Dear Mary: My childhood friend's new house is decorated to look like my parents' home. Should I be flattered or weirded out?
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Dear Mary: My childhood friend's new house is decorated to look like my parents' home. Should I be flattered or weirded out?
"My best friend growing up came from a poor family. We were both into music way before our peers - this bonded us early on and we stayed friends when we went to secondary school. He spent a huge amount of time in my family home and was always welcome. My parents included him in the dinner pot and for some reason never minded the loud music - as a parent myself now, I'm not sure I would be as tolerant."
"My best friend growing up came from a poor family. We were both into music way before our peers - this bonded us early on and we stayed friends when we went to secondary school. He spent a huge amount of time in my family home and was always welcome. My parents included him in the dinner pot and for some reason never minded the loud music - as a parent myself now, I'm not sure I would be as tolerant."
A best friend grew up in a poor family. Both friends were into music well before their peers, which created an early bond that continued into secondary school. The friend spent a large amount of time in the family home and was always welcome there. The parents regularly included the friend in meals and tolerated loud music during visits. Now, as a parent, there is uncertainty about whether the same level of hospitality and tolerance for loud music would be offered.
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