Some fantasies are best left unrealized
Apr 21, 2009 Americana, Homo sapiens, Suburbia
The nuclear option
In fact, most fantasies are, but especially this one. A lawyer and partner in an old haunt of mine didn’t just tell her screaming daughters tussling in the back seat she was going to throw them out of the car if they didn’t shut their traps.
She did it. By the grace of Roz Chast and all else that is unholy in the illustration of parental frustration, Madlyn Primoff of Scarsdale pulled over, tossed (figuratively) her twelve-year-old and ten-year-old daughters onto the pavement in — of all places — White Plains, New York, and drove off:
White Plains police said Primoff ordered the arguing girls out of the car Sunday evening as they were driving home. She left them at Post Road and South Broadway, an area of shops and offices 3 miles from their home, then drove off, the police report said.
In case you ever wondered what would happen if you did follow through with this idea, by the way, she’s in a world of trouble and is barred by a court order from contacting her kids. They’re not too happy about it either, as you can imagine.
Dr. Richard Gersh, director of psychiatric services at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services in Manhattan, said Primoff’s behavior was not appropriate.
No, not hardly.
This is exactly what I said what happen, by the way, when they threatened to make me a bankruptcy lawyer too.
