Scenes with Mother
3 scenes
Father What's this rubbish, then?
[watching The Who on TV]
Ready Steady Go!
Father Ready what?
Father Ready Steady Go? Bunch of louts. Bloody moron. I suppose they wear wet jeans n'all, do they? Hey? What? What? Is that how you're supposed to play a guitar now, then? Hey? Oh, gawd help us. Here, have you seen this?
Mother I haven't got time for all that rubbish.
Father I can sing better than that little ape. You call that singing? Sounds like a drowned dog. That'll make you deaf, you know.
Mother [Sneaking in late at night, Jimmy finds his mother and father on the couch in front of the TV. Mother is unhappily watching a program while father is passed out next to her.]
Where you been?
Fell asleep on the train. I wound up in bloody Neasden.
Mother Ridin' about on them motorbikes all night, I'm not surprised. It's not normal.
Oh, yeah? What's normal, then?
Mother Drugs and filthy pictures! Running riot everywhere! You're a little animal, you are. You wanna be locked up! I've done my best, look what I've got for it! A bloody mad thing! You're a little savage! Get out of my house! Go on! Get out!
Mother You're no son of mine!
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