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When I was 16, in the late 1960's, my then girlfriend's father banned me from their house. The reason I was given at the time was because he felt that I had too much influence over his two sons, who were younger than me, and that they were emulating my behavior (long hair, worn clothes, sandals) which he didn't approve of.
The reality was that I spent time with them, played games with them, and listened to them, like a big brother. At home I was the big brother to 6 others, so for me this was a very natural thing. Being an attorney and then a Judge, he didn't have time for them, but they were young and craving attention, and I had the time. I thought then that he was jealous that I had a relationship with his eldest daughter, and his sons, that was better than he had. Plus he looked at me as a bad influence, (my parents were poor) and a "damned hippie". It didn't help that he had been a football player at Duke, and I didn't know the first thing about sports in general, or football in particular.
Several years later, when I was in my twenties, and married to his daughter, he summoned me to the nursing home where he lay dying. I hadn't talked to him in the previous ten years. It turned out that he regretted banning me from his home, that he recognized that I was a hard worker, and a good husband, having put myself through college (just as he had) while working two jobs.
Banning me from his home had apparently weighed on his mind so much that he needed to tell me, before he died, that he had misjudged me, and was sorry.
It was only a few days later that he passed away by a massive stroke.
MY daughter did when she was 6 years old. She peed her pants at her friends house and the mother kicked her out and never let her back in. My kid was embarrassed to start with, and even more by the mother's reaction.
That's awful! What kind of horrible person would treat a kid like that over an accident?
I can understand parents banning another child if there was bullying, stealing or cruelty going on, but banning a kid for a simple mistake is such a dick move.
When I was 16, in the late 1960's, my then girlfriend's father banned me from their house. The reason I was given at the time was because he felt that I had too much influence over his two sons, who were younger than me, and that they were emulating my behavior (long hair, worn clothes, sandals) which he didn't approve of.
The reality was that I spent time with them, played games with them, and listened to them, like a big brother. At home I was the big brother to 6 others, so for me this was a very natural thing. Being an attorney and then a Judge, he didn't have time for them, but they were young and craving attention, and I had the time. I thought then that he was jealous that I had a relationship with his eldest daughter, and his sons, that was better than he had. Plus he looked at me as a bad influence, (my parents were poor) and a "damned hippie". It didn't help that he had been a football player at Duke, and I didn't know the first thing about sports in general, or football in particular.
Several years later, when I was in my twenties, and married to his daughter, he summoned me to the nursing home where he lay dying. I hadn't talked to him in the previous ten years. It turned out that he regretted banning me from his home, that he recognized that I was a hard worker, and a good husband, having put myself through college (just as he had) while working two jobs.
Banning me from his home had apparently weighed on his mind so much that he needed to tell me, before he died, that he had misjudged me, and was sorry.
It was only a few days later that he passed away by a massive stroke.
Yeah when i was about 12 my friends parents banned me from their house saying i was a bad influence on their son,and he was picking up bad speech habits etc from me.So ok for a while i didnt go to his house,but still saw him every day at school.Pretty pointless ban really
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