pittmike wrote:
Another fun one I enjoy is mainly with my son. He does something or another and I counsel him. I say something along the lines of there isn’t anything you can do, try or lie about that I haven’t already done. So if you think you’re actually getting one over on me I’ll just let you have that laugh.
This reminds me of a true story. When my parents were divorcing, my dad moved in with my grandparents. In the divorce my dad was awarded the marital residence. My dad never drove and it was easier for him to get to work from my grandparents' house (plus my grandma did his laundry and cooked his dinner). He would only go to his house on Saturday after he got off work and stay until Sunday evening and my sister and I would spend the weekends there with him when we were younger. Once I was a teenager, especially after I bought a car, I didn't always go every weekend.
When I was 16 I wanted to spend the night there with my girlfriend but I didn't have a key. I lied to my dad and told him I left something at the house that I needed and asked for an extra key. He didn't act suspicious and gave me the key. That Friday I got some older guy to buy me beer, I picked up my girlfriend who told some lie to her parents and we went to spend the night at my dad's empty house. I parked my car two blocks away so no one would see it out front.
The next morning my girlfriend woke me up and said, I think someone is in the house. I panicked. I thought it may have been my grandfather which would have been a disaster. I got dressed really quickly and walked out to the living room. There was my dad and his buddy both laughing their asses off. I remember my old man kept saying, "Caught in the web. Caught in the web."
I said, "Okay, can you guys please just get out of here now?" My dad was actually more angry about us drinking beer. He said, "I hope at least it wasn't my beer." As they walked out he said, "Make sure you lock the doors when you leave. And don't use my house as a motel anymore. Go to one of those places on Lincoln Avenue. If you're old enough to do it, you're old enough to pay for a room."