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⌈ Secret Post #4310 ⌋

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Comments

A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[tabaqui]

so fucking weird? WHY do so many authors have this compulsion to either write super-nosey parents who ask uber-embarassing questions, or parents who canoodle and whatnot and then, of course, the 'kids' get all 'grossed out'.

Or parents who leap in in the first five seconds to tell 'embarrassing' stories.....

I was never embarrassed by my parents, or 'afraid' to introduce my friends or my boyfriend to them. I wanted them to meet - i thought my parents were fun and kinda cool, if a bit old-fashioned. I guess....

Why do fic-authors write parents so cliche and goofy, and always make the kid(s) all squirmy and freaked out and 'omg, i'm so sorry my parents acted like humans' and reverting to being 12 years old?

/rant

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe they haven't had an actual "meet the parents" experience and are just working off of cliches? Or maybe they just think it would make for a funny fic plot.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[tabaqui]

I don't know. All i know is, the majority of fic I've read lately have these so very weird (to me) 'meet the parents' scenes and I just don't get it.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[(Anonymous)]

I've posted about it before, but the one that gets me is when the characters go to meet the parents... and stay in the one partner's childhood bedroom (and usually have sex on their childhood bed) and the place is still full of all of their childhood stuff.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[tabaqui]

Right?
I mean - yes, my parents didn't empty my room the day i moved out and toss everything. But it didn't still have all my *stuff* in it. I took my stuff when i moved out.

And why do they always have this huge issue of 'omg, your parents will hear!!!' Um - i can keep quiet during sex if necessary. It's not *that* hard.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's just a cultural cliche, honestly. And it's a cliche because for a lot of people, the awkwardness is something they identify with. While I love my parents, they can be totally embarrassing, super nosy, and yes, lots of embarrassing stories from my childhood.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[tabaqui]

I suppose. I just wish people would move past it, because it's kinda cringy to read over and over.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[(Anonymous)]

I hear you. Sometimes fandom isn't terribly original, unfortunately.

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[(Anonymous)]

cliche, but also, like, if the scene just goes fine and non-dramatically, you wouldnt even have it in the fic

Re: A question....why are 'meet the parent' moment in fics....

[tabaqui]

It could be interesting and 'dramatic' (if that's necessary for every scene) without being so boring and cliche. If they'd just *think* about it.