Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Problem Parents

Alex says: My dad couldn't have become Corky at a worst time - it was a about ten years ago and I was at the age where I knew what it was like to be really, really embarrased.

At first I dreaded my friends finding out what he did, but eventually everyone at school got to hear about it and they nicknamed me Corky Junior. But the worst times were when he took me to children's parties and made me join in the act. He used to pay me a bit of money, but nothing could compensate for the humiliation.

My dad is always clowning around. He's a total exhibitionist, the loudest person I know. He sings ut loud when we go shopping and he's always whistling. He's also been on television quite a lot and he's done adverts.


Kayleigh says: Even though she wears a bird costume, everyone knows it's our mum underneath. She has to wear a really silly Bluebird costume and fool around to entertain the crowd.

Once she went over to my maths teacher who was in the crowd and shook his hand. Then she took her bird head off and said, I'm Kaleigh's mum! I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. I'm one of the ball girsl for the club and our mum loves to chase me around the ground. I try to run away as fast as I can, but sometimes she catches me and makes me cuddle her in front of the whole crowd.

She does cause us a lot of embarrasment, but life is never dull, and she's our mum, and I thingk we're lucky to have her.

Gina says: Everyone round here know my mum as Cher, but it's a nightmare if she's performing at a club when I'm there, because a lot of the people look at me while she's doing her act, and we're so diffrent. She loves being in the limelight, whereas I can't stand being the centre of attention.

Cher is known for her outrageous clothes, and so mum's got some incredible little see-through, all-in-one black body stockings in lace that cost a fortune. I find it embarrasing to see her in her Cher costumes, but at least when she's not Cher, she looks more normal in jeans and casual stuff. I have to admit, my mum is gorgeous, ans she manages to stay in shape without spending a fortune on cosmetic surgery

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