Let's Be Frank
“My parents…”
“Yeah, I know. They’re psychologists.”
“Psychiatrists.”
“Yeah, whatever.”
I sigh. This is going to be a long afternoon.
She looks around the big brick porch, where we’re shivering as I deliver my final disclaimers before she meets Mom and Dad. “Nice house,” she declares. “‘Crazy’ pays well.”
“They do okay,” I admit, trying to refocus her attention on me. Finally, I grip her upper arms and bend my knees so our eyes are level. “Hey. Just… Listen for a second, alright? I don’t want yo...u to be blindsided by anything in there.” I bob my head over my shoulder toward the front door. “They don’t really believe in… boundaries.”
“You’ve already told me they’re quirky. Trust me, when you meet my parents you’ll understand why quirky doesn’t faze me.”
She tries to kiss me, but I pull my head back. I’m not in the mood for making out on my parents’ front porch.
“Yeah, okay. Everyone says that. Then they meet my parents, who say and ask some pretty intrusive, personal things, and they get pissed off because I wasn’t more specific, so—”MoreLess
“Yeah, I know. They’re psychologists.”
“Psychiatrists.”
“Yeah, whatever.”
I sigh. This is going to be a long afternoon.
She looks around the big brick porch, where we’re shivering as I deliver my final disclaimers before she meets Mom and Dad. “Nice house,” she declares. “‘Crazy’ pays well.”
“They do okay,” I admit, trying to refocus her attention on me. Finally, I grip her upper arms and bend my knees so our eyes are level. “Hey. Just… Listen for a second, alright? I don’t want yo...u to be blindsided by anything in there.” I bob my head over my shoulder toward the front door. “They don’t really believe in… boundaries.”
“You’ve already told me they’re quirky. Trust me, when you meet my parents you’ll understand why quirky doesn’t faze me.”
She tries to kiss me, but I pull my head back. I’m not in the mood for making out on my parents’ front porch.
“Yeah, okay. Everyone says that. Then they meet my parents, who say and ask some pretty intrusive, personal things, and they get pissed off because I wasn’t more specific, so—”MoreLess
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