Parental Unit Quotes

[eumelia]

Mother Unit: "Why didn't you go to the Pride Parade today?"

Moi: "It's too hot" It is, it's something like 35C in the shade and the Parade began at noon... no thanks!.

Mother Unit: "Committed, eh?" /sarcasm

Father Unit (looking away from the exciting Tennis match on TeVi): "Are you trying to tell us something?"

Moi (mental *sigh*): "Huh? What? What are you talking about? I went out on a date with a woman yesterday".

Father Unit: "Oy" and he goes back to the game.

Moi: "What? I thought you wanted me to date".

Father Unit: "I don't mind you dating women, but why not try dating men again".

Mother Unit: "Yes, why do you have to be so exclusive".

Moi (is having a brain meltdown): "You wouldn't say that if I were only dating men!"

Mother Unit (is thinking of what she said): "Yes, funny how that is".

Moi: "Not really".

I think they're dreading the day I date someone long enough that I actually bring them to Friday night supper and such.
I think I'd be worried if my parents were uber supportive of everything I do, I mean, it's nice to know they're a normal hetero-normative middle class married couple who love their daughter enough to be accepting, if not ready to march in the Parade. Then again, I need to be motivated to walk in the Parade, because Dude... the heat!
As it is, the date went quite nicely and I'll be calling her back, so we'll see how it goes.

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

35 degrees is enough to destroy any interest in anything, let alone pride! As a lesbian who can't stand hot weather, I totally support your decision to stay home.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Every bloody year Pride happens on the hottest day of the year. I went last year and would have gotten heat stroke were it not for the free water bottles some of the sponsors *bleh* were handing out... Yay for corporatism taking over identity politics events?

[arnavtul.livejournal.com]

the first time you do the same sex date at the family dinner it is a bit strange, but at least in my opinion it passes.
hurray for the date!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure they'll be sorta okay with it. I think that if I felt insecure about their feelings towards me I wouldn't be dating women, so I'm good with their sarcastic remarks.

[arnavtul.livejournal.com]

oh and p.s.
I did not go today for exactly the same reason.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Let us commisirate together in hate of heat! (though it is better than cold, it is still to be hated!)

[mao4269.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly surprised that your mother asked you why you didn't go in the first place...Did she expect you to say that you'd decided to go to aversion therapy instead or something?

Totally tangential, but you refer to your parents as "mother unit" and "father unit"? I thought it was only my (crazy) family who did that, and if I'm remembering correctly we picked it up originally from some 1980s t.v. show my sister liked that featured a robot-daughter that used the terms. What prompted you to use them?

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Haha, I think my parents like to touch base with me on things like my "lifestyle" sometimes because generally it's not talked about, because I'm not in a relationship at the moment and my activism isn't LGBT focused other than in the "I'm a LGBT person and am angry in general RAWR" way :)

I have no clue, usually I call them the 'rents and when I'm being sarcastic I call the 'rental units. I just find it funny... dunno where I picked it up.

[hemlock-sholes.livejournal.com]

I think it's either from "The Jetsons" or "Coneheads".

Though it could even be from both.

[mizzpyx.livejournal.com]

I think it's Coneheads..

[lotus82.livejournal.com]

I actually never went to the Tel Aviv Pride Parade - it's always too hot and it's just too loud and noisy for me. I just don't have enough energy.
I always go to the Jerusalem one, though. The first time I went, it was the first ever Pride Parade in J-m. Very nerve-wrecking beforehand, I couldn't sleep at night, I was excited for going and also scared, because the dosim threatened us with all sorts of nasty stuff. But I remember I was getting ready to leave and my mom came to me and gave me some money. I asked what is she giving me money for, and she said so that I'd buy myself a souvenir or something nice at the parade - she said, "I know today is a Chag for you". I was teary-eyed there for a moment =)

[mommyathome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wanted to go with the kids but it was so hot and they had special things going on in gan. Why can't they do the parade and party in mid-May instead?

[stateofwonder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes I chicken out on pride because of the heat/blistering sun too. And I don't even burn! But honestly, pride in Montreal or Ottawa is more of a party than anything activisty, so I don't think I'm missing much. Don't know how people take it 'round your area though.

"Yes, funny how that is".
Lol! Your parents sounds cute.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

In Tel-Aviv as well, it's a whole party thing too, which is irritating.

My parents are cute, my whole family is cute, we're actually sickening in how well we get along and love each other... thank GD for the bickering among the siblings!

[bitter-moss.livejournal.com]

Lol @ the "why do you have to be so exclusive thing". If only you were poly you could tell them you're not and plan to date at least one boy and one girl at any one time ;p.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Funny you should say that, because I did mention that as a suggestion and my dad said, very dryly that he'd "really rather [I] date one person at a time".

[bitter-moss.livejournal.com]

Heh ;)