People Answer "What Perks Did You Enjoy As A Kid Because Of Your Parents’ Job?" In Crazy Viral Twitter Thread
Meeting celebrities, free chocolate, free first-class plane travel... Did your parents have a job with incredible perks?
Some childhood perks are obvious, like a bigger house or better schools. Others are stranger, more specific, and a lot more fun, especially when they come from a parent’s job.
That is the kind of nostalgia fueling a viral Twitter thread from Scott Cunningham, who asked people to share the best perks they enjoyed as kids because of their parents’ work. The replies quickly turned into a mix of sweet, bizarre, and wildly enviable memories.
From free travel to backstage access, the answers are the kind that make you wish you had grown up in someone else’s family. Read on.
School Fees
rickyteacheyIce Cream
wdcook12The Childhood Dream
rebeccarenee
Celebrity Perks
ItsMeYorkie
The replies only got more ridiculous from here.
Free First-Class Flights Literally Everywhere
elizabethreadsa
Time with Dad
stephenkinsella
Birthday Cake
Princess_Pea
No Late Fees
awudrick
Computer Games
knowuh
Half-Off Tuition
BSTrainer
Universal Studio Access
AshleeMichot
Train Travel
seamuswhite
Cool Science Stuff
BunnyCarlos66
.... Tape
NaomiKritzer
A few of these perks sound almost too good to be real.
Old-Fashioned Childhood
theFordon
Free Psychotherapy... This Is Actually Great
DeNewJohn
Swimming Pool Access
slowdawning
A Straightjacket!
JDRSlapshot
Costumes and Sundaes
Agentmg17
Wire
DurkinSusan
NASA Stuff!
SuMMeRFLi
Driving Around Roundabouts Her Dad Designed...
AVIHouseParty
Debates
vornietom
Cadbury Fudge Bars
JulesIsHere_
More Celebrity Stuff
mirandayaver
Sugar Cubes (I'm Wildly Jealous)
Eduardo10er
Driving Trains
MMausch
Just... Look at the Picture
nursekelsey
Plant Worker Dad
karenblair81
Ballpoint Pens
Bianca_Tempt
Some people really did grow up with the coolest childhoods.
Still torn between selling the family home and honoring your parents, read this AITA about the dream business.
