• Jesus@lemmy.world
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    My folks do this. If I say I like something, I’m getting that for Christmas for the next decade

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      my mother is somehow the opposite, if i say i don’t want something she’ll always and without fail ask me “since when do you hate [thing]”

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        Not arguing you’re wrong, but I’ve been witness to the other side of that sort of conversation.

        The item was ketchup. Always needed to have ketchup. Then:

        Child: “I hate ketchup!”

        Mom: "What do you mean? You put ketchup on everything.’

        Child: “I’ve never used ketchup. I’ve always hated it.”

        [Jump forward a few years]

        Child: “Where’s my ketchup?”

        Mom: “I thought you hated ketchup?”

        Child: “Since when? I use ketchup all the time.”

        As the dad, I’m tempted to point out that mom doesn’t need help losing her mind, but as the dad, I also know better than to be involved.