Not necessarily parenting things,

Like for example I swear to never get the last bit of the ketchup by putting water in it, like my father.

Or put "L" and "R" on my slippers, like my father.

Or act retarded at restaurants when the waiter is taking my order (again, like my father )

How about you? Spill the goss on your folks' odd habits

Get married.

threaten to smack a kid with the fly swatter
like my mother

I won't spend all my children's college money on Atari games and blow.

Actually, no, I will.

HobbesLeCute said:

ZombieKitten said:

Ye$$$$$

I vow to...

* Not fix everything with tape and aluminum foil.
* Not get mad at my daughter just because she's mad at me.
* Not make her eat everything on her plate after she's clearly full.
* Allow my kid to respectfully state her case in an argument, and if it's reasonable -- and I know my position is full of crap -- I may yield.

Also, I vow never to "sop" up all residual traces of food, sauce, etc. on my plate with a biscuit... then eat it.

Lammastide said:

!!
my dad puts that foam stuff everywhere with tape so you don't bump yourself on corners.
and he paints everything army green - must've got it cheap back in the 80s

I also vow not to leave plastic on all my furniture.

Lammastide said:

or have a clear vinyl runner in the hallway to protect the carpet!

ZombieKitten said:

I can relate!

I love my parents...BUT...

I vow to never leave the plastic on the lampshades

I vow to never fix my shoes with duct tape

I vow to answer the phone with a more polite greeting than "yeah?"

I vow to never suck marrow from chicken bones

Grab my crotch when I cough like my mom does.

WTF?

luv4all7 said:

keep up your kegels then!

Lammastide said:

be my parent!!

I vow to save for my kid's (if i ever become crazy and decide to have one) education.

I vow to never do the three following things.
1. Throw keys when I'm angry ( my mom and with great force and accuracy)

2. Say "Don't sass me boy/girl! (My dad whenever I attempeted to talk back)

3. Get caught having sex by my child ( which happened when I was 13 and my sister was twelve, came back to the house to get something we forgot for a sleepover and walked in to dads pasty ass and mom spread eagle and grunting. Still scarred from it)

Talk about my child as though she wasn't there...

There is one vow.....
but not one I should say here
[Edited 10/4/06 3:43am]

make my child feel fat, an idiot and ugly like one of my parents does...

Natisse said:

wtf!

that is awful

ZombieKitten said:

thanks sweetie... I shouldn't have said that though

Natisse said:

I'm gonna buy you some ice cream when we meet.


..or maybe not now that it's getting cold - I'll think o' something.

Spookymuffin said:

orgnote...

I will NEVER have sex with my mother...

karmatornado said:

Quote of the month!

Lammastide said:

oh hell, i'll do that in a heartbeat.

i'm never going to become provincial, like both of my parents. i'm always going to want to try new things, go new places, keep my mind open to the way the world is changing, and challenge my own cynicism and comfort levels. amen.

MartyMcFly said:

note to self: get lock put back on door