That’s believeable considering it took him to his mid 30’s to realise there was no such accolade as “Worlds greatest potato peeler.”
I can add to that, bringing in the turf, mowing the lawns. They just liked having mini slaves. Although it was great thinking on their behalf.
I’m embarrassed to say what Brother Flynn told me I was the best at now
Nobody could run to the shop faster than me.
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My dad said I was a great man with a shovel
You make the best Reddit posts too.
The funny thing is, if he was pealing potatoes for 30 years he would get really good at it. It’s a good parenting move to tell your kid they are good at stuff, because it encourages them and then they improve through doing the activity more.
wasn’t he in the movie the fanatic and proceeded to get an angry letter threatening him for being an asshole in the movie
My ma straight up told us she just didn’t like it. Dad made the white sauce, I chopped the onions, Ma made everything else. I was happy with it
When we were really small. Before we had a TV with a remote control. My dad would say I wonder who can change the channel faster.
We only had two channels. But it worked.
My mom told me, do the chores or find a new home.
I was the worst potato peeler (there would be hardly any potato left when I was 6) but I was the best mashed potato maker. Mum says I still am 😄
Your family could afford potatoes , you luck, lucky bastard.
My dad doesn’t cook, but somehow my mam convinced him years and years ago he’s the only one in the house who knows how to properly chop onions. I hope no one ever tells him, cause the man is very proud of his onions.
My mother tried this on me with the hoover. She told me I hoovered the house better than my sister. I told her that my sister obviously needed more practise…
Same thing for making tea. Gaslit into thinking I had the magic touch when it came to adding boiling water to a teabag.
Me and my sister fell for my aunt’s trap who challenged both of us to scarify her giant fucking garden the fastest
I made the best whiskeys for my Dad and his mates on poker night. No, I did not get shot in the foot.
You couldn’t have been the best tea maker, that was my title;
My aunt did this to me with the hoovering. Sociopathic bitch.
Fun fact he played the living form of Caspar at the end of the film of the same name. The one from 1995 with Christina Ricci.
Ah the old Tom Sawyer trick.
My ex’s family would claim i made the best grilled ham and cheese toasties whenever we went to visit them. I knew full well what they were doing, and in the earlier days when the relationship with their son was good i didn’t mind so much (but i would still tell them i wasn’t stupid and knew what they were up to).
my girlfriend also says i make the best tea. better than her. this has just dawned on me.
American here: My great grandmother emigrated from County Cork a century ago. The best potato peeler anyone in my family had ever seen. Even when she was in a wheelchair, she would be assigned the job of peeling the potatoes before a party. Always with the thinnest peel curling from her knife, proudly showing off the unbroken peel.
Devon Sawa? By garr, there’s a blast from the past. I loved him in Idle Hands!
If my mother had ever thought to adopt that policy I’d have been doing everything she ever wanted. When tasks are used as punishment there’s no incentive.
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That’s believeable considering it took him to his mid 30’s to realise there was no such accolade as “Worlds greatest potato peeler.”
I can add to that, bringing in the turf, mowing the lawns. They just liked having mini slaves. Although it was great thinking on their behalf.
I’m embarrassed to say what Brother Flynn told me I was the best at now
Nobody could run to the shop faster than me.
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My dad said I was a great man with a shovel
You make the best Reddit posts too.
The funny thing is, if he was pealing potatoes for 30 years he would get really good at it. It’s a good parenting move to tell your kid they are good at stuff, because it encourages them and then they improve through doing the activity more.
wasn’t he in the movie the fanatic and proceeded to get an angry letter threatening him for being an asshole in the movie
My ma straight up told us she just didn’t like it. Dad made the white sauce, I chopped the onions, Ma made everything else. I was happy with it
When we were really small. Before we had a TV with a remote control. My dad would say I wonder who can change the channel faster.
We only had two channels. But it worked.
My mom told me, do the chores or find a new home.
I was the worst potato peeler (there would be hardly any potato left when I was 6) but I was the best mashed potato maker. Mum says I still am 😄
Your family could afford potatoes , you luck, lucky bastard.
My dad doesn’t cook, but somehow my mam convinced him years and years ago he’s the only one in the house who knows how to properly chop onions. I hope no one ever tells him, cause the man is very proud of his onions.
My mother tried this on me with the hoover. She told me I hoovered the house better than my sister. I told her that my sister obviously needed more practise…
Same thing for making tea. Gaslit into thinking I had the magic touch when it came to adding boiling water to a teabag.
Me and my sister fell for my aunt’s trap who challenged both of us to scarify her giant fucking garden the fastest
I made the best whiskeys for my Dad and his mates on poker night. No, I did not get shot in the foot.
You couldn’t have been the best tea maker, that was my title;
My aunt did this to me with the hoovering. Sociopathic bitch.
Fun fact he played the living form of Caspar at the end of the film of the same name. The one from 1995 with Christina Ricci.
Ah the old Tom Sawyer trick.
My ex’s family would claim i made the best grilled ham and cheese toasties whenever we went to visit them. I knew full well what they were doing, and in the earlier days when the relationship with their son was good i didn’t mind so much (but i would still tell them i wasn’t stupid and knew what they were up to).
my girlfriend also says i make the best tea. better than her. this has just dawned on me.
American here: My great grandmother emigrated from County Cork a century ago. The best potato peeler anyone in my family had ever seen. Even when she was in a wheelchair, she would be assigned the job of peeling the potatoes before a party. Always with the thinnest peel curling from her knife, proudly showing off the unbroken peel.
Devon Sawa? By garr, there’s a blast from the past. I loved him in Idle Hands!
If my mother had ever thought to adopt that policy I’d have been doing everything she ever wanted. When tasks are used as punishment there’s no incentive.
I was the best at cutting the grass
I ACTUALLY do make the best cuppa tho
YA USED ME SKINNER!