With friends like these ...

Hans has started watching Friends' reruns lately.

 

Last night, I mentioned to him that we could look at people we know and place them in 1 of the 6 "Friend Types". He immediately wondered what type I was?! I told him that I cannot relate to any of the Friends. His prompt response was a question - "Because they are all good looking?"

 

That hurt a bit, but I retaliated just as swiftly!

 

"Well, I will let you know that I had many admirers!"

 

His comeback, "So people from your country like chubby girls!"

 

"Let me tell you that even in Canada, I had men from various racial and cultural backgrounds interested in me!"

 

His retort, "And you married dad!"

 

I expected Hans to say something about how nice and kind a person I am and that people would naturally be interested in me! But he was like "I am telling you the truth mom!"

 

Where has my sweet boy gone?

 

Before he went to bed, Hans said the following to me:

 

“No one cares about who you are. People only care about how you look. Welcome to the 2000s. Everyone is a bully.”

 

At the end of the day, after Hans reflected on our conversation and came up with that (as an apology or an explanation), it is a sad world my boy lives in.