20 Embarrassing Things Your Parents Put You Through As A Kid

By Thomas Blakey /

16. Arguing In Front Of Your Friends

Tempers always fly when families are concerned. It makes no difference how much you love each other, when you€™re in such close proximity with anyone in such long periods of time it€™s bound to happen. It€™s inevitable, and it doesn€™t matter who or what started the argument, it could be about you getting in trouble at school or eating your Mum€™s favourite biscuit, once an argument gets started it can escalate quicker than you ever imagined. Sometimes these battles of will can occur at the worst possible time and there are very few things that are more humiliating than fighting with your folks while you have a friend stood awkwardly in the corner of the room. When you€™re going toe-to-toe with your parents in a shouting match, to save any face in front of your mate you need to win that argument, but let€™s be realistic you lost every single time.