Jay Boogie
From National City (Janitor)
I broke a vase in someone’s bathroom. I was 16 years old, and it was a house party. The person’s parents were gone, and the bathroom was the place to be. I was making out with a chick in there, and I broke this vase. I just put it in the corner and left.
Robert Gomez
From Paradise Hills (Fabricator)
My friend’s parents went to the desert. You know how white people always do that? I was at their house, in the den, and swinging a golf club. When I swung it back, I broke the lamp. We blamed it on my friend’s three-year-old son. I’m telling you this and my friend’s dad is standing right there. Now he knows.
Jeremy Manutai
From Paradise Hills (Granite Worker)
I broke my friend’s mom’s car window. I was a kid, and someone said that glass would break if you hit it with a spark plug. I threw it at the car window, and it broke. My buddy knew I did it, but [his mom] never did. So I didn’t get in trouble. I felt bad, though.
Ayva Gomez
From Paradise Hills (Preschool Student)
I broke my aunt’s watch when I was visiting. I was playing with it. And, I know it’s not a toy. My aunt lets me play with everything, and she didn’t know I would break it. I was very sorry that I did it and wished it wasn’t broken. I think she was really mad, but she knows it was an accident.
Lisa Lopez
From San Diego (General Atomics)
I don’t think I’ve ever broken anything at someone’s house. Oh, wait…a glass. Maybe some dishes, too. At a dinner party I remember breaking a glass. I didn’t tell them. I just put it in the trash and assumed they wouldn’t notice. Although, now when they read this…
Sandy Rosas
From Mira Mesa (Waitress)
I had a bad one when I was at my grandmother’s house. I broke her valuable china set. I was playing with my cousins in the living room, and I threw a baseball. It hit the wrong spot on the china cabinet and broke everything. I was in big trouble.