2024/10/20 - Chill Parents in Media

So I was thinking about chill parents in media, and was reminded of watching Princess Diaries with my dad. And we're watching the scenes with Mia and her mom, probably specifically the balloon painting scene, and he tells me that the mom in this movie's always bugged him.

I ask why, and he tells me that he just thinks she's too buddy-buddy with her daughter.

And I'm like, yeah. Well, she can be. Cuz Mia's not doing anything wrong.

And he stops for a second like, oh yeah. Well, I still don't approve of it.

And like. Of course his abusive ass couldn't wrap his head around the concept of having an actual relationship with his kid. Cuz even as I said it, I was watching him, watching myself, and hoping I wasn't about to step on a landmine for "Disrespecting him." Trying to keep my tone casual, without being too flippant, and testing the boundaries to see if I could get his ass to see himself, juuuust a little bit.