Turn it up.
The following is one of my favourite, typical Mum and Dad moments. I remembered it today while watching a movie and couldn’t believe I hadn’t documented it on here before now.
Let me set the scene.. I’m at Mum and Dad’s house. Dad and I are in the lounge-room watching TV, and Mum is cooking in the kitchen.
The phone rings and Mum answers it using her characteristically loud ‘I’m on the phone’ voice.
I look at Dad, and he looks at me. He rolls his eyes and sighs.
As Mum’s boisterous conversation continues she gets louder and begins walking around, loitering near the lounge-room.
At this point Dad huffs, picks up the remote and, with a determined sense of purpose, proceeds to turn the volume up.
I then turn to Dad, smile, and point out we are watching a subtitled movie… We don’t need to hear it.
“Oh.. You’re right…”
Eruption of laughter.
Fin.
