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About Your Parents Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Songbird, Apr 25, 2017.

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  1. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Yeah, so I got a letter from my mom today. She called me fat. LOL.

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    So ... how do your parents endear themselves to you from time to time?
     
    Last edited: Apr 25, 2017
    Songbird, Apr 25, 2017
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  2. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    she didn't say fat, just said you gained weight.
     
    cjericho, Apr 25, 2017
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  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    LOL, so she's diplomatic about it.

    "So much weight" = tub-o-lard
     
    Songbird, Apr 25, 2017
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  4. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    My mom told me I was getting fat because I "finally found happiness in life."

    In reality, I quit smoking and could finally taste food, so I kept shoving it into my big, fat face.
     
    MisterCreosote, Apr 25, 2017
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  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    She didn't just "call" you fat, she sent you a handwritten letter saying you were fat.

    And who says written communication is a lost art?
     
    Steak Snabler, Apr 25, 2017
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  6. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    My mom is more subtle. After losing 90 lbs her comment to me was "Good for you. Now, when you lose the rest.... "
     
    HC, Apr 25, 2017
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    That's exactly the kind of letter my mom would have written - she'd get in the news about family surgery AFTER letting me know how much I'd porked up.

    I miss my folks. First mom died when I was five, dad remarried two years later, he died when I was 10 and my second mom died 24 years ago.
    I enjoy being a parent. I hope I'm every bit the pain in the ass to my kids that my folks were to me while I had them.

    My mom used to give an umbrella every Christmas to the kid (or in-law) who pissed her off the most during the past year. One time I got caught without one and she said, "How is that even possible? You should have quite the collection by now." One year, to her credit, she gave it to herself because she was the year's biggest pain in the ass.

    I suggested burying her with an umbrella by her side but got overruled.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 25, 2017
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  8. Dyno

    Dyno Well-Known Member

    My dad didn't like it when I wore almost-black nail polish. That's about the extent of the parental criticism I can think of.
     
    Dyno, Apr 25, 2017
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  9. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    I'd give anything to hear my dad bust my balls again.
     
    MisterCreosote, Apr 25, 2017
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  10. John

    John Well-Known Member

    I like that she asked "why" you gained so much weight. Like there's a plan or strategy behind most people putting on pounds.

    My parents, whom I love dearly and am very close to, are surely among the world's most tenacious grammar cops. At least with their children and grandchildren, they won't hesitate to correct any misuse of the English language's rules. I usually find it rude and annoying, even if they are technically correct.

    I now frequently tell them that my small grammatical error is nothing compared to their sin of rudeness. That at least makes me feel better.
     
    John, Apr 25, 2017
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  11. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    I thought the same thing when I saw your Facebook pictures.
     
    QYFW, Apr 25, 2017
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  12. BrownScribe

    BrownScribe Active Member

    I used to hate how much my Dad nagged me, especially about my beard. But damn, I'd give anything to hear, "Son, when you gonna shave them whiskers..." again. Now that he's gone, I miss the comfort of his voice, even when he was being a jerk :)
     
    BrownScribe, Apr 25, 2017
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