Family codes and ritualsFreddy Woo writes, "as a child we used to have a 'whoever cuts doesn't choose the slice' rule with cake. It worked brilliantly, but it's left me completely anal about dividing up food - my wife just takes the piss as I ritually compare all the slice sizes."
What codes and rituals does your family have?
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chthonic, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
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Lolly NightThere are and have been many rituals in my family over the years, but the best one by far would have to have been Lolly Night.
Every Saturday night when we were kids Dad would line us 3 kids up in front of the fireplace with his hands behind his back and sing.....
"I have got a present, a present, a present.
I have got a present that I will give to you.
Do you want it?"
With that we'd all shout "YES"
"Do you really want it"
"YEEEEESSSS"
"Are you sure?"
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"
With that he'd whip his hands out from behind his back and toss/throw a bag of mixed lollies to us.
Sometimes it would be a gentle toss. Other times he throw them as fast as an Aussie Fast Bowler. This probably depended on how much we had annoyed him during the week. We never cared how hard he threw them or if you copped a bag in the head. Hell we were getting lollies.
God I miss Lolly Night and I miss him too.
(, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 4:46, Reply)
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