Am I missing something? Nothing in the (one) parenting books I've read does it say anything about freely criticizing your children without regard for their feelings and for your own amusement. Maybe I need to read more parenting books.
I would have included this post in the Anger Management series, except I thought it was so ridiculous and idiotic that I found it hilarious. Below you will find an honest-to-goodness true conversation I had on Sunday with my parents via Skype.
Me: Hi guys!
Parents: Hi! Where's Ellie?
Me: She's on her way, so what's up?
Dad: Are you gaining weight?
Mom: I bought you an Indian dress for Archana's wedding!
Me: What?
Dad: ARE YOU GAINING WEIGHT?
Mom: Hmm...yeah... maybe the dress won't fit after all.
Me: Really, Dad? You want to go down this road? You look like a hippo.
Mom: Hi Brandon! Natalia, show me your arms.
Thankfully that's when Ellie appeared to save us all. Otherwise I would have been sitting there like an idiot with my arm to the computer camera.
Is this just my parents? Is it Latin parents in general? My Indian friends tell me that their parents are overly concerned with their children's bowel movements so maybe I should count myself lucky?
PARENTS: I'm calling you out publicly. Give it a rest, because two can play that game.
