“Tyler?”
“Yes dear.”
“Lori wants to do her sophomore year in Paris.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
“Yes, but think of the boost to her career.”
“You mean painting?”
“Yes dear, her painting. Tyler, do you remember being nineteen? Do you remember how strong your dreams were? Do you remember how you were going to conquer the world?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Don’t you want that for your daughter?”
“Certainly.”
“Well, this is her dream.”
“However, I had the good sense to follow the rule of the fungi.”
“What’s that rule?”
“Keep your parents in the dark and feed them horseshit.”
“Yes dear.”
“Lori wants to do her sophomore year in Paris.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
“Yes, but think of the boost to her career.”
“You mean painting?”
“Yes dear, her painting. Tyler, do you remember being nineteen? Do you remember how strong your dreams were? Do you remember how you were going to conquer the world?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Don’t you want that for your daughter?”
“Certainly.”
“Well, this is her dream.”
“However, I had the good sense to follow the rule of the fungi.”
“What’s that rule?”
“Keep your parents in the dark and feed them horseshit.”
