Jackass... no, not my dad, a real one!

Isn't it every person's dream to come across a donkey running loose in your neighborhood and to hop on his back and take off riding? Not mine, but it sure was for my dad. I'm just happy his dream came true, but it would've been better if the donkey didn't buck him off as he took off riding. Let me set the scene up for you so you can get the full picture of how ridiculous this whole thing was. It was during the summer, my brother and I were probably in our early teens. The neighborhood was a buzz with kids running around on their bikes and playing in the desert outside. It was evening time, just about the time that the ice cream man liked to make his daily neighborhood round. We're in our yard and we see a donkey go running past us. It belonged to the family down the road and he was free and loving it! We of course need to get out and investigate this loose donkey with the rest of the people in the neighborhood. My friend's mom was outside and my dad asked her if he was "ridable" hahaha... sorry, but that cracks me up! She gives my dad the worse response by saying "sure, you can ride him!". So off he goes to tame the donkey! At about the same time the ice cream man is beginning to make his way down our road. All the kids are out waiting for him to get to our area so they can get some yummy treats during the hot summer evening. Now with a big audience assembled, this is about the same time my dad takes off running, chases the donkey and hops on his back. He's on there for a second when one of the neighbor kids goes riding by on her three wheeler, spooks the donkey and he takes off with my dad in tow! He started running and bucking, my dad goes flying, and next thing you know he's face first in a desert bush. It was hilarious and is still brought up by people. He let a donkey get the best of him. The part that made it even more ridiculous is he was scared of my mom's reaction. That's where I come in hand. I was sent into the house first to distract my mom and talk to her while my dad snuck in. He of course had his handy dandy handkerchief/bandanna with him, so he used that to cover his face that was bleeding from landing face first in a bush. He went to the bathroom and tried to clean up the best he could. But how do you hide scratches all over your face? You can't! So my mom of course found out, couldn't believe how stupid what he had just done was, and it gave us something really funny to laugh about. Yes, that was the day a donkey got the best of my dad. Who's the jackass now?! :)