Parents logic: Dad: You need to get out of the house more! You spend way to much time on that computer! -week later- Me: Dad I'm thinking about looking around for a job this summer. Dad: No you're not you have responsibilities you need to keep up on if you get a job you won't have any time to do things why do you need a job anyway you're fifteen what do you need money for? -Next day- Me: Hey dad do you think you can buy me this shirt? Dad: Do you not understand the value of money? Money doesn't grow on trees! You need to get a grip on reality.
Dad: You should hang out with your friends whenever you want! Dad: Seriously, you have so much freedom. Go out if you want. Dad: When I was a kid, I could never be kept still. Dad: Oh, you've made plans? Lets go to a city five hours away.