That’s My Parent!
What does every parent say when you’re in a store and they don’t want you touching anything?
“Don’t touch nothing, don’t look at nothing, because we’re not buying it.”
You’re at a family function and your auntie says, “Come here, let me talk to you.” What do you know is about to happen?
You’re about to receive unsolicited life advice, relationship questions, or family gossip. 😭
What’s the first thing you say when somebody doesn’t understand your accent/slang?
“Never mind.”
What is something almost every college student gets asked by family eventually?
“What are you going to do after college?”
Your parent calls your full government name from another room. What do you immediately know?
You’re in trouble. 😭
The party is over. You say goodbye and start walking toward the door. An auntie says, “Wait, take this with you.” What are you leaving with?
A bunch of packed up food 😂
What happens when you answer your parent in English after they spoke to you in another language?
They ask why you’re answering in English.
You tell your family your major and they immediately ask…
“So what job can you get with that?”
What does your parent say when you tell them you’re tired after doing ONE thing?
“Tired? You haven’t done anything!”
You’re at a cookout and someone says, “Who made the potato salad?” Why does everybody suddenly want to know?
Because who made it determines whether we’re eating it.
“Until you can pay your own bills, put a roof over your own head, and…”
“You’re going to do what I tell you.”
You tell your family you’re changing your career plans. What’s the first response?
“But I thought you were going to be a ___?”
You ask your parent for money while they’re already mad. What response are you most likely getting?
“Do I look like a bank? Money doesn’t just grow on trees.”
It’s 12am at the family function, you’re mom says “come on say bye to everyone we’re leaving” What time are you actually leaving?
4am
Finish the phrase: “You ain’t gotta go home, but…”
But you got to get the hell out of here
Complete the phrase: “Don’t forget where you…”
came from
You tell your parent, “Everybody else is doing it.” What is the classic response?
“If everybody jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?”
You hear your parents talking about you from another room in a language you don’t fully understand. What is the FIRST thing you do?
Call my cousin/ Suddenly become fluent
Someone asks you to translate something from your family’s language. What’s the most common problem?
You understand it perfectly but can’t explain/translate it word-for-word.
You’re going to college in a different state/city what is the question you’re whole family is asking you?
Why do you want to leave us/ get away from us?