The Family Meeting

My Dad is a really random guy, growing up he had some strange sayings

"Don't laugh too much you have to make up for it later in tears"

Now thats just some sinister Karma right there

"Never trust Ginger people, they have reasons to be angry"

W-What? how does that even make sense?

"Never lend, borrow or take anything off a person and you will always avoid fights and fallouts"

This priceless advice is just encouraging mean and tightfisted behaviour.

There was a lot more but I've forgotten them, everytime we were naughty we had a 'Family Meeting' all the kids biggest to smallest lined up against the couches and then when we were all present Dad said "Sit".

Then we knew someone had broken furniture, burnt the carpet, hurt a sibling etc. etc. "If you confess now it will save everyone else time" But we never did grass each other up, it was just The Code. To be a Grass would cast you an outsider of the clan, word would spread and immunity would be exempt until you proved your loyalty usually in the form of slavery.

Thats when the philosophy would spew out, like a lecture from hell, this would last for hours (seriously!) until we all wilted and Mam picked up the smallest and led them away feigning an excuse.

This was no use for me, I was the fourth eldest and the most patient, so if it was me in the wrong The Philosophy Lecture could last all night, until finally...

..."It was Me!"

I'd crack.

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