You are soooo right Mazekin.
Alas, I feel sorry for me dad sometimes - he has to put up with me at times, and mum almost all the time. Sometimes he just wants a natter & I oblige - yup big softie really!
I have had my revenge, and no doubt will again.
My favourite a few years back, after a gruelling morning of conversation with dad, I went back (had to drop mum off), and asked him a question which I knew he would not know. Can't even remember the question now. But when he said 'Why are you asking me? I don't know.' I said 'but you're my dad you know everything...'
The look on his face was priceless. I left pretty sharply.
No doubt in a few months some thing else will be said, and like a dutiful daughter I will listen... uh huh, yeah, oh really...
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Originally Posted by mazekin
Also, never say "I know, Dad" That leaves you open for a whole 'nuther argument! (By the way, the best retort to the counter strike from Dad which is "You know everything, then, do you?" is "Yes, actually, I do." It's very hard for them to come back with anything after that.  Oh yea, and remember, once finished saying that, duck. Really, really fast. Or run. Whichever floats your boat... |
Unless he comes back with 'you take after me...'
The only time it is safe to 'I know' is to follow it up with 'you've told me that before'. Er will revise that to only safe if you haven't done what he advised you against doing. Just love those 'I told you so' lectures, along with 'you never listen to me'. Saying that 'I do listen I just decided to do my own thing..' never washes. No doubt should I have kids I'll just do similar things too, and continue the vicious circle...