20 Embarrassing Things Your Parents Put You Through As A Kid

10. Pet-Naming You In Public

11 Gif Anything public is a huge no. Your Mother is particularly guilty of this heinous crime and probably has an entire thesaurus of pet names she€™s unknowingly ridiculed you with over the years, ranging from €˜sweetheart€™ to €˜petal€™, and for the very unlucky, something along the lines of €˜Snookums€™. There€™s nothing quite like being dropped off at a friend€™s by your Mum, who leaves with a €˜have a lovely day, babes€™ €“ cue giggling friends who call you €˜babes€™ for the rest of the day. While your Mum may commit this crime by accident, your Dad understands the consequences of his actions, and will intentionally pet name you in front of your mates just for fun. Speaking of the old man€
 
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