Today, it is 5 years since my Dad died. He had lung cancer. Yes, he was a smoker but as I asked him, "if you could go back & change things, would you not smoke?" his reply was "no, I loved every single fag I smoked!!" Fair enough!
I really miss him, as does Christian - they had become whiskey drinking partners. But we are constantly laughing about the string of bullshit he fed me as a child. At 34 I am still finding out that half the things in life I know, are complete bollocks (embarrassingly so)!!
1. Apparently, when the lights flicker in the evening, it's NOT the guy from the day shift at the power station going home & the night shift guy flicking their switches to change generators!
2. If there's a thunderstorm, you CAN watch TV without the risk of lightning hitting the aerial, coming through the TV screen & frying you whilst sitting on the sofa!
3. When someone is putting petrol in, you DON'T have to sit perfectly still, or the petrol will splash up out of the car & go down your Dad's leg!
4. If you try & unpick your belly button, your bottom WON'T fall off! (I did work that one out a while ago)
5. If you touch broken egg shells, you WON'T catch warts!
6. If you eat spoonfuls of sugar, you WON'T get worms!
I keep finding these out, even now - much to Christian's amusement!
Tonight we are having a dinner party in his honor, well Mum & Christian's parents are coming for a meal & ridiculous amounts of wine! We're having one of Dad's favourites - fish, chips & peas! but not from a chip shop - it's a la Nigella et Victoria!! Very fancy.
About Me
- Victoria
- I'm 36 years old, mother to Alice & Amelia, wife to Christian & obsessed with food!
3 comments:
Don't tell Alice that her bottom won't fall off if she picks her tummy button! I think it's hillarious and I want to see how long we can keep that one going. I'm aiming for 18!
My dad told me that the '3 Merry Lads' stole his work van when I was about 4 and I believed that one until I was about 15. However a word of caution - I'm sure that it was emotionally damaging when I eventually discovered the truth!!!
Was it Uncle Tony or my dad that told me if I picked dandelions, I'd wet the bed - needless to say, I believed that one until I was 23 - and still won't pick them to this day (you just can't take any chances!!)
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