My Parents Are Cool

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Conversation with Mom about the American Girl dolls:

 

Amelia:    And they’re making a new historical.  Apparently, the 1970s is now historical.

Mom:     … Those were my college years.

Amelia:     Although I must admit, a lot of interesting social change happened then.  She lives in San Francisco, and is gonna deal with things like environmentalism, civil rights, and feminism.  Oh, and her parents are getting divorced.

Mom:     Does her mom leave her dad for another woman?

Amelia:    …

Mom:     That would be awesome.

 

It’s things like this that make me realize that Mom and I are on the same wavelength.

 

And now it’s time for Vocabulary Lessons With Dad:

 

“Now, ‘sabotage’ is when you’re sneaking around the balcony unscrewing the screws that hold the railing down.  ‘Subterfuge’ is when you’re doing that, only you’re Cary Grant in a catsuit, and people are looking up but they don’t notice you.”

 

Fortunately for all of us, Dad isn’t an English teacher.