Virtual Scapegoat

[wendybeth]

We just write about how rotten we are, or have been?

[lizziebith]

Yes, like a confession.

[wendybeth]

Okay! When I was 14, my brother was trying to blackmail me, and I couldn't afford to get grounded. (I had a hot date). He picked up the telephone to call my mom, and I just saw red. I grabbed a butcher knife and winged it at him- it embedded in the wall and cut the phone cord in half. My mom locked all the sharp knives in the trunk of her car for some time after that. I was grounded for the whole summer.

On the plus side, he never tried to blackmail after that.

[Tref]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Okay! When I was 14, my brother was trying to blackmail me, and I couldn't afford to get grounded. (I had a hot date). He picked up the telephone to call my mom, and I just saw red. I grabbed a butcher knife and winged it at him- it embedded in the wall and cut the phone cord in half. My mom locked all the sharp knives in the trunk of her car for some time after that. I was grounded for the whole summer.

On the plus side, he never tried to blackmail after that.

Whoa!

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Tref

Whoa!

Perhaps I should elaborate.

My family is comprised of four boys, three girls. My brothers were spoiled absolutely rotten- they could do anything they wanted, whenever they wanted. Us girls, on the other hand, were expected to cook, clean and take care of the boys. Whenever the boys would get caught doing things like stealing bikes or taking drugs, they would deflect attention off themselves by making up crap about us girls. Worked every time. I had just come off an unfair grounding caused by another brother when this incident ocurred. My brother was laughing as he dialed the phone, saying I was toast because mom would believe him, and she would have. To this day he admits he had it coming. I am glad the knife didn't strike him, though. I would still be grounded!

€uro- that's hilarious! How did you do it?

[mhrc4]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Perhaps I should elaborate.

My family is comprised of four boys, three girls. My brothers were spoiled absolutely rotten- they could do anything they wanted, whenever they wanted. Us girls, on the other hand, were expected to cook, clean and take care of the boys. Whenever the boys would get caught doing things like stealing bikes or taking drugs, they would deflect attention off themselves by making up crap about us girls. Worked every time. I had just come off an unfair grounding caused by another brother when this incident ocurred. My brother was laughing as he dialed the phone, saying I was toast because mom would believe him, and she would have. To this day he admits he had it coming. I am glad the knife didn't strike him, though. I would still be grounded!

€uro- that's hilarious! How did you do it?

*note to self, do not blackmail wendybeth......

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by mhrc4

*note to self, do not blackmail wendybeth......

I'm much better now.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Perhaps I should elaborate.
My family is comprised of four boys, three girls. My brothers were spoiled absolutely rotten- they could do anything they wanted, whenever they wanted.

My brother broke the antenna off of his TV and brandished it at me like an autistic child having an epileptic swashbuckling fit.

And then he threw his trashcan at me.

Sibling love!

[UvaGirl]

Last night was supposed to be one of my alcohol-free evenings. I had 2 glasses of red wine.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

And then he threw his trashcan at me.

Filing cabinet.

I ran into and damaged the garage door track at a townhome my family was living in while our house was being repaired after the Northridge quake. Pulling into the garage I side swiped it. So I backed out, parked on the street. I tried to close the garage door and it got stuck, which turned out to be a good thing. I just said that when I got home (no one else was home when this happened) and tried to open the door, it got stuck and I noticed the track was bent.