A very wide generation gap
Jul 10, 2009
I had the most fantastically awkward conversation with my father today. I'll try to recount it as best as I can:
Alana: Yeah, the new guy I'm seeing is really nice. He texted me the other day and asked me if I wanted to get sushi. Before I even had time to respond, he texted me back saying he remembered my fish allergy. It was really sweet.
Dad: I think you should get tested.
Alana: Whaaaaat?
Dad: You know, for your fish allergy.
I stared at him in shock for a few seconds...
Alana: Ok, you can't just tell someone they need to get tested. It has bad connotation.
Dad: Huh?
Alana: You know, STDs! I was gonna say, Dad, I've only seen him twice, I don't think we need to worry about that quite yet.
Oh, and then we went back to my dad's office, where we had this conversation with one of his coworkers:
Dad: So Barb, you and Alana should hook up when you go to Boston.
Alana: Dad, you can't say that. It's just like the "get tested" thing.
Barb: I'm so glad you said that! My mom says stuff like that all the time. It's so awkward!
I then shared with her my previous conversation with my father. She couldn't stop laughing. What a GREAT morning!
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If this were Facebook, I would "like" this.
And thanks by the way. Now I don't have to worry about having this conversation with dad.
My mouth would have dropped wide open if my dad told me to get tested!
Oh I'm so glad that I'm not the only one having "these" kinds of conversations with my parents. My mother is horrible at the unintentional double-entendre!
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