My dad and I don't always see eye-to-eye, especially when it comes to current trending topics. One day, I decided to ask him what he thought on some of the current hot news. Feel free to LOL at some of his responses.
1. Kanye West
Dad: "Arrogant." I asked what he thought about West's music. His response? "I don't."
Me: I like his old music. I hate him; he is overrated and his recent music sucks.
2. Nordstrom's rock in a pouch for $85
Dad: "I feel sorry for the sucker who buys it," which was followed with, "I must be a billionaire! I have a lot of rocks in the backyard!"
Me: WTF.
3. Uncle wearing suit for his newborn niece because "first impressions matter"
Me: OK, this is so adorable! I think it's great that a young person knows how important first impressions are, because we all are guilty of forgetting that.
Dad: "It's awesome he put forth the effort to be respectful in meeting his niece for the first time. There will be pictures taken and his niece will see that her uncle felt it was important [to look his best]."
4. "Hollyweed" sign
Dad: "Dumb. If people spent their time doing something productive instead of stupid we could have more problems solved."
Me: LMAO. What a hilarious way to start 2017! It is gonna be a rad year.
5. Mariah Carey's NYE performance
Dad: "Unprofessional, but funny." I then asked his thoughts on how Mariah is now blaming a different people for the fiasco: "She needs to take responsibility, too. It's her performance. She is not entitled, big, or important to blame everyone else for it."
Me: I didn't watch it, but I heard about it and thought it was kind of funny. I'm not a huge Mariah fan, and I think she's a brat, so naturally I thought it was ironically funny.
I encourage you to ask your parents, guardians and family what their opinions are. I hope it doesn't end in a family feud!