My father never liked me, he'd tell me to go out and play 'Hide and-go-fuck-yourself'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes his father's rejection using an offensive twist on a children's game.
- In plain terms
- His father told him to go out and insult himself instead of playing.
- What can you take from it?
- Childhood rejection leaves lasting marks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does parental neglect shape us?
- What does rejection look like?
Another view
This joke makes light of severe family neglect.
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