Tell HN: Call Mom
A lighter comment then the others.<p>My mom would often drive me and my brother crazy by having views completely opposite to ours. On purpose. To force us to discuss and defend our point.<p>When we were teens all topics were addressed, she would be anti abortion when we were pro (she was too), against euthanasia when we were for (she was for) etc. Since we had in reality very similar views it of was a heck of a job for her to defend the other perspective.<p>That was awsome. I almost went to study law (but choose physics) and I am doing the same with my children.<p>Our discussions were very "latine" as we say in France. Quite quickly we would jump on each other and it seemed that there would be manslaughter. In the middle of that was my father who was emotional as a fish and liked to watch the show.<p>When I met my future wife, we invited her father home for lunch. I told my mom to not talk about anything controversial so that we look like a normal family. She completely agreed and we settled for art or something.<p>He came home, everyone was smiling and then my half brained brother (20 something at that time) brought to the table the subject of elections. After some time we were ready to kill each other with my mom. The future father in law quietly said that maybe it is time for him to leave to which we both jumped all in smiles telling that no, sorry, this was just an accident and other chit-chat. Some more cake maybe? What do you think about Picasso?<p>He much much later told us that he thought he was in a psychiatric ward.<p>I love my mom and dad, calling them right now!