going

Shiroki

My parents always try, but never prevail mwuhahhahaha

CrazyRabbit

phasers wrote: »

The guy in that story is a total prick. Doing it once, okay that's mildly amusing, but doing it for a whole year? Loser.

My parents never embarrassed me, my family are awesome

Actually..doing it once was embarrassing. Doing it every day, he turned it into something positive.

df1985

i was brought to daniel o donnell concerts as a child and brought up on stage with him.........the shame.

brokenhinge

Nothing too bad, but when you're 16 them saying hello to your friends is mortifying.

I'll admit, my Dad's a bit racist at times, but having said that I've used it for my advantage..

"Err Dad... I lost my phone last night in the club"
"Ah jesus, were you drunk or what?"
"Ahh...no, it was the romas who stole it.."

*Queue guilt free rant*

Seloth

Both my parents came up to my college during the year a few months back for some administrative thing.

Anyway I insisted my dad stay in his jeep as we'd only take 5 mins.Upon returning to the jeep I get a call from my Dad to say he was in some square..I tell him its the student courtyard and I'm around the corner.When he see's me walking up to him in the middle of a crowed area he starts walking in what I can only describe made his legs look like elastic bands while at the same time putting on some weird voice that sounded like a mixture of an upper-class English person mixed with the thickest of Rural Kerry saying"...Thats my Mikey...Yes come towards me..Were very proud".

In secondary school when I told my dad not too act the eejit he started to talk like a traveler and tried selling gates to the receptionist jokingly.

...He's a well known respected person but is also one of those people who doesn't give a thought as to what people think of him so acts like that with the sole purpose of embarrassing me.

As for my mam...Well lets just say I was in the process of getting a skateboard a few months back as well and...Well in the store she...She tried using it.

I love them to bits,they do everything for me and a person couldn't ask for better parents....But my god do they both embarrass the **** out of me.

Seloth

df1985 wrote: »

i was brought to daniel o donnell concerts as a child and brought up on stage with him.........the shame.

Sorry for double post but...My god I feel your shame!

Blitzkrieger

What an excellent disciplinary tool for wayward children now we can't beat the little ****s anymore. "Do what you're told or I'll call you Mr. Pee Pants in front of your friends!"

fryup

My old man is of a generation that the word queer means strange & odd.

Well one day many moons ago when i was teenager, he was talking to me and my school mates about things...and the subject of France came up and he started saying "aren't french people very queer they've got very queer ways about them"

Q me going beetroot:o and my mates cracking up and my old man looking bemused

Witchie

My dad was always doing embarrasing things when we were growing up but one of the funniest I remember was to mortify my younger brother.

My dad is an athlete and back in the late 80's before they were more commonplace he would wear running tights on cold days and didnt wear shorts over them. He was driving us to school and dropping my little bro off first at the avenue to his school. As my bro was getting out of the car he said "please dont get out of the car and let anyone see you in your tights" and Dad agreed..........

My bro was halfway up the avenue when he heard his name being called, turned around and my dad was in the middle of the road, stopping traffic with his dancing like a leprachaun.....poor kid ran up the hill like Steve Cram. I thought it was hilarious only coz we were far enough away from my school that none of my mates would see it!

My poor little bro gets the worst of it tbh. Since he was 17/18 if we are out for a family meal and there is a good looking waitress he will tell her things like "he has his own car and the run of the basement". Scarlet!

SteoL

Daroxtar wrote: »

Once, many moons ago, when I was 17 to be precise, there was a bit of a family get together in my parents house. Aunts and uncles and cousins galore. In the middle of it all the phone rang, it was my girlfriend at the time. I took the call and spent a few minutes chatting and whispering sweet nothings down the line and promised to see her later and she promised she'd "see" me too;).

Anyway, I came back into the room where all the guests were and walked over to get a drink of tea for myself when my mother says innoccently but at a fairly audible level "What the hell have you in your pocket" AND THEN PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION TO POKE WHAT SHE SAW WITH THE SPOON SHE WAS HOLDING.

She's not usually an embarassing mother but that is the single most embarassed I have ever been.

Why walk back into the room without having first "calmed down"????

Fratton Fred

Witchie wrote: »

My poor little bro gets the worst of it tbh. Since he was 17/18 if we are out for a family meal and there is a good looking waitress he will tell her things like "he has his own car and the run of the basement". Scarlet!

My mother would tell girls that she was going to buy me a dishwasher and a washing machine when I left home, so I would be a good catch for someone.

She was basically trying to sell me off.

smash

Daroxtar wrote: »

Anyway, I came back into the room where all the guests were and walked over to get a drink of tea for myself when my mother says innoccently but at a fairly audible level "What the hell have you in your pocket" AND THEN PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION TO POKE WHAT SHE SAW WITH THE SPOON SHE WAS HOLDING.

How did you not know you had an erection?

Kevin Duffy

steve06 wrote: »

How did you not know you had an erection?

Presumably 'cos God gave us a brain and a penis, but only enough blood to run one at a time.

Gary4279

The guy in the story is an absolute knob. Doing it once for a laugh is fair enough a be it weird but to do it everyday. Thats just pathetic.

Should he not have better things to be doing in the morning like going to work or something.

wild_cat

Nothing that bad really.

Once they collected me from school on their way back from the mart......


They had managed to park their clapped out jeep plus trailer full of calves right at the exit point for a school of 800.

The two of them were fast asleep in the front of the jeep, noses tilted upwards with their mouths hanging open snoring away. I was on this vegan animal rights buzz at the time and I got an unmerciful jeering about the calves in the trailer. I nearly killed them with the fright by screaming "wake the **** up" when I hopped in.


"Was that your parents that were a asleep with all the calves in the back yesterday?"