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My parents' 41st wedding anniversary is coming up next week, so I figured I'd surprise them with tickets to Jersey Boys (show based on the songs of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons).

Well, it's coming up soon so I had to let my dad know so they don't make plans for this Saturday.

I give him a call...

"Hey dad, don't make any plans for Saturday, I got you and mom tickets for the Jersey Boys show down in Chicago this Saturday at 8"

His 1st words...

"Am I going to have to pay for parking?"

Big boys don't cry, UK.

It's the disadvantage of being an only child, you can't one-up anyone.

UK wrote:It's the disadvantage of being an only child, you can't one-up anyone.

Wow, I never thought of it that way. I always try to one-up my sister. For instance, she hasn't made it down to FL once in the three years they've been down there for three months at a time. I've been there every year, although I combine it with ST. Sneaky.

I probably would as well if I had any siblings.

Around here, parents try to show their kids off and moreso their grandkids. There are 30yos around here who had their parents buy their house for them...

This girl I grew up with, she never went to college (works at a hair salon), her husband sells insurance, and they live in a 300K+ house paid mostly by their parents who keep refinancing their house to pay for it.

It's a similar story with a another couple that's friends w/my folks. Except they own their own company while both their daughter and boyfriend make very little working there & live in a real nice house while she is collecting from the state (I don't think it's welfare but some kind of social service).

Tell me how great your kids are when they still live off of you.

Oooh, that's a rant in and of itself. Apologies to the kept GRBers on here. My bro in law won't be off the dole for another 3 or 4 yrs. while he's finishing his doctorate in philology or classics, something like that. Although these are also the people who usually end up living beyond their means, so it usually equals out in the end.

UK wrote:My parents' 41st wedding anniversary is coming up next week, so I figured I'd surprise them with tickets to Jersey Boys (show based on the songs of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons).

Well, it's coming up soon so I had to let my dad know so they don't make plans for this Saturday.

I give him a call...

"Hey dad, don't make any plans for Saturday, I got you and mom tickets for the Jersey Boys show down in Chicago this Saturday at 8"

His 1st words...

"Am I going to have to pay for parking?"

Your Dad's not Morty Seinfeld, is he?

No, my parents would be more like Constanzas.

So should I replace the image I have of you in my head with this?

Depends on what you're current image of me is...


Based on how I post, that might be better.