BITE — Bossy parents
Short & Curly
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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2020
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever asked why you have to do something and your parent or an adult says to you, "Because I say so"? It's so infuriating, right? Today's BITE: Do we have to do everything our parents tell us to? Thanks to Samira for this excellent question.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an ABC podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Big questions, bite sized. |
| 0:09.0 | Short and curly bite. |
| 0:11.0 | Bites, bites, bites, bite, bites. Short and curly bites. |
| 0:15.0 | Big questions, small serving size. |
| 0:20.0 | I will get a serving of the Gourmet Hot Dog, the spicy bean soup, the chicken and waffles with extra maple syrup, |
| 0:27.6 | and look that'll probably be enough for appetizers. Come back to me in a bit and I'll choose some mains. |
| 0:33.0 | And I will have... |
| 0:35.0 | Just the vegetable salad with extra spinach. |
| 0:40.0 | Molly, why are you getting salad? |
| 0:42.0 | You love food and this is Friday treat day. You should be ordering a |
| 0:46.4 | steaming bowl of mac and cheese but hold the mac. My favourite meal just a bowl of hot wet cheese but car my mom says I don't eat enough vegetables |
| 0:56.6 | So I'm trying to make her happy you don't have to do what your mom says car car car car |
| 1:02.1 | We have to do what our parents tell us. That's like the rule of having parents. |
| 1:08.0 | But you're the one eating this meal. Also, it's your food that you're paying for with your own money. |
| 1:14.0 | Oh, but, mom. |
| 1:17.0 | Today's short and curly bite size question. |
| 1:20.0 | Do we have to do everything our parents tell us to do? Mm-mm-mm-m-mm-m-mm-m-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-ooh! Moo! Molly, the idea that, we're...it-by-a, we have always do what our parents say is based on three things. |
| 1:35.0 | First, that our parents know what's best for us. |
| 1:39.0 | Second, that it's always right to obey people who have some authority over us and third that our |
| 1:46.5 | parents have more knowledge and experience than us so their opinion matters more. |
| 1:51.5 | Uh-huh. |
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