Am I wrong to be upset???
Burning Brakes
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From: New Baltimore Michigan
Here's why I say what I did. I have experience.
I bought a fairly new Monte Carlo SS back in the eighties. My Mom came to visit and she was getting out of the back seat, she grabbed that little plastic thing that the seatbelt went through on the back of the seat to help pull herself up and it cracked.
I yelled at her. She cried.
She passed in 2009 and to this day I feel like a real *** because of a GD plastic piece on a stupid car that I don't even have any more and I could replace that piece for 5 bucks.
Love your family, they're worth more than all of the Corvettes ever built.
I bought a fairly new Monte Carlo SS back in the eighties. My Mom came to visit and she was getting out of the back seat, she grabbed that little plastic thing that the seatbelt went through on the back of the seat to help pull herself up and it cracked.
I yelled at her. She cried.
She passed in 2009 and to this day I feel like a real *** because of a GD plastic piece on a stupid car that I don't even have any more and I could replace that piece for 5 bucks.
Love your family, they're worth more than all of the Corvettes ever built.
: Im in my 40's and stories like these have a lot more meaning to them now than in my 20's
Last edited by machz800ps; Jul 22, 2013 at 09:01 PM.
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From: Loxahatchee FL
Id be upset, when growing up they always teach you to respect others property and treat it like its yours, confused on how he played a joke on your sister tho, isnt it your car.
My dad will get into the car with sand etc which is why i always have two sets of mats depending on where i am BUT he knows how i am and what care i put into my belongings so he always tries to respect my wishes as I him.
I would say something like Pop's that really did bother me but thanks for not using a real one with a smile. nothing else would need to be said.
My dad will get into the car with sand etc which is why i always have two sets of mats depending on where i am BUT he knows how i am and what care i put into my belongings so he always tries to respect my wishes as I him.
I would say something like Pop's that really did bother me but thanks for not using a real one with a smile. nothing else would need to be said.
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If no damage no foul, I wouldn't hold it against him, I would let him know you would appreciate it if he didn't do it again.
I don't know your age of your Fathers age, But there will be a day when he won't be around, Maybe 10 years, Maybe 40, But enjoy family. Life is too short to worry about something like that.
Mr.Bill
I would worry more about the BSM than the plastic ball.
I don't know your age of your Fathers age, But there will be a day when he won't be around, Maybe 10 years, Maybe 40, But enjoy family. Life is too short to worry about something like that.
Mr.Bill
I would worry more about the BSM than the plastic ball.
Last edited by Mr.Bill; Jul 22, 2013 at 09:55 PM.
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Dad could take a hammer to your car and I imagine you would still owe him.
If my dad did that to my car, I would laugh. It was just a little plastic ball that didn't do anything.
Save your anger for that truck in front of you that throws a rock and hits you like someone just took a baseball bat to it, to be mad.
No need making Dad feel like he ended your life. It just isn't worth it.
If my dad did that to my car, I would laugh. It was just a little plastic ball that didn't do anything.
Save your anger for that truck in front of you that throws a rock and hits you like someone just took a baseball bat to it, to be mad.
No need making Dad feel like he ended your life. It just isn't worth it.
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Nothing done to get so upset about - life's too short to have that happen, especially when it comes to your Dad. But you could always just say that you would appreciate it if he would find some other way to try and play a joke on your sister.
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He's your dad. Maybe he has a poor sense of humor. I would give anything in this world to have my dad alive to hit my car with a hammer! The car, if necessary can be fixed. A dad is once in a lifetime.
Just my 0.02
Just my 0.02
Last edited by jol; Jul 23, 2013 at 11:30 PM.
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hahahah, considering I paid $800 for those golf clubs a year ago to give him, and he says theyre the best clubs hes ever had..that would probably be a pretty good joke! lol
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From: Midland TX
I would have someone from the local "home" pay him a visit to evaluate his sudden lapse in judgement and see if he thinks that is funny.
If he laughs, you can help pack his bags. Either way, you will never have to visit him again now... congratulations!
If he laughs, you can help pack his bags. Either way, you will never have to visit him again now... congratulations!
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St. Jude Donor '14
Be thankful you have a Dad with a sense of humor. Then stop by a body shop or you could probably find an estimate form online. Write it up for a couple thousand bucks. Hand it to him and tell him the body shop needs him to make a deposit before they start work on it.
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St. Jude Donor '14
You appear to be suffering from a case of Newvettitus. Only known cure is a really nasty, painful boo boo. Otherwise symptoms usually go away on their own given enough time.
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WRONG on this-
I am 47 and my dad passed when I was 32. He never saw my kids grow up -got to meet his great grandson etc.
Dads are funny, you sometimes don't realize what you got till they are gone.
let it go, enjoy the time you guys have left.
my .02
I am 47 and my dad passed when I was 32. He never saw my kids grow up -got to meet his great grandson etc.
Dads are funny, you sometimes don't realize what you got till they are gone.
let it go, enjoy the time you guys have left.
my .02
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I understand the emotion but he's your Dad, he's old and he won't always be around. My dad is 82 and everytime he sees my shiny car, he can't help but run his hand up and down my paint. I don't like anyone fooling with my paint on a dry car, but it can be fixed. Let it go.
