A Friendly Game of Peek-a-Boo
As a kid, I did some really weird shit…
For starters, I had this thing with dolls. But instead of tea parties, I preferred to tie yarn around their necks, hang them over the staircase, and put on a “puppet show.” Needless to say, my mom thought I was spiraling down a path of lynching and murder.
Then there were my Mortal Kombat moments. Picture this: the lights go out, everyone in the family is on edge, and suddenly, I burst into the room wielding an inflatable bat, belting out “FINISH HIM!”
And let’s not forget, one time I boobie-trapped our entire house because I thought those talking M&M guys were out to get me.
Perhaps my pièce de résistance was my weekly Madonna tribute. Every Friday, I’d slip into my mom’s stilettos and belt out her classics like a mini Material Girl. Surprisingly, my mother never picked up that I might be gay.
Yet amidst the chaos, one game stands out as my crowning achievement: The Face-Off. The rules were simple: every time I saw my Dad, I had to make the goofiest face imaginable. Think contorted features and feral growls. Sometimes I’d squint my eyes. Other times, I’d pull on my ears. One time, I vividly remember putting a Hot Wheels car in my mouth and spitting it at him.
Yeah, my faces were pretty disturbing. I would pop out my eyes like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall.
Now, Dad wasn’t one to back down from a challenge. When I went full-on deranged with my expressions, he matched me beat for beat, turning our house into a sideshow spectacle. It was like playing peek-a-boo, but with all parties involved looking constipated.
But there was one showdown where Dad truly outdid himself. With a masterful display of facial contortion, he fell to the floor, pouted his lips, and rolled his eyes in the back of his head. I tried to counter by pulling on my hair and yelping obnoxious goat noises. But as Dad continued to flop around like a wounded pigeon, I admitted defeat and started laughing. Surprisingly, he didn’t stop; opting to continue motorboating the air. Impressive technique. How the hell was he making such an amazing face?
Well, it turns out he was having a seizure.
36 Comments
Deanna
What a weird game you were playing with your dad. Did that actually happen? That would be so scary. Did you ever play that game again?
Sunny
Haha, that made me pee a little too! >W< Your dad seems so cool!!!!! It's really awesome that you guys had such a special game together 🙂 I grew up with my grandparents (because my parents were at school working for their masters degrees,) so I'm not THAT close to my parents 🙁 I love them and I enjoy their company a lot, but I wish I had those fun times with my dad too! 😛
I clicked on the video and I didn't realize my volume was up so loud… scared the daylight out of me haha XD but the bulging eyes part was so funnyyy XD
Jenny Aster
I was a rather…tame child compared to you then. I mainly just gave my little sister a lot of elder sisterly grief and had a uselessly wild imagination. Silly faces were never really my thing.
The ending of this blog was a huge shocker; thanks, Justin. The ending sentiment of "that made me pee a little" really does help. haha I hope your dad was okay following the seizure though.
Jayy
i miss being little. that's when it's socially acceptable to make up games… unlike rolling duct tape across the floor trying to hit objects at work (which yes, i did last night). see, I'm still making up weird games to entertain myself.
my friend's younger brother used to rip the heads off our barbies, so i don't think what you did was too outlandish.
plot twist surprise ending! don't think anyone saw that coming. i repeat everyone's sentiments that i hope he is ok and that the rest of the story didn't leave you scarred.
Amanda
LOL it's alright, we've all had our share of weird games as children. The most important part is that you enjoyed them XD
Aw I hope your dad was okay in the end XD When we're little we never know about these kind of things !
Nyuu
haha that's horrible!
But I hope your dad is okay now…I hope you're okay.
When I was little, I would scream MORTAL KOMBAT, too. 'tis was one my favorite game when I was little.
Krystal
Everything seemed very lighthearted until the end! I'm assuming your dad is fine since that occurred, right??
In elementary school, I didn't have many friends. So during recess, I would talk to myself and act out a story. I barely remember anything I ever said to myself. 😛
I can't remember anything else that sticks out from my childhood about myself. I'm pretty boring.
Hyeoni
Woah…was your dad okay?! The end was completely unexpected! I was like …hahaha…aw…hahaha……shock… o.o
That was good (the beginning story) and very sneaky! 😛 The things you did were pretty weird, LOL. I used to play epic sounding music when no one is around, turn of the lights and act like the main heroine in tragedy. I even cried in my own acting. -__-
Jen
hahaha…great story. I am assuming your dad was ok after the fact.
Tiara Lynn
Lol. I love this story but the end was not expected. You should write a book. I'd totally read it.
I hope your dad is okay.
April
So your childhood was normal basically 😛 The entire reason you did all of that stuff back then was so you would have perfect content for hilarious stories like this just for us! 🙂
…was your dad ok? 🙁
Meaghan
Wow… thanks. That's why you were marked as spam!
And yeah, they're real. I joined some Webs sites' contests & they would comment my blog telling me that they received my entry or some stupid sh*t like that. :|
Thanks! 🙂 I'm not so excited that I'm a freshman again. 🙁
DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THESE EPIC FACES? Or you in high heels as a kid? 😉
Awh, sad face for your Dad. 🙁
Emmie
lmao! you honestly did some weird things in childhood.. but then again i think we all did XD i lavv this font you're using it's like oooooh cwute.. yeah.. being random XD
Dorine
Oh my goodness, that's so cute! And, yeah, pretty weird. 😉 But it's still adorable. 😛
Awesome game! Sigh, I wish I knew of it earlier, so I could use it on my dad. I'm not too old, but still. It'll seem weird if I pop the game out suddenly.
Whoa. That threw me off a little. 😛 Why do you always write such awesome posts?
Signed,
Green Monster 😉
Alice
Whoa, DAMN Justin, why do you always write brilliant stuff and then just throw people off like that? xD Hope your dad's okay though! Um, yeah >_>
So much lmao to your little kid weird shit though, haha! And I totally know what you mean about making weird faces (uh, I still do that sometimes to my family members xD).
Damn, your mom <i>totally</i> should've picked up on your being gay after wearing heels and <i>performing Madonna</i>. Lord knows that if I were her, I would've xD
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