What were some horrible things your parents did/said to you? Let’s share.
Here’s some of mine.
In Sec 2. One day, I was returning home from school, an unknown man followed me into the lift and tried to follow me home. He hid at the staircase while waiting for me to open the door. Luckily, I spotted a corner of his sleeve from above the stairs and shouted out to him. That guy got scared and ran away. I stood at my spot for a long time due to shock. Until I was sure that man had gone, I opened the door. When I got in, I was still shaking and I quickly told my mum, who was taking her PM nap. She screamed at me that I was prostitute for bringing unknown man home. I was totally shocked that I couldn’t respond at all.
My mother gambles a lot. Whenever she has free time or if the family cannot find her, she’s out to gamble. Before the casinos, it was on cruises out to high seas. When she loses money, she will find items to sell me. Mostly I refuse, she will curse me for being lousy, useless. “Bo lor yong” (means useless in Hokkien).
When I was getting married, she took out her necklace and asked me to give her $1200 for it. She said that, “You now have a necklace to wear. Our family gave you something. You will not look empty.” In bid to keep peace during my wedding preparations, it was one of the few times I gave her the $. It became her casino funds. She then go about to tell people that the necklace was from her. On the wedding day, she kept repeating, “You have a beautiful necklace for cheap.” I have no idea how much it’s worth but i was too busy and tired to argue.
When I had my baby, I wanted to hire a maid. She threw a fuss that I rather pay a maid than to let her look after my baby. She had been a housewife and she saw it as a job for her to get funds for casino trips. Once I OT and could only reach home nearly 9pm. Upon reaching home, she shouted me at for being late! and left in a huff. 1h later, I got a call from my Dad asking the whereabouts of my mum. It was more than enough time for her to get back. That’s when my dad realised she went to the casino and told me that she has been frequenting MBS since she took on “babysitting job” for my baby.
Just before covid lockdown, she lost a lot of $ at a Genting trip. She took out some ntuc vouchers and demanded me and my hubby that we exchange with her for cash. We refused. She cursed us with many colourful words and how lousy and useless we are.
These are just some. My full list is impossible to list since it started way back in primary school. If you don’t mind, share some of yours. Thanks for reading.