What was your worst TMNT-related experience?

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

This story still really bothers me to this day...

Back in 1991 the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour was coming to town and I *REALLY* wanted to go. Unfortunately, my family didn't have much money and so we couldn't afford to go... much sadness, but the kind of thing I was used to. However, there was a local kids' radio station that constantly gave away prizes and I had a knack for winning. One night, the week before the show would be in town, I'm listening and OMG, they're giving away tickets to a private pizza party at a Pizza Hut where Michaelangelo from the tour would be appearing. Not only that, but at the party they would be giving away tickets to see the show that coming Sunday!! I mean, seriously - OMG! The contest was to be the first caller to call in with the correct answer to the question, "What is Spider-Man's real name?" I freaked out, because I didn't know the answer (I know, I lose tons of geek points on that one). I yelled to my mom and asked her and by some miracle she tells me Peter Parker. So I call and get through and OMG, I WIN! Winning that contest probably beat out all of my previous Christmases and Birthdays combined at that point in my life. UNTIL!

So the pizza party was going to be on that Thursday night. I'm going back and forth with the radio guy on the phone and my mom and my mom is telling me that we CAN'T GO because Thursday is her BOWLING NIGHT. She proceeds to get on the phone with the radio guy and GIVE UP the prize because she can't miss bowling night. I was devastated and at the same time pissed off that she couldn't give up ONE bowling night for something that was REALLY important to me. We always worked around her bowling night and had for years, was it really that much to ask to miss this one? Was there really no alternative way to get us to freakin' Pizza Hut? (My dad wasn't an option, because he worked nights, but I still had grandparents and aunts.) Thanks a lot, mom.

So, yeah, still a bit bitter about that one.

I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds really bad.

Sacrifices are an important part in every relationship. It's very important that each person in a family group do their part to ensure that the rest get to do what he/she wants or needs to, and that way everyone's happy.

We shouldn't forget this kind of negative experiences with our fathers, because if we do, it's very likely that we repeat them with our own children in the future.