OMG, I was sooo OBSESSED with The Love Boat!

melissamclaughlin

When I was a wee one, like really little, I was OBSESSED with the damn Love Boat. I couldnt walk great or better yet even talk well, but damned if I didnt know what time the Love Boat was coming on tv. If you asked me then what I wanted to be growing up, it 100% without a doubt was probably "Ship Mermaid" or "Ship Director". No one in my house watched it, so My Mum & Dad could not figure out how/why I loved this damn show soo much. I would be camped out in front of the tv right on time, trying to ask for "The Ship Show." My Dad thought I was cursing, until they figured out what I was really saying. Soo for my 4th birthday, my party was at Chuck E. Cheese's. All of my friends came from my Pre-K class, and also a few of my cousins & neighborhood kids, etc. I actually made my Mom send out invitations, handwritten from Me, of course - to The Love Boat crew (c/o the tv station) Gopher, Capt. Stubing & his Daughter, Isaac, the Doc, the whole freakin' gang....Needless to say, not one of them showed up. :'-(
Well, I was sooooo pissed off, I went and hid in the ball pit, all by myself & I cried my little weirdo heart out. (I don't really remember all of this story, but my Parents filled me in on alot of it. LoL)

This is a TRUE STORY (Here comes the good part) : 2 days later, I received the most humongous package in the post. I didnt know what was going on, my parents included. Turns out, THE ENTIRE LOVE BOAT CAST & CREW SENT ME A HUGE AUTOGRAPHED FRAMED PICTURE WITH OF ALL OF THEM standing on those winding steps!!!! It was huge, & soo beautiful!! Omg, it was (to this day) the best present EVER.

score 10/10

melissamclaughlin 12 September 2018

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