The things parents say (was Re: Re: crisis with yeshaya)

[Guest guest]

This reminds me *so* much of my father's reaction when I told him I'd moved

in with my boyfriend (on the phone):

Me: " I've moved into x's house "

Dad: " that's nice. Where are you sleeping? "

Me: " In x's room "

Dad: " That's kind of him. Where's he sleeping? "

Me: " Also in his room. And before you ask, no, he doesn't have bunk beds "

Dad: " [long silence] I see. Are you sure that's sensible? "

Of course, I didn't remind him of this conversation when x later became

DD1's father (though x did: rang Dad and asked him to tell me to have an

abortion - bless!)

Vicki

wrote:

> I can still remember my mother going ballistic about me merely asking

> (in a letter) what their feelings were about me sharing a flat with

> my boyfriend - she said I'd been planning (the word she used was

> 'plotting') it for months, which was untrue, withdrew various offers

> of furniture (the old money as love thing) and the piece de la

> resistance was " and I can just imagine what your Auntie Margaret will

> say " (this being someone they saw only once or twice a year)... and

> I'd only asked them how they felt, because I did want to know and

> their answer was going to influence me.