I'm not the only one to be on the other end of my dad's chit-chat.

We went to this warehouse to buy a part for the washing machine: dad broke the knob and didn't want mom to find out. There were 2 women there, and as soon as dad showed her the part, she says, "I know it", and goes in the back to come back less than a minute later with the very part we needed. My dad was amaazed, but instead of thanking her, he says, "Do you know what this is for?". I felt her frosty stare of disbelief off of that sexist remark. The silence took too long, but we somehow managed to get out of there. Once in the car, I had to tell him of his remark and how it wasn't funny. "It was a joke!" he reasons, but I would've beem offended if some guy said a stupid thing like that. I even said, "If that were a man, would you've asked him that same question?" He looked at me for a while, conjuring up an answer he thought was believeable, but of course I didn't buy it. I wished I could've apologized for my dad's remark, but it was way too late.

My mom spent an extra hour at Wal-Mart, working, until she finally came out and sat in the back of the car, exhausted and looking forward to batting the badminton birdie around. Dad drove us to the Wellness Centre; He was talking, earlier, about how sometimes he feels sorry for her, putting in so many hours and getting diddley for it, being overworked and majorly stressed. Finally, some sensitivity! He's dropping us off when he asks "Who's going to pick you up?" My mom is confused, thinking he would, but he tries to hide a mischievious smile and says, "Oh, I'm going out with [younger brother], maybe", and his sensitivity went out the window. Just when I had some hope.......