74
Top Review
About Parents and Moral Decisions
“Luisa, did you really spend €255 on a perfume?”
Me: “Yes, but that’s none of your business!”
“You know, we’re just a little worried that you’re not being responsible with your money.”
Me: “When have perfume purchases ever been responsible?”
“Exactly.”
- uncomfortable silence -
Me: “But you know, I just really fell in love with it.”
- waiting silence -
Me: “So smell it: Just look how real it smells like green tea. I’ve been looking for something like this for so long.”
- smelling silence -
Me: “Tea scents usually don’t last long, but this one does. And it has volume too.”
- eye-rolling silence -
Me: “And now look at the packaging and the bottle: How cool is that?”
- looking silence -
Me: “When I take off the cap, I can put the travel spray in there. And then I have a really pretty handbag bottle.”
- My mother raises her eyebrow -
Me: “Alright, the handbag bottle is too valuable to actually put in my handbag.”
- My father scratches his forehead -
Me: “But I’ve already received so many compliments for it.”
- My parents look at each other silently and for a long time -
____________________________________________________________________________
This conversation took place - in my head.
Please don’t tell my parents!
Me: “Yes, but that’s none of your business!”
“You know, we’re just a little worried that you’re not being responsible with your money.”
Me: “When have perfume purchases ever been responsible?”
“Exactly.”
- uncomfortable silence -
Me: “But you know, I just really fell in love with it.”
- waiting silence -
Me: “So smell it: Just look how real it smells like green tea. I’ve been looking for something like this for so long.”
- smelling silence -
Me: “Tea scents usually don’t last long, but this one does. And it has volume too.”
- eye-rolling silence -
Me: “And now look at the packaging and the bottle: How cool is that?”
- looking silence -
Me: “When I take off the cap, I can put the travel spray in there. And then I have a really pretty handbag bottle.”
- My mother raises her eyebrow -
Me: “Alright, the handbag bottle is too valuable to actually put in my handbag.”
- My father scratches his forehead -
Me: “But I’ve already received so many compliments for it.”
- My parents look at each other silently and for a long time -
____________________________________________________________________________
This conversation took place - in my head.
Please don’t tell my parents!
Translated · Show original
18 Comments
I totally get you =D