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Short & Curly

BITE — Bossy parents

Short & Curly

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.62.2K 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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