His Mom Ended His GTA Side Quest 😂
A man recounts getting kicked out of high school after punching the principal when he disrespected his mother, then expecting a carefree life by the pool. Instead, his mother forced him to work pouring concrete with his uncle, which led him to buy his first Harley.
Summary
The speaker describes a high school incident where he and a friend got into a fight with guys from another town, resulting in expulsion. During the disciplinary meeting in the principal's office, the principal made disrespectful comments toward his mother about parenting, claiming 'this is what happens when parents don't know how to raise their kids.' The speaker, despite coming from a strict household where he credits his parents with raising him well, became enraged at the disrespect toward his mother. He jumped over the principal's desk, punched him, and ran out, effectively ending his formal schooling. Rather than being upset, the speaker was initially pleased about not having to attend school anymore. He envisioned spending his days lounging by the pool in the large backyard of his childhood home, getting a tan, and spending time with neighborhood girls. However, his mother quickly intervened by arriving home with construction boots and informing him he would be working with his uncle pouring concrete. This manual labor job paid only $9-10 per hour, but the earnings from this work allowed him to purchase his first Harley motorcycle.
Key Insights
- The speaker feared his 4-foot-3 Italian mother more than the principal, even in the principal's own office during the disciplinary meeting
- The speaker punched the principal specifically because the principal spoke disrespectfully to his mother, not because of his own expulsion
- The speaker credits his parents with raising him well despite his troublemaking, attributing his behavior to 'just being me' rather than poor parenting
- The speaker's mother ended his plan to spend days lounging by the pool by forcing him to work pouring concrete for $9-10 per hour
- The speaker's concrete pouring job, though low-paying, provided him with enough money to purchase his first Harley motorcycle
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Transcript
[0:00] What did you get kicked out of high school? What >> I socked [music] the principal. Me and another friend got into a fight with another [music] group of guys from another town. So, we were getting kicked out of school. And when I came into the office, my mom was already there. 4-ft 3 Italian lady. I was more afraid of her in that room than [music] the principal, of course. When we were in the office, the principal was kind of speaking disrespectful to my mom. Like, this is what happens when parents don't [music] know how to raise their kids. And I came from such a strict family. My mom and dad were the best raising…
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