The Things Our Parents Used to Do For Us
- Advocate for us when coaches made us sit on the bench. Some parents haven’t stopped making those calls.
2. Make us omelettes. We miss you, Derek.
3. Be our friends. (“I want to get married and have 100 kids so I can have 100 friends and no one can say ‘no’ to being my friend.”
-Michael Scott, The Office)
4. Ask teachers how we can get into Harvard. (Wait. They still do this.)
5. Let us hug them. I don’t know about you guys, but I sometimes miss having a reliable adult around.
6. Write our emails, so we look somewhat professional. (Why does everyone sign off with “Best, ___” now?)
7. Order delivery for us because no one in our generation seems to be capable of talking on the phone.
8. Tell us when to go to bed. Honestly, I wish someone still enforced lights out for uppers. Maybe then I would.