Not as a kid, no.

And never when not in an altered state if consciousness.

But, my dad did hit me with a hell of a verbal punch when he was whacked out of his head post bypass surgery.

He was hallucinating hard, and it became necessary for him to be temporarily restrained for his and everyone else's safety. I wasn't letting random assholes lay hands on him so the nurses could do their job, so I did it. Wasn't difficult physically, and I know how to restrain people without hurting them.

Well, as the new dose of meds is kicking in after he's been secured, he comes out with "the wrong one died". My brother died before I was born, you see. As a toddler.

Like, it didn't really hurt, not like I would have thought it would. But the sheer shock of it was overwhelming. It let me know he was way more messed than I had thought, and it did hurt a little. Like, damn dude, wtf? The only reason it hurt a little was not being sure of it was only the situation, or if that thought had been in his head before and only came out because of the situation.

I rolled with it though. He has no recollection of most of those days. Just flashes of some of the hallucinations. No big deal long term, but it was disorienting in the moment for sure

When I was a teen and my brother started behaving in a sexually inappropriate way towards me, my mom told me it's normal for teenaged siblings to be curious about each other sexually, and him trying to break into the bathroom while I was showering, or showing his erection off to me were "just what having a brother is like". Really makes me wonder about her and her brother.

The word for leaving you 🧍is nonplussed

Literally speechless because you have no idea how or what to respond.

My mother once told me she had dreamed of burying us under the floorboards. I was never sure what was worse; her having the dream or her telling me about it. Was it a joke or a warning?

My mom is a protected, sheltered, southern American born again Christian, 72, with dementia.

While watching Jurassic Park:

"God killed the dinosaurs and wouldn't allow them on Noah's ark so, this movie isn't real".

That's good to know, mom. I was scared for a minute or two.

Mum once told me that she wished she was brave enough to go through with the abortion.

Dad once said he wishes I wasn't his son, that one of my childhood friends was instead. I told this to one of my friends and he said something I really appreciate. He said I'm the strongest person he knows because anyone else would've ... let's say taken drastic measures to escape abuse.

From Mom: "You don't deserve any praise for your good grades. You already speak the languages in those classes so it's expected you do well."

From Dad: "Why did you only get 99%?"

Context: I grew up in a household where we spoke many languages. In highschool I had an easy time getting good grades in all the foreign language lessons but struggled with Maths or Science classes. The parents couldn't fathom I could have a failing grade because I didn't need to study for some classes (which should have given me more time to study for other classes, amarit?).

In the 90s and 00s my dad liked to tell people how attractive he found middle school girls.

Not my parents but my grandparents:

"Why did you get your ear pierced, are you removed?" Gma

"The devil tricked women and she manipulated adam into paying for her sins. WOMEN AT NOT TO BE TRUSTED!!!"

Gpa.