I remember being sent back to bed when I discovered them in the bathroom and my Mom was putting my Aunt in the shower; clothed and all, LOL! Yuck! My Mom then proceeded to get her cleaned up and into bed -- all the while, my Gramm continued her barrage of linguistic artillery.
So, all of that aside...my aunt was grounded to her room. Boy, was that fun. I was a big, annoying pain in her butt because I was a kid and she was a teenager. And, she was stuck in her room and had to share it with me.
Two days later my Mom takes me for ice cream. Well, I had a lot of issues with dairy when I was younger so I got the rainbow iced sherbert/sorbet [whatever]. Being kind, Mom decided to get an ice cream cone for her sister too. After all, we were visiting and wanted to do something together but my Aunt was grounded.
So, we get back to Gramm's house and I remember sitting on the stairwell to the upstairs bedrooms, licking on my sherbert. My Mom and my Aunt were there talking and enjoying their cones. Then, my Gramm comes along and she scolds my aunt and she -- TOOK HER CONE AWAY. And, then? She ate it -- right there in front of my Aunt. I was flabbergasted!
My Gramm said that since my Aunt was grounded that meant she couldn't have ice cream either. Secretly, I've always been peeved about this experience and event. Even at that early age, I felt that the ice cream was separate from the discipline. And, we had bought it for her and we were only visiting for a few days. We didn't visit very often.
On a sad note, my Aunt was killed in a car accident by some other teenagers about a year or so later. She was a passenger and her boyfriend was driving and her best friend was standing up in the open skylight the car had in the roof. It was a tiny, little hatchback.
Her boyfriend was speeding, but the other kids ran the stop sign. My Aunt seeing the accident about to happen, pulled her friend down and into the back seat. Both my Aunt and her boyfriend were killed upon impact. Her friend had a lot of issues for years, obviously, because my Aunt had literally saved her life but didn't survive herself.
I don't have a whole lot of memories of my Aunt because I didn't get to see her very often -- like I said. And, she was older than me. I do remember an incident with her earings...that'll be another flashback of it's own. ;-) And, I remember unintentionally annoying her when I was about two or three years old. I followed her like a shadow.
And, I remember the Ice Cream Cone incident.
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Well, I have to address our annual letter we send out at Christmas/New Year's time. It's New Year's Eve! Y'all play safe tonight! I know I will. We've no plans and considering I didn't sleep but a 15 minute wink last night -- I know I'll probably crash and burn early. Though, I do plan to use toothpicks to hold my eye lids open until midnight!
If I'm not back later [I'll probably be back later], then I'll blog ya' next year! Don't forget! Tomorrow is THURSDAY and something BIG is coming! Fun! Prize? I don't know???? You'll have to come over and check it out manana!
Happy Hump-Diggity New Year's Eve!!
7 comments:
That story made me sad...I am sorry about her passing. I like your new look, and the photo at the top is so cute...Happy New Year girlie!
I love the new header. You have such a beautiful family.
That was really rude of your Gramm to make up extensions of the punishment and to take a gift away. She doesn't sound like a pleasant person.
Love the new page! It looks great! (I'm just not a big fan of pink, though, personally.)
Great story. I love the phrase "barrage of linguistic artillery." Brilliance.
Sad that your aunt died. I also don't agree with the punishment doled out by your gramm. In my family, had something like that happened, family events would have been excluded from the grounding. In fact, I'm sure I'd have been forced to participate, especially if I showed any inclination that I didn't want to. My parents are big on family time, though, and are willing to put aside smaller issues (like teenage debauchery) for the bigger picture, like spending time with family members you don't see often.
I wonder if your gramm remembers that incident.
Em
C, Didn't mean to bring you down. But, I had to add the closure about her.
knight Thanks! I'm still playing around with it. It actually looks way more like me now! ;-)
em
I love the phrase "barrage of linguistic artillery." Brilliance.
I was secretly priding myself on that little phrase myself! Thanks for picking up on it!!
We are staying IN tonight. No big plans. BTW, I hate when that happens--I always fall back asleep just in time for the dang alarm clock to go off!
Great new look here!
Man, what a story about your aunt and all.....
Argh! blogger ate my last comment!
I agree with em: "barrage of linguistic artillery" = brilliance.
I'm sorry your Gramm had such obvious issues with anger. As a parent, I can see being angry that your kid has been out drinking like a fish, and at such a young age. But to go as far as she did, and then extend the punishment...I hope she didn't suffer from regrets.
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