Gross Things Your Parents Did

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Anonymous wrote:Dad would pour Hawaiian Punch into his beer. This is a man who was raised in Germany with German parents, for Pete's sake!

Have you ever heard of Altbierbowle? Sounds like a make-shift version.

No, but the Hawaiian Punch was a syrup so maybe that’s how he came up with the idea.

Seems like a homespun version of a common drink in Germany.

A Radler is a beer-based drink, typically a mixture of beer and a lemon-flavored soft drink, often in a 50:50 ratio. The name "Radler" means "cyclist" in German, and the drink was reportedly created in the 1920s in Bavaria to quench the thirst of cyclists. It's also known as a shandy in some regions

His family is from Bavaria and he was definitely there in the 30s and 40s. I will tell my siblings. We all thought it was one of our dad's idiosyncrasies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are some gross things your parents did? I'm wondering if some of this will turn out to be mostly generational stuff.

My mother drank from the carton/bottle/pitcher -- as in the big one in the fridge that was for everyone. She'd grab the 2 liter of pepsi, unscrew the top, and drink from the bottle, and put it back. Disgusting. Did the same with milk, a kool-aid pitcher, etc.

My mom and stepdad probably showered 3 times a week or so. My step dad was a doctor -- a freaking pathologist -- you would think he would have known better. Nope. Rarely, if ever, saw them wash their hands. I do feel like those silent gen folks did not shower enough.

It's cute that you think your stepdad was wrong about showering or that you know better than a pathologist.

I will assure you that he was absolutely filthy.

Maybe he was filthy, but in general, there is nothing wrong or unhealthy about showering 3-4 times a week.

The minimum here is twice a day. That's 14 times a week.

My dermatologist told me to either shower every other day or use lukewarm water. My showers have to be hot, so I go with every other day, unless I did something sweaty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:not my parents but my kids talk about us.
-My husband occasionally uses my bath water.
-He licks his plate with his finger.
-He uses grocery bags as dental floss.
-We make travel arrangements and to get the cheapest flight, sometimes have to roll into town at 4 am and then work that day.

You mean something else right????

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Dedicating his life to raising and educating kids. Should've enjoyed life more and spent some earnings on himself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:not my parents but my kids talk about us.
-My husband occasionally uses my bath water.
-He licks his plate with his finger.
-He uses grocery bags as dental floss.
-We make travel arrangements and to get the cheapest flight, sometimes have to roll into town at 4 am and then work that day.

How does one do this?

you use the plastic handle and put it between your teeth. He says it gets the stuff his dental floss doesn't.
I suspect he's got some unmedicated OCD.
I'm not a germaphobe. But the sound it makes is awful.

I am a big fan of dental tape which is impossible to find these days. I am almost tempted to try this with some clean bags… but probably I would gag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up pretty WT. We actually lived in a 50ft trailer home on the outskirts of a small town. My stepdad was often drinking or drunk. On those nights, he and my mom were either fighting or f**king. On the nights they weren’t fighting the whole trailer home would rock and creak and you could hear skin slapping sometimes, etc. I’ve never told anyone about this. Lol.

My parents didn’t share a bed, but some weekends they would be locked in their bedroom in the middle of the day. The horror when I figured out what was going on.

They couldn’t do it when we were asleep because my dad was an alcoholic and was sloshed by bedtime and nothing would work.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up pretty WT. We actually lived in a 50ft trailer home on the outskirts of a small town. My stepdad was often drinking or drunk. On those nights, he and my mom were either fighting or f**king. On the nights they weren’t fighting the whole trailer home would rock and creak and you could hear skin slapping sometimes, etc. I’ve never told anyone about this. Lol.

My parents didn’t share a bed, but some weekends they would be locked in their bedroom in the middle of the day. The horror when I figured out what was going on.

They couldn’t do it when we were asleep because my dad was an alcoholic and was sloshed by bedtime and nothing would work.

My stepmom, who was a wonderful parent and a great wife to my dad (they’re still married) was a little obvious about sex and walked around scantily clad some mornings. She had to have some of the world’s most gravity-defying fake boobs and would walk through the living room in a crop top and pantys. I don’t think she expected us to be up and watching TV. She’d walk back by a few minutes later with coffee for them and would say that its going to be a while before dad’s up. She’d turn the TV up “so we could here it better”. Sometimes she would even say something like “he should be in a good mood when he wakes up”. If we muted the TV we could here them. 🤮

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not my parents but my kids talk about us.
-My husband occasionally uses my bath water.
-He licks his plate with his finger.
-He uses grocery bags as dental floss.
-We make travel arrangements and to get the cheapest flight, sometimes have to roll into town at 4 am and then work that day.

You mean something else right????

Nope.

[Anonymous]

I think part of the reason he does it is so he doesn’t have to walk to the bedroom/master bath to floss after supper. We keep grocery bags in the kitchen. Easier I guess.

[Anonymous]

My mom loved leaving her used chewing gum on tables because she’d plan on coming back and chewing it again. She would also floss her teeth and leave the used dental floss everywhere