The Progressive "Don't Become Your Parents" Commercials Haven't Missed Once
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It's everyone's nightmare to turn into their parents, though I'm not sure why as most of our patriarchs are pretty good folks, and nothing does a better job of articulating that than these commercials. Every time one of these pop on during football it's like a nice SNL skit, a good reprieve from the on-field carnage for a couple of laughs. I hope they never stop. I want 10,000 of these commercials.
- falling asleep on the couch then waking up and telling everyone they should go to bed even though you're the only one who's tired
- calling people over to the window to look at a squirrel/bird/deer/whatever outside
- recommending newspaper articles to read
- backing into parking spots
- leaving notes when you leave the house even though cell phones exist
- telling people they'll be too cold or too hot when the get outside because of what they're wearing
- insisting guests eat more
- make people list the high and low point of their day
- insisting that the light you're in isn't bright enough to be reading and you're gonna go blind
- force people to go to the bathroom before leaving their house
- anyone who's even slightly emotional needs a chill pill
The possibilities are endless. And yes, if those are all a little too specific it's because they're things my parents do that I now do.