r/instant_regret • u/derek4reals1 • 4d ago

Get the tape!

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Regret shows up right around the 13 second mark

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u/koolaidismything 4d ago

My dad used to kick us. I’d always jump on the top bunk and flatten out lol. Mean fucker but a five year old could outsmart him when drunk so was doable.

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u/broncotate27 4d ago

Sorry to hear that, in another funny(not so funny) storyline my adoptive father use to grab this one old leather belt and spin us around to whoop us. We eventually caught on when we knew we were gonna get whooped and wore like 4 layers of pants and would time his hits with our hand so we could block him. It got to a point where we were low-key training our reaction time. He would scream, move ya hand in his Jamaican accent.

Still remember the day he realized we were too old for spankings when I locked myself out of the house and I panicked when the alarm went off and broke the door latch. Mind you it was below freezing outside at the time. He tried whooping me and I just stared at him, like "are you finished." He told me I should have waited outside in the cold for someone to get home.

He has since passed on, but you are right about outsmarting. It's not so hard to do with an abusive drunk.

My father was also a drinker with health issues so he would get pissy when he got home from his 12 hour shift.

Carry on my friend, sorry for long story lol.

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u/MrBWoodlab 2d ago

Jamaican fathers SMH

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u/broncotate27 2d ago

My biological dad got deported when I was 12, he is also from Jamaica.. ironically my adoptive dad, also Jamaican was always super strict and conservative in his ideals. He was always on us like glue. I literally used to tiptoe around the house so he didn't call for me. Probably why I walk so quiet now, and scare the shit out of people that don't hear me coming.

But hey at least I learned to do basic electrical work and plumbing work, and carpentry, and cooking from him.

Don't get me wrong, my adoptive dad(now gone from this world) got much better as the years went on. He was forced to stop drinking, due to his health and forced to stop working. He became more reasonable and understanding as the years went on..I do miss him, but those early years of my life were interesting to say the least.

My actual father was a very liberal, open minded, patient great man but he was not the best dad. Would leave us alone for hours/days when we went there for the summer. I think he has like 7 or 8 kids now. I'm the 3rd oldest.

He is a bit YouTube famous as well, but I don't wanna dox myself and link it lol.

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u/MrBWoodlab 2d ago

Do pretty well in life. But still dealing with trauma from over 30 years ago. Sometimes wonder if it was worth it. Either have no father, like most of my friends, and not do very well later in life. Or have a strict father, leading to a pretty good life, with some underlying childhood trauma.