not even kinda. center their relationship, do not push miles’ dad out of the frame so you can give him a reason to bond w peter (they have their own reasons that are pretty well established in the movie, he doesn’t need a dad). be good to black dad characters or experience me thinking Shit Thoughts your way every time you go to complain on women getting fridged
So I can’t remember who originally said it, I think it was here on tumblr, but they explained Miles and Peter’s relationship like this:
“Miles didn’t need another father figure, but Peter needed a son figure.”
Between the two of them, I really think that Peter got more out of their relationship. Getting to mentor Miles helped Peter start to get his life on track, and while Miles did get better with Peter’s help (learning how to turn off the sticky hands and how to web swing), Miles still had to teach himself how to be a hero, and how to do it his way, and in the end his real father had more to do with inspiring him to do just that.
Old People Restaurant Scam. You know the scam. Whine about perfectly good food to get some sort of comp.
In their old age, my parents befriended another older couple who would pull this stunt everywhere they went. After my mother told me a few stories about how their new friends had shown them how to get discounted or free meals, I felt like I was suddenly the responsible adult, concerned about the bad influence these people were on my parents.
While visiting my parents with my girlfriend, this other couple attended dinner with us. As I expected, the food was brought to the table and they immediately began dramatically complaining to one another about the quality/taste/temperature/etc. They were making a scene in order to attract the attention of the waitress. When our waitress returned to ask how we were doing, the miserable old bastard who played the lead role in their act took a deep breathe, struck a dramatic pose (with his hand raised to begin gesticulating for emphasis) and bega–I leaned forward and cut him off before he could finish the first word: “Everything is absolutely fantastic. It’s all great! Thank you very much!” She smiled, and began her obligatory “Great, well if you need any–” when he made a second attempt. “We come here all the time an–”. I didn’t acknowledge that he was speaking at all, repeated that all was just as we ordered and thank her again.
He was stunned and thrown off from his routine by my interruption. During this pause the waitress walked away (It seemed clear that she knew what they were trying to accomplish). He turned bright red. I turned to my girlfriend and, smiling and without lowering my voice, stated how pitiful it is that some people could be dishonest, deceitful and put at risk the livelihood of a cook, server or hostess for a pathetic discount or a free early-bird special. My passive-aggressive reverse-parenting broke my parents of the habit in short time.
And baby boomers talk shit about Millennials being entitled
As a Jimmy Johns employee for three years, the largest demographic that scams us for sandwiches are older than 40.
