February 3, 2008
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One of many memorable conversations I have had with my Daddy.
DADDY (reading the Chinese newspaper): Mrs. Family Friend was complaining about her son still being single.
ME (doing a crossword puzzle): Uh huh.
DADDY: She asked Mama and me if you were interested in meeting him.
ME: Oh.
DADDY: Her son is a doctor, I believe. A surgeon.
ME (Looks up from the crossword puzzle): Really?
DADDY: (too busy reading to respond)
ME: What did you tell Mrs. Family Friend?
DADDY (turns the page over): Mama and I are always polite when people ask us to set you up with their sons. It would be rude to just tell them “no.”
ME: I know.
DADDY: We told her we’d ask if you were interested.
*silence* Note: no one asked me anything!
ME: Did she want to know what my answer was?
DADDY (adjusts his reading glasses): No, Mama and I never brought it up again. This was about a year ago so I’m sure Mrs. Family Friend has forgotten about setting you up with her doctor-son. This is how we handle all the times our family friends ask about you.
ME: ….
DADDY (goes back to reading the paper): It’s okay to be single forever anyway.
*crickets*
Comments (35)
Wow, it’s great to see that your dad supports your single lifestyle. Being alone forever is not as bad as society makes it out to be. Besides, your cats can keep you warm on Valentine’s day just as well as a boyfriend can.
Laugh-out-loud. Your parents are the exact opposite of my parents, who are frantic and nervous that their daughter (me) am never getting married. ‘Fact, they even tried to set me up. Except the son wasn’t a doctor or someone that accomplished.
But I love the fact that your parents hid and rejected offers for you to meet potential dating partners. Only to tell you they rejected the offers a year later. I wish mine would do that. But if it was a date with a doctor… Nevermind, in your case, i would more likely pity than envy.
You could’ve been with a surgeon, barrister, politician, who knows?!?!?
Ha ha h this is really good, reminds me of my family…
Wow, what to say… I’m not looking forward to that.
was your father being sarcastic? Again, this was so funny to read
This cracked me up.
Thanks for sharing.
This is indeed a very amusing blog.
Haha, this is exactly how my mother is. I didn’t know other parents were like that.
haha
haha… my grandma did this to me too…
haha classic story, its a typical subject for asian parents to think of,….when you get to that age =S
Cute story! I wish my parents were okay with me being single
=O
Thats So Cute!
lol
hahaha, ahh sounds like my mama
LOL this sounds somewhat familar
LOL!!!!! hahahaha..
LOL…chinese parents..?funny people…
hahahaha!! I can almost hear it…
Oh yeah. That was me.
@afreakforjc - It was?! So, hey, umm, are you free doctor-son?
yes! doctor!
haha! With all these guys asking you out on Valentines day, I’m sure it won’t be a problem for you to find a guy
your dad’s so understanding
At least he’s not forcing you. He sounds cool. All my Chinese friends’ parents are obsessed with them getting married at 20!
@absolutangel64 -
You’ll have to read my blog to find out. Muhaha~!
…. Somehow I am not sure if you are happy or not happy your father didn’t actually ask you about being setup.
Maybe it’s just the way you narrated the tale … a lot of different ways to interpet what you wrote.
@Digital_K_OS - Not happy.
That’s cute, your father is protecting his little girl.
LOL. Gotta love Asian parents. <33
hahahaha. Being single rules! m/
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I don’t think most people got it. Within Asian cultures, that’s a round about way of saying that they would like to hook her up, they just want her to okay it. That’s why they mention it in that manner.
Classic.
HAHAHAHA!!!! So have you seen about meeting this doctor-son? He would probably be the one to buy you that mansion you want.