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Obviously, making fun of your brothers and sisters isn't a big deal. But at what point is it cool to make fun of your dad?
My stepdad never seems cool with it. Yet, I always seem to bust his chops. Partly because, it's just so easy.
When he rants about people buying "Jap cars," or some other thing, he ends up saying something that is so bizarre. And when I make fun of him, and everyone is laughing, I can see it bothers him. I know that means I should probably stop the next time it happens. But I can't.
The last time it happened, I didn't even see it escalating like this. We were having a big family dinner, and the TV was on. Steve Guttenberg was on the screen, and my stepdad said, "I really love Steve Guttenberg." And, I couldn't help myself. I burst out laughing. He looked at me and said, "What?"
I responded, "That phrase has probably never been uttered before. Even in Guttenbergs own home."
He scoffed, and said "Oh, I bet it has. Like when Cocoon came out. People loved that movie."
I said, "Yeah. They did. But if people had to point out things they loved in it, they might say they loved the old people, like Wilfred Brimley. Or the aliens. Or Racquel Welch's daughter as one of the aliens getting naked in front of Guttenberg. But nobody said it was Guttenberg they loved."
He slammed down his glass and said in that stern fatherly voice, "Well I disagree."
I haven't seen Guttenberg in a movie for a long time. So, obviously, casting directors don't love him.
Obviously, making fun of your brothers and sisters isn't a big deal. But at what point is it cool to make fun of your dad?
My stepdad never seems cool with it. Yet, I always seem to bust his chops. Partly because, it's just so easy.
When he rants about people buying "Jap cars," or some other thing, he ends up saying something that is so bizarre. And when I make fun of him, and everyone is laughing, I can see it bothers him. I know that means I should probably stop the next time it happens. But I can't.
The last time it happened, I didn't even see it escalating like this. We were having a big family dinner, and the TV was on. Steve Guttenberg was on the screen, and my stepdad said, "I really love Steve Guttenberg." And, I couldn't help myself. I burst out laughing. He looked at me and said, "What?"
I responded, "That phrase has probably never been uttered before. Even in Guttenbergs own home."
He scoffed, and said "Oh, I bet it has. Like when Cocoon came out. People loved that movie."
I said, "Yeah. They did. But if people had to point out things they loved in it, they might say they loved the old people, like Wilfred Brimley. Or the aliens. Or Racquel Welch's daughter as one of the aliens getting naked in front of Guttenberg. But nobody said it was Guttenberg they loved."
He slammed down his glass and said in that stern fatherly voice, "Well I disagree."
I haven't seen Guttenberg in a movie for a long time. So, obviously, casting directors don't love him.