Like quite a few of you, I definitely didn't have a normal childhood. There are certain things my parents did that I will never talk about. BUT, there are some things t... moreLike quite a few of you, I definitely didn't have a normal childhood. There are certain things my parents did that I will never talk about. BUT, there are some things that I don't mind sharing with you.When my mother took the time to read to me at bedtime, she read me Edgar Allan Poe's stories (the poem, The Raven, was my favorite) and the original Grimm's Fairy Tales. For those of you not old enough to remember, the brothers that wrote those stories were very aptly named! They are not the white-washed stories children have been spoon fed for the past 30 or so years.When I was young, we sat as a family around the big television in my parent's bedroom. While my brothers and I were glued to the TV, my father used to take off his dirty smelly socks and throw them into our faces. For those of you that know me, these tidbits should explain a lot.
SO, what did your parents do that you believe helped shape your personality? less
